Ad-Aware
Published by Lavasoft
Ad-Aware Publisher's Description
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Details
Latest version: | 9.6.0 |
Location: | C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware |
Install size: | 4.92 MB (5,153,792 bytes) |
About URL: | http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php |
Download page: | http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php?inter=shouldIremoveit |
Language: | English (United States) (1033) |
Uninstall: | MsiExec.exe /X{E43196CF-182A-4D9E-9CE7-69616DBEE3B0} |
Trust
The trust score is the reputation of Ad-Aware based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
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Reasons behind trust score
- Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
- Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.
Trends
Trend data unavailable until this program becomes quantified in the next few days.
Technical Details
ad-aware.exe (Main Executable) |
Common path: | C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware\ad-aware.exe |
Name: | Ad-Aware Application |
Description: | Ad-Aware GUI |
MD5: | e7cb8d2c3790631ce2628cf400d59237 |
ad-awareadmin.exe |
Behavior: | Scheduled Task |
MD5: | 43eb27f4d4346febab4c8a5a444a4c39 |
aawservice.exe |
Behavior: | Service |
MD5: | 7b06e056719a628e0dbb1b54edacca85 |
shellext.dll |
Behavior: | Context Menu Handler |
Name: | Shell Extension |
MD5: | 64473ae73c273c149e90847631a29d72 |
aawtray.exe |
Behavior: | Startup File (All Users Run) |
MD5: | 901e6b22c2624e401a3f3b7bc2412886 |
vipre.dll |
Behavior: | ActiveX Install |
Name: | VIPRE Threat detection and remediation system |
MD5: | a1155047afa986eed03d1d87cf56a08f |
sbte.dll |
Behavior: | ActiveX Install |
Publisher: | Sunbelt Software |
Name: | Sunbelt AntiMalware Common SDK Merge Module |
Description: | Threat Engine Dynamic Link Library |
MD5: | 86bf40f2ab08be8b358738a04715b55a |
ceapi.dll |
Name: | CEAPI Dynamic Link Library |
MD5: | cdbad245629ae75c40d8155b19436466 |
lavamessage.dll |
Name: | Lavasoft LavaMessage |
Description: | Messaging system for client notification delivery |
MD5: | 5e1a18be390f5a7c4ed176e80b8cbbbe |
lavalicense.dll |
Name: | LavaLicense Desktop |
Description: | License solution (desktop edition) |
MD5: | 45fa48cd09417fce800bbdcf015d7158 |
resources.dll |
Description: | Resource DLL |
MD5: | bf4ed9a78f1a299966906cb7de598215 |
Geography of Installations
Installs by Country
54.7% |
8.8% |
3.9% |
3.7% |
3.0% |
3.0% |
2.2% |
1.6% |
1.5% |
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1.3% |
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0.9% |
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0.7% |
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0.6% |
0.6% |
0.4% |
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