Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

10,5,3,4405 24.24%
10,5,2,4379 3.03%
10,5,1,4369 15.15%
10,5,0,4339 30.30%
10,4,49,4168 15.15%
10,2,21,3698 12.12%

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Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
GetUserNameW, SetSecurityInfo, CreateProcessAsUserW, SetThreadToken, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, DuplicateTokenEx, SetTokenInformation, GetLengthSid, RevertToSelf, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegEnumKeyExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, SetServiceStatus, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, ConvertStringSidToSidW
kernel32.dll
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, CreateMutexW, FormatMessageA, GetFileAttributesW, WideCharToMultiByte, CreateProcessW, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, TlsAlloc, OpenProcess, GetProcessTimes, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, SetEnvironmentVariableW, LoadLibraryW, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, InitializeCriticalSection, LocalFree, CreateEventA, LoadLibraryExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, SizeofResource, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, InterlockedIncrement, GetCurrentProcessId, InterlockedDecrement, lstrcmpiW, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, GetCommandLineW, GetCurrentThreadId, SetEvent, CreateEventW, CreateThread, Sleep, GetModuleFileNameW, FormatMessageW, LocalAlloc, lstrlenW, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, WaitForSingleObject, GetVersionExW, CloseHandle, GetUserDefaultLCID, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetTimeZoneInformation, SetFilePointer, FlushFileBuffers, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, HeapReAlloc, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, HeapCreate, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, ExitProcess, HeapSize, TerminateProcess, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, CompareStringW, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeW, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetLocaleInfoW, SetEndOfFile, CreateFileW, DeviceIoControl, CreateDirectoryW, SetLastError, GetModuleHandleA, AreFileApisANSI, TlsFree, OpenEventA, ResetEvent, GetTickCount, RtlUnwind, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, GetCPInfo, ReadFile
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoRevokeClassObject, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoResumeClassObjects, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoReleaseServerProcess, OleRun, CoRegisterClassObject, CoInitializeSecurity
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW
user32.dll
TranslateMessage, PostThreadMessageW, LoadStringW, CharNextW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, CharUpperW, MessageBoxW, GetSystemMetrics
userenv.dll
DestroyEnvironmentBlock, UnloadUserProfile, CreateEnvironmentBlock

adawareservice.exe

Ad-Aware Antivirus Service by Lavasoft Limited (Signed)

Remove adawareservice.exe
Version:   10,5,3,4405
MD5:   ae1671a3c798a3467de5e7dd12179803
SHA1:   080a43466e9b6afa73f20674374353795447ec01
SHA256:   102dcd7552f27ab8b55c61601208705538f60afdb81f8c3d0a82f575ddcf808a

What is adawareservice.exe?

Ad-Aware Antivirus Service is part of Ad-Aware, an anti-spyware and anti-virus program developed by Lavasoft that detects and removes malware, spyware and adware on a user's computer. According to Lavasoft, Ad-Aware detects spyware, computer viruses, dialers, Trojans, bots, rootkits, data miners, aggressive advertising, parasites, browser hijackers, and tracking components.

About adawareservice.exe (from Lavasoft Limited)

Built upon our legendary anti-spyware and antivirus protection, Ad-Aware real-time web-filtering technology safeguards your PC against phishing attacks and online scams, allowing you to stay protected

DetailsDetails

File name:adawareservice.exe
Publisher:Lavasoft Limited
Product name:Ad-Aware Antivirus Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ad-aware antivirus\adawareservice.exe
Original name:Ad-Aware Antivirus Service.exe
File version:10,5,3,4405
Size:1.18 MB (1,236,336 bytes)
Build date:6/13/2013 4:17 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Lavasoft Limited
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Ad-Aware Service'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00012688%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00009064%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003624%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:86 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,035/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.96 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.26 MB
Private (minimum):4.17 MB
Non-paged memory:1.96 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:53.79 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):70.03 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.86 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.31 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,406/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:12 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:11 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:20 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:132
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\ad-aware antivirus\adawareservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Ad-Aware Service
Description:“Ad-Aware Service”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01841527%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01841527%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:32,925/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
1.16 MB
AdAwareService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00007534%
Kernel CPU:0.00002924%
User CPU:0.00004609%
CPU cycles:1,495/sec
Memory:1.21 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00004167%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00004167%
CPU cycles:805/sec
Memory:252 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 24.24%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.21%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.15%
Windows 8 Pro 12.12%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 9.09%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.09%
Windows Vista Business 6.06%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.03%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.67% of Ad-Aware Antivirus Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 46.43%
Dell 21.43%
Acer 14.29%
GIGABYTE 10.71%
Samsung 7.14%
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