What is aswsp.sys?

aswsp.sys is part of avast! Antivirus and developed by AVAST Software according to the aswsp.sys version information.

aswsp.sys's description is "avast! self protection module"

aswsp.sys is digitally signed by AVAST Software a.s..

aswsp.sys is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\System32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about aswsp.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on aswsp.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameavast! Antivirus
Company nameAVAST Software
File descriptionavast! self protection module
Internal nameaswSP.sys
Original filenameaswSP.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2013 AVAST Software
Product version9.0.2021.522
File version9.0.2021.522

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

Product nameavast! Antivirus
Company nameAVAST Software
File descriptionavast! self protection module
Internal nameaswSP.sys
Original filenameaswSP.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2013 AVAST Software
Product version9.0.2021.522
File version9.0.2021.522

Digital signatures [?]

aswsp.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAVAST Software a.s.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number0ef5eca7bd31cfc3a7f8e6259b423359

VirusTotal report

None of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the aswsp.sys file.

None of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the aswsp.sys file.

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD50dedc041df594aec2c3bd00417cfaf60
SHA2560d3a8924503986546ee256d185225c0b080fdb6b0c8b0bed7516b07a7334371b

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