What is AwaySch.EXE?

AwaySch.EXE is part of Maintenance Manager and developed by Lenovo Group Limited according to the AwaySch.EXE version information.

AwaySch.EXE's description is "Maintenance Manager Scheduler"

AwaySch.EXE is digitally signed by Lenovo (Japan) Ltd.

AwaySch.EXE is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Lenovo\AwayTask\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected AwaySch.EXE.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AwaySch.EXE:

PropertyValue
Product nameMaintenance Manager
Company nameLenovo Group Limited
File descriptionMaintenance Manager Scheduler
Internal nameMaintenance Manager Scheduler
Original filenameAWAYSCH.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Lenovo 2005, 2006
File version3, 0, 0, 0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMaintenance Manager
Company nameLenovo Group Limited
File descriptionMaintenance Manager Scheduler
Internal nameMaintenance Manager Scheduler
Original filenameAWAYSCH.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Lenovo 2005, 2006
File version3, 0, 0, 0

Digital signatures [?]

AwaySch.EXE has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLenovo (Japan) Ltd
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number714f93e21c50cdb2616394bcf33153a5

VirusTotal report

1 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AwaySch.EXE file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ByteHero Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m
1 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the AwaySch.EXE file.

Folder name variants

AwaySch.EXE may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Lenovo\AwayTask\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD578374c795b65347220250f15186b5c67
SHA256983dc9bdbdd09714a18cac0157278f3a861bfa62b1943bfabd353684d9a8cc5a

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to awaysch.exe:

awaysch.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

awaysch.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Maintenance Manager Scheduler has stopped working.

End Program - awaysch.exe. This program is not responding.

awaysch.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

awaysch.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with AwaySch.EXE. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with AwaySch.EXE. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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