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PC Pitstop Libraries > Process Library > a2adguard.exe

a2adguard.exe (a-squared Anti-Dialer)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB

PC Pitstop Analysis

a2adguard.exe - Anti-Dialer

Recommendation

Win Patrol

a2adguard.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides a easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


Identification

In addition to the file name, a2adguard.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:a-squared
Product contains:a-squared Anti-Dialer
File name contains:\Program Files\a-squared Anti-Dialer\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.

MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called a2adguard.exe, we have detected 11 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
a2adguard.exe11
#MD5Size
10xc0fba72d5f2208d577c61de2d09ded51996864 bytes
20x87e6b68aa0cd661af1dadd8689358ee61331712 bytes
30x3e4cbe0012b1696cb05c8b969ac123cc1349120 bytes
40x7d8e5b1e379451979f1a538db010d4b91330688 bytes
50x2d49bcea3574d7c04041cda33a014a4b1334272 bytes
60xa6b10ea34f6f4c5b2d7d0d46fe42d20b1329152 bytes
70xa8296737ccea1d3ec8213b727d12470f1335952 bytes
80x926d5c560b4e519a80dfe5b90d1c90d71338000 bytes
90xec24de492a1b0e999c138355e76f12c01497744 bytes
100x76b363d030fe9fb0ec5507c955c538221331200 bytes
110x4c6ce6edf107b0c68579a96d9a77f57a1336832 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. a2adguard.exe (a-squared Anti-Dialer) has been seen on 0.00% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 8 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.

Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antidialer/

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.