What is aswUpdSv.exe?

aswUpdSv.exe is part of avast! Antivirus and developed by ALWIL Software according to the aswUpdSv.exe version information.

aswUpdSv.exe's description is "avast! Antivirus updating service"

aswUpdSv.exe is digitally signed by ALWIL Software.

aswUpdSv.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on aswUpdSv.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameavast! Antivirus
Company nameALWIL Software
File descriptionavast! Antivirus updating service
Internal nameaswUpdSv.exe
Original filenameaswUpdSv.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2009 ALWIL Software
Product version4, 8, 0, 0
File version4, 8, 1335, 0

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

Product nameavast! Antivirus
Company nameALWIL Software
File descriptionavast! Antivirus updating service
Internal nameaswUpdSv.exe
Original filenameaswUpdSv.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2009 ALWIL Software
Product version4, 8, 0, 0
File version4, 8, 1335, 0

Digital signatures [?]

aswUpdSv.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameALWIL Software
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number4009265cdb37d6b82d24d0b06f931857

Folder name variants

aswUpdSv.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b4253776ee034f6770fcee32c28490b0
SHA2562012ebae177165c33488b0f2c32eecfa06fb11d9421c9db7f5d5f1240b49716a

Error Messages

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

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

aswupdsv.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.

avast! Antivirus updating service has stopped working.

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

aswupdsv.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

aswupdsv.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 aswUpdSv.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 6 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with aswUpdSv.exe. Only 6 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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