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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.0.0.232 5.26%
8.0.0.196 5.26%
8.0.0.97 47.37%
8.0.0.72 10.53%
8.0.0.65 21.05%
7.0.1.70 5.26%
5.2.0.124 5.26%

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advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyExW, CryptDestroyKey, RegFlushKey, RegEnumValueW, RegDeleteValueW, GetUserNameW, AddAccessDeniedAce, AddAccessAllowedAce, GetLengthSid, InitializeAcl, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, OpenEventLogW, RegisterEventSourceW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegOpenKeyW, CryptReleaseContext, AllocateAndInitializeSid, LookupAccountSidW, FreeSid, IsValidSid, GetSidIdentifierAuthority, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, GetSidSubAuthority, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, CryptAcquireContextW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, CryptSetProvParam, CryptGetUserKey, CryptGenKey, CryptExportKey
cfgmgr32.dll
CM_Get_DevNode_Status
iphlpapi.dll
GetIfTable, GetAdaptersInfo
kernel32.dll
InterlockedIncrement, ResetEvent, SetEvent, InterlockedDecrement, GetVersion, GlobalLock, GetWindowsDirectoryW, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, lstrlenA, WaitForMultipleObjects, SuspendThread, GetCurrentProcess, DuplicateHandle, ResumeThread, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, GetComputerNameExW, GetVersionExW, GetUserDefaultLangID, EnumResourceLanguagesW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetDateFormatW, FormatMessageW, LocalFree, GetComputerNameW, OpenMutexW, CreateMutexW, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, lstrlenW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetModuleFileNameW, OutputDebugStringA, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleHandleA, LoadLibraryW, SetLastError, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, CreateEventW, TlsGetValue, GetCurrentThreadId, GetLocalTime, MoveFileW, SetFileAttributesW, Sleep, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryExW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, GetLastError, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
NetApiBufferFree, NetLocalGroupEnum
ole32.dll
CoInitializeSecurity, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx
rpcrt4.dll
RpcBindingFromStringBindingW, UuidToStringW, NdrFreeBuffer, RpcStringFreeW, RpcBindingFree, RpcStringBindingComposeW, UuidCreate, NdrSimpleStructUnmarshall, NdrPointerUnmarshall, NdrConformantArrayBufferSize, NdrConformantArrayMarshall, NdrPointerBufferSize, NdrPointerMarshall, NdrConformantArrayUnmarshall, NdrSimpleStructBufferSize, NdrSimpleStructMarshall, NdrClientInitializeNew, NdrGetBuffer, NdrSimpleTypeMarshall, NdrSendReceive, NdrConvert, RpcRaiseException
setupapi.dll
SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteKeyW
userenv.dll
UnloadUserProfile, GetUserProfileDirectoryW, GetAllUsersProfileDirectoryW
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW

athcfg20u.dll

Atheros Configuration API Dynamic Link Library by Atheros Communications Inc. (Signed)

Remove athcfg20u.dll
Version:   7.0.1.70
MD5:   45dcb49a7ccaa35da8bf983ca9d361f9
SHA1:   79c723db19059b1c61db555b5c3ee344a9985117

What is athcfg20u.dll?

The Atheros Configuration Service (ACS) is a Windows Service that handles wireless configuration and authentication. It is also an alternate to the built-in Windows Wireless Zero Config (WZC) service.

Overview

athcfg20u.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The file is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:athcfg20u.dll
Publisher:Atheros
Product name:Atheros Configuration API Dynamic Link Library
Description:ACAPI DLL
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\athcfg20u.dll
Original name:athcfg10.dll
File version:7.0.1.70
Size:296.09 KB (303,198 bytes)
Build date:1/26/2008 6:09 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Atheros Communications Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, January 4, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Slovakia installs about 23.53% of Atheros Configuration API Dynamic Link Library.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 35.29%
Toshiba 23.53%
Compaq 11.76%
Hewlett-Packard 11.76%
MSI 11.76%
American Megatrends 5.88%
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