What is aswbidsha.sys?
aswbidsha.sys is part of Avast and developed by AVAST Software s.r.o. according to the aswbidsha.sys version information.
aswbidsha.sys's description is "Application Activity Monitor Helper Driver"
aswbidsha.sys is digitally signed by AVAST Software s.r.o..
aswbidsha.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about aswbidsha.sys.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on aswbidsha.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Avast |
| Company name | AVAST Software s.r.o. |
| File description | Application Activity Monitor Helper Driver |
| Internal name | aswbidsha.sys |
| Original filename | aswbidsha.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2014 AVAST Software s.r.o. |
| Private build | x64 Release_Unicode_DRIVER |
| Product version | 17.1.2.58407 |
| File version | 17.1.2.58407 |
| Special build | IdpCompile_2017_0131_152035(189479), SVNRev 6805c743255f9ab5e144f66302c6e202d1e23d21 (asw/devel), IDP |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Avast |
| Company name | AVAST Software s.r.o. |
| File description | Application Activity Monitor Helper .. |
| Internal name | aswbidsha.sys |
| Original filename | aswbidsha.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2014 AVAST Software s... |
| Private build | x64 Release_Unicode_DRIVER |
| Product version | 17.1.2.58407 |
| File version | 17.1.2.58407 |
| Special build | IdpCompile_2017_0131_152035(189479),.. |
Digital signatures [?]
aswbidsha.sys has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | AVAST Software s.r.o. |
| Certificate issuer name | DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1 |
| Certificate serial number | 07c70f7cab145bc1ed385fbe69fa3130 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the aswbidsha.sys file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 40c2e8c97eca864335fa3f0078b6b5ef |
| SHA256 | 4269f0db1dc2cd49e23f344c6289f9474fe74119f262645b4478ef6dd1d0a577 |
What will you do with aswbidsha.sys?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with aswbidsha.sys. 83% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 92 users.
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Malware or legitimate?
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
Windows 7 in safe mode freezes on /Windows/system32/drivers/aswbidsha. How can I get past that?
# 27 Aug 2017, 16:46
Wendi writes
I am also stuck at \windows\system32\drivers\aswbidsha.sys
Windows 7 PC and won't boot
# 4 Dec 2017, 7:26
amateur IT writes
I have run into this problem because I restarted my computer in the middle of a scan. I forgot Avast was running when something else asked me to restart now. Dumb bunny. I am currently looking at my screen in Safe Mode and waiting, to no avail.
# 2 Jun 2020, 18:27
Jennifer writes