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What is ad-aware.exe? Ad-Aware

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

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Pitstop Analysis

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 Technical Information

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

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
ad-aware.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
1 Status 0x93eea3e30e23ec5c3a34e868390fc73b More File Information 5/20/2013 Unsigned 1 1 6 Not Applicable
2 Status 0x1b6fec13f98d657263c9a1c815b7f045 More File Information 5/20/2013 Signed 1 4 23 Not Applicable
3 Status 0x7346663684dc25b7f7c88df9268cc31d More File Information 5/16/2013 Signed 0 10 118 Not Applicable
4 Status 0x36e97a143eb4fee884f35e62e8d32ef4 More File Information 5/16/2013 Signed 0 1 5 Not Applicable
5 Status 0xb29048ad65052c79f69d5271e26906aa More File Information 5/15/2013 Signed 0 1 2 Not Applicable
6 Status 0x2f5e14e8e934898d23ea0532475f93f8 More File Information 5/14/2013 Signed 0 1 12 Not Applicable
7 Status 0x4b338e11d97721fb37e74397671092a7 More File Information 5/13/2013 Signed 0 0 2 Not Applicable
8 Status 0xec89818862eb1fc746aa2dbf1d541e6e More File Information 5/10/2013 Unsigned 0 0 1 Not Applicable
9 Status 0x0d38434ae51a649c29bdc3be8ed8fe69 More File Information 5/10/2013 Signed 0 0 1 Not Applicable
10 Status 0x1b0edbf799b57ead6ef68a82906c2097 More File Information 5/9/2013 Unsigned 0 0 3 Not Applicable
11 Status 0x808c64a70522858975dd87992fec5924 More File Information 4/12/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
12 Status 0x60a68843f7a29195ff0cadaabd46973f More File Information 3/30/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
13 Status 0x77602a082d62d6acda00299a5f73a469 More File Information 3/28/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
14 Status 0x22cdfba5d17849ae67592faa66aa2327 More File Information 3/25/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
15 Status 0xdea308d6486823cca28a3b93844dd5bf More File Information 3/22/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
16 Status 0x1c60c5cec1aad9f464e8345dfcb5a77f More File Information 3/18/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
17 Status 0x3a55cbbd91a67487e61799f3ea673542 More File Information 3/15/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
18 Status 0x8e1500dbc6a1c554f200bbb79b4123f9 More File Information 3/11/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
19 Status 0x10cafda683143fd3755591abb8218c37 More File Information 3/1/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
20 Status 0xf68b8d874ad077e22c95e4e1eeb08fb6 More File Information 2/25/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
21 Status 0x4199df0281568925da57f9b3eee0e4ae More File Information 2/11/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
22 Status 0x30f0be3c77b71aa0cd20488536af9a68 More File Information 2/10/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
23 Status 0x7228bba5b44585f98a4cbdb60e6a191a More File Information 2/8/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
24 Status 0x1f0043ea89af98ef1654af87d6acaa10 More File Information 2/1/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
25 Status 0x260f42f8f5deab6560f04f0d8629000f More File Information 1/1/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
26 Status 0x92bead1407f83e185bed0e81dcda648f More File Information 12/27/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
27 Status 0x5111c5825cfb04f7f3e3ecb86250c4c5 More File Information 11/20/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
28 Status 0x605bb690569cc34592d4e772a1f035c3 More File Information 11/19/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
29 Status 0x1c947e92eb503f26024d97c585e02fc5 More File Information 11/19/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
30 Status 0xdb97a5bea7ee5f2172d655c901d5f6df More File Information 11/6/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
31 Status 0x2a67e8dc126e592c8e3acf739fc5090a More File Information 9/30/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
32 Status 0xf2eaabf9b2068f88a676e953e169a1db More File Information 9/15/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
33 Status 0x2b4a285b775b01a5fbdc540c396737db More File Information 9/11/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
34 Status 0x062cce0977899491bf7164a65708b7e2 More File Information 7/17/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
35 Status 0x80ba676abd0c5f52834defb8bf9ce244 More File Information 5/29/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
36 Status 0xe723cf33c4913510f3e6ffaf3d084b72 More File Information 5/28/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
37 Status 0xb0ea0207f6b5b2d2a3427b7d9e50126c More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
38 Status 0x8ef19df99f4ecb94f77ad0d17172c764 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
39 Status 0xc135543d8a630b1168ba3e81d83f4cd2 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
40 Status 0x6477ab2ca8dce000587b6fc5e471a6da More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
41 Status 0xa6a96d0d455f81862a721e1c419e087f More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
42 Status 0xd5f370fa3b515f9377e1b936c08228c7 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
43 Status 0x01b8131f0251bf873b05cc316705abd2 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
44 Status 0x54f0066a788032fc08653c7709891af6 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
45 Status 0x9fbd15e78b84e8865e9e8d244e301fdc More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
46 Status 0x022cdfba5d17849ae67592faa66aa232 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
47 Status 0xb395f02169c87019aa0adb5f8c889129 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
48 Status 0x50ac371daf9595edc2930da19de9f0b1 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
49 Status 0x025ff551594b744f8a4800d540f4156b More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
50 Status 0xd053beab8f386fe0f742c8c2e7c4ff5d More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
51 Status 0x27e7c3bef264f406ba4a1e23e038ae78 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
52 Status 0x733552ffe96eb7888ecc4d53e1150a7e More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
53 Status 0x4c66c9ccfba75a0c6e3de44294723c1a More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
54 Status 0x34b6e304cbdabf17bfef501e47f1a02b More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
55 Status 0x23485f79cf5843c59c546b7dc3635dac More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
56 Status 0xe7cb8d2c3790631ce2628cf400d59237 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
57 Status 0x4fd7d4493c79d4499b175da6f47906e7 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
58 Status 0xec0260b04782d911cedab6419c8d541f More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
59 Status 0xd218913d356c39099e58129ed814a1f2 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
60 Status 0x43037f1b8d2ac5a0633c31708214ebb3 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
61 Status 0x41986fd2de5cad8175bd80219c0c0ba4 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
62 Status 0xd6d3ee0e477119e5a54ceb71b118b817 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
63 Status 0x25ff551594b744f8a4800d540f4156bf More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
64 Status 0x240961c61d2e67fd0121ba9a54e6ee92 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
65 Status 0x2c00a3b770b86d544c79bfdeb0b19bdf More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
66 Status 0x51b9db76c61be00c0f1cb267e1010692 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
67 Status 0xd7fe3c3bf01f4b46bdb933cdaf8f8004 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
68 Status 0xf771d07d0937d89bddaf6edba18c9fc2 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0x60a68843f7a29195ff0cadaabd46973f 1/22/2012 4:00:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1846 KB
2 Status 0x1b0edbf799b57ead6ef68a82906c2097 1/15/2012 1:44:00 AM Unknown 6.2.0.236 Ad-Aware 805 KB
3 Status 0xd053beab8f386fe0f742c8c2e7c4ff5d 9/12/2011 8:08:00 PM Unknown 6.2.0.236 Ad-Aware 1200 KB
4 Status 0x1f0043ea89af98ef1654af87d6acaa10 9/6/2011 7:09:00 AM Unknown 6.0.1.165 Ad-Aware 645 KB
5 Status 0xe7cb8d2c3790631ce2628cf400d59237 9/2/2011 5:41:00 AM Unknown Unknown Ad-Aware 1851 KB
6 Status 0x93eea3e30e23ec5c3a34e868390fc73b 5/12/2011 1:45:00 AM Unknown 6.0.1.181 Ad-Aware 668 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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