What is aswhook.dll?
aswhook.dll is part of AVG and developed by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. according to the aswhook.dll version information.
aswhook.dll's description is "Hook Library"
aswhook.dll is digitally signed by AVG Technologies USA, Inc..
aswhook.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about aswhook.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on aswhook.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | AVG |
| Company name | AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. |
| File description | Hook Library |
| Internal name | None |
| Original filename | None |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2014 AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. |
| Product version | 19.2.4.1879 |
| File version | 19.2.4.1879 |
| Special build | d8943d0c8e455a0a91b65264f74ce1b328146e72 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | AVG |
| Company name | AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. |
| File description | Hook Library |
| Internal name | None |
| Original filename | None |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2014 AVG Technologies .. |
| Product version | 19.2.4.1879 |
| File version | 19.2.4.1879 |
| Special build | d8943d0c8e455a0a91b65264f74ce1b32814.. |
Digital signatures [?]
aswhook.dll has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | AVG Technologies USA, Inc. |
| Certificate issuer name | DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 |
| Certificate serial number | 0557955e02a6b53dd1d574ede15f310e |
VirusTotal report
None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the aswhook.dll file.
Folder name variants
aswhook.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\Antivirus\
Other files also named aswhook.dll
aswhook.dll (55 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 65f8330f10bff5d91ac689d608a6b539 |
| SHA256 | a44e61506d4590f5f656483fe5889ca2f033d3b8ab88d63df0fbdf2af3fd0ebb |
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with aswhook.dll. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 100 % | 2 | |
| Remove | 0 % | 0 |
Malware or legitimate?
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Comments
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