Ad-Aware Security Add-on
by Lavasoft
What is Ad-Aware Security Add-on?
Ad-Aware Security Add-on is software application developed by Lavasoft. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 65.70% of installations running this operating system. Ad-Aware Security Add-on's installer is typically 3.00 MB in size and installs around 10 files. The most common release is 2.5.0.6 with 27.59% of all installations currently using this version.
Ad-Aware Security Add-on is most popular in the United States with 66.88% of installations residing in this country.
When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Ad-Aware Security Add-on is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Ad-Aware Security Add-on?
The Ad-Aware Security Add-on is a branded Visicom toolbar that may alter the default search and home page URLs of a user's web browsers when installed, should the user choose to enable these changes. Additionally, this program has the ability to adjust web browser settings for DNS error pages, error 404 page, the address bar search, and the default search provider.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Ad-Aware Security Add-on.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Agnitum Outpost | 7.1.1 | PUA.Toolbar.Visicom |
| Antiy-AVL | 1.0.0.1 | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Dr.Web | 9.0.0.0325 | Adware.Toolbar.246 |
| ESET-NOD32 | 8.10756 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.B |
| K7 AntiVirus | 13.185.14085 | Trojan |
| K7GW | 13.185.14086 | Trojan ( 004a85e91 ) |
| NANO AntiVirus | 0.28.6.63474 | Trojan.Win32.Generic.dbxkmk |
| Vba32 AntiVirus | 3.12.26.3 | AdWare.Agent |
| Zillya | 2.0.0.1988 | Adware.Agent.Win32.12681 |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus | 2013.4.9.267 | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
-
- dtUser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\iwingamestoolbar\dtuser.exe'.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://toolbar.lavasoft.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\adawaretb
- Uninstaller:
- C:\Program Files\adawaretb\uninstall.exe
- Size:
- 3.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Ad-Aware Security Add-on Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- adawareDx.dll
- Name:
- Ad-Aware Security Add-on
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\adawaretb\adawareDx.dll
- MD5:
- 22b0c15983bd30a9f93042477cf95c66
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
EXE
|
1884e46be0f66476d20b763a7a9bc3c4 | |
|
EXE
|
23c790811a27a73afcc6d66b8fc4f8e1 | |
|
EXE
|
c48f7ccd7d8e08066a773ab015dfb7bb | |
|
DLL
|
ca9bbb0fa9b0be242a16f4edb107dcfa | |
|
DLL
|
adawareDx.dll
Malware
|
22b0c15983bd30a9f93042477cf95c66 |
|
EXE
|
1ac0982a4b6787ef98b7214121f1b029 | |
|
DLL
|
2b5c15a2378176f5c4dc746b47f079f2 | |
|
DLL
|
9439f58f56d819ef2f473036b92eab96 | |
|
CRX
|
1c96f41a3fdd55563bb0ba503f81ba58 | |
|
EXE
|
840a44149908d76f5e08e2bbf51e616c |