Ad-Aware
by Lavasoft
What is Ad-Aware?
Ad-Aware is software application developed by Lavasoft. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 63.65% of installations running this operating system. Ad-Aware's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 81 files. The most common release is 9.5.0 with 34.91% of all installations currently using this version.
Ad-Aware is most popular in the United States with 63.46% of installations residing in this country.
Ad-Aware adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.
About Ad-Aware?
Ad-Aware, developed by Lavasoft, is a reputable anti-spyware and anti-virus software designed to effectively detect and eliminate malware, spyware, and adware from computers. According to Lavasoft, Ad-Aware is capable of identifying and removing a wide range of threats including spyware, viruses, dialers, Trojans, bots, rootkits, data miners, aggressive advertising, parasites, browser hijackers, and tracking components.
Software Behaviors
- Services:
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- aawservice.exe runs as a service named 'Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service' (Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service) "Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service".
- Scheduled tasks:
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- ad-aware.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D727F924-CDD5-4765-966C-CC70B3BCCD5B}' (runs on registration).
- ad-awareadmin.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Ad-Aware Scan (Analyse planifie)' (runs daily at 22:39).
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware
- Uninstaller:
- MsiExec.exe /X{385DD1DD-65AA-408D-8E70-74601C2DB7E6}
- Size:
- 4.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Ad-Aware Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- Ad-Aware.exe
- Name:
- Ad-Aware
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware\Ad-Aware.exe
- MD5:
- 1b6fec13f98d657263c9a1c815b7f045
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
File Type | Filename | MD5 |
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DLL
|
f20c7c261b4b9983d401cd65e9a7f9fe | |
DLL
|
423a41f5fa8609c176bfae35c704ddd1 | |
DLL
|
10795821f58006b8d4b1393c4960b097 | |
DLL
|
fc5af0cdf08672646342b87704799bea | |
DLL
|
29b3cc1e8ebb3317f2f7235f8b921020 | |
DLL
|
ac75aca7478e3e5c7a037bc505778202 | |
DLL
|
d4eaae3b315e1947f0632ce3568916fb | |
DLL
|
1a0d795e24428146ab31ad3f9e7b5646 | |
DLL
|
401c1749806cca61b7bb47f9af3fd37c | |
DLL
|
9c002ba83a1099fc46c8c8699ebb17d3 |