Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

2203f 40.00%
4fa3b 10.00%
89122 10.00%
b6098 10.00%
45747 10.00%
0ac2c 20.00%
(Note, Advanced Micro Devices publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

aodassist.exe

By Advanced Micro Devices (Signed)

Remove aodassist.exe
MD5:   2203fde3f6d5bbb3bf25f34c9207ebdc
SHA1:   a6dcc25397b0dd53996be886a076af80336fad9a
SHA256:   108f66c2e7f852cf2e3a4f6386b3cb2d3feaff085aac7f92af8c66dfd1717a9c

Overview

aodassist.exe runs as a service under the name AODService with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program AMD OverDrive Beta published by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Advanced Micro Devices which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:aodassist.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\amd\overdrive\aodassist.exe
Size:133.45 KB (136,648 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Advanced Micro Devices
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, April 12, 2010
Expiration date:Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18% remove
The award-winning AMD OverDrive™ gives you complete control of your system. Personalize your experience in real time with easy-to-use screens designed for novice to expert users. AMD OverDrive™ allows user to tune parameters to help system stability, optimize performance, and control cooling/acoustic characteristics. Achieve optimum high speed DDR3 performance with pre-tuned memory profiles. Open up bandwidth and overclock your memory f...

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00005791%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001448%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004344%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:337,172 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:8,966,762/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:15/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.55 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.94 MB
Private (minimum):2.95 MB
Non-paged memory:6.55 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:92.66 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):106.69 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.25 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.12 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:68,160,669/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:19.23 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:145/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:7 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:146/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:200
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\amd\overdrive\aodassist.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Display name:AODService
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 60.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 40.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 70.00% of aodassist.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 66.67%
Acer 33.33%
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