What is aswAR.dll?
aswAR.dll is part of Avast Antivirus and developed by AVAST Software according to the aswAR.dll version information.
aswAR.dll's description is "Avast! anti-rootkit module"
aswAR.dll is digitally signed by AVAST Software a.s..
aswAR.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast5\defs\15122600\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected aswAR.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on aswAR.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Avast Antivirus |
| Company name | AVAST Software |
| File description | Avast! anti-rootkit module |
| Internal name | aswArDll |
| Original filename | aswARDll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) 2014 AVAST Software |
| Product version | 9.0.0.568 |
| File version | 9.0.0.568 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Avast Antivirus |
| Company name | AVAST Software |
| File description | Avast! anti-rootkit module |
| Internal name | aswArDll |
| Original filename | aswARDll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) 2014 AVAST Software |
| Product version | 9.0.0.568 |
| File version | 9.0.0.568 |
Digital signatures [?]
aswAR.dll has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | AVAST Software a.s. |
| Certificate issuer name | DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1 |
| Certificate serial number | 0ef5eca7bd31cfc3a7f8e6259b423359 |
VirusTotal report
1 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the aswAR.dll file. That's a 2% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan[Backdoor:HEUR]/Win64.AGeneric |
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | ac5c85cf1b5996af5b25a63e2244fb79 |
| SHA256 | 35c4f3bbba829879dea240e75fb723e12687f511671b0fecf1e004d5680bff2e |
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Comments
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