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What is ad-aware.exe? Ad-Aware?

Vendor:      Lavasoft
Product:     
Vendor Website:      http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: Ad-aware.exe is the spyware/adware scanner and remover utility from Lavasoft. Note: This is not the legitimate Ad-Aware.exe antispyware program if it is located in your Windows/system folder. It will have been added by the W32/Rbot-ADJ worm or a variant.

ad-aware.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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ad-aware.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 2%
Average RAM for this program: 31 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
ad-aware.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x93eea3e30e23ec5c3a34e868390fc73b 2/1/2016 7:30:00 AM Unknown 6.0.1.181 Ad-Aware 668 KB
2 Status 0x60a68843f7a29195ff0cadaabd46973f 1/22/2012 4:00:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1846 KB
3 Status 0x1b0edbf799b57ead6ef68a82906c2097 1/15/2012 1:44:00 AM Unknown 6.2.0.236 Ad-Aware 805 KB
4 Status 0xd053beab8f386fe0f742c8c2e7c4ff5d 9/12/2011 8:08:00 PM Unknown 6.2.0.236 Ad-Aware 1200 KB
5 Status 0x1f0043ea89af98ef1654af87d6acaa10 9/6/2011 7:09:00 AM Unknown 6.0.1.165 Ad-Aware 645 KB
6 Status 0xe7cb8d2c3790631ce2628cf400d59237 9/2/2011 5:41:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1851 KB
7 Status 0x0563f1c45f34e7305c57f10dd17b6e8f 12/30/2010 4:46:00 PM Unknown 6.0.1.182 Ad-Aware 671 KB
8 Status 0x5111c5825cfb04f7f3e3ecb86250c4c5 10/12/2010 6:21:00 PM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 3189 KB
9 Status 0x8b482572fe229e50dde68488fe74b285 9/13/2010 2:49:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1856 KB
10 Status 0x4b338e11d97721fb37e74397671092a7 8/21/2010 1:40:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 3090 KB
11 Status 0x808c64a70522858975dd87992fec5924 8/16/2010 2:32:00 PM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 3084 KB
12 Status 0x7228bba5b44585f98a4cbdb60e6a191a 8/9/2010 1:14:00 AM Unknown 6.2.0.238 Ad-Aware 845 KB
13 Status 0x75979f32ffe257b544d0da158bc3169e 7/31/2010 8:23:00 AM Unknown 6.2.0.161 Ad-Aware 855 KB
14 Status 0x50ac371daf9595edc2930da19de9f0b1 7/11/2010 3:08:00 PM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 2298 KB
15 Status 0x146a463640d1933e20c8530068a2e1e6 6/20/2010 7:10:00 PM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1545 KB
16 Status 0xed635546c2807ab3a63f924b09bcea20 6/15/2010 7:51:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1474 KB
17 Status 0x9e266e3da837c23a9cbe7429066b76db 6/1/2010 7:56:00 PM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1474 KB
18 Status 0x43037f1b8d2ac5a0633c31708214ebb3 4/24/2010 9:52:00 PM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1560 KB
19 Status 0x6477ab2ca8dce000587b6fc5e471a6da 4/15/2010 1:54:00 PM Unknown 6.2.0.237 Ad-Aware 811 KB
20 Status 0x364cb2b6c924348a3f6b884cf5fa2a1c 3/15/2010 1:06:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1555 KB
21 Status 0xd218913d356c39099e58129ed814a1f2 3/8/2010 12:05:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 2298 KB
22 Status 0x30f0be3c77b71aa0cd20488536af9a68 2/27/2010 2:15:00 PM Unknown 6.2.0.206 Ad-Aware 819 KB
23 Status 0xf9df35b7477b751a10ad805f76bed493 2/26/2010 12:24:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1604 KB
24 Status 0x3a55cbbd91a67487e61799f3ea673542 2/22/2010 7:26:00 AM Unknown 6.0.1.164 Ad-Aware 732 KB
25 Status 0x6827f1aec2492d54f265865bdde76c94 2/18/2010 7:01:00 PM Unknown 6.2.0.207 Ad-Aware 825 KB


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