What is AdAwareTray.exe?
AdAwareTray.exe is part of Ad-Aware Antivirus and developed by Lavasoft according to the AdAwareTray.exe version information.
AdAwareTray.exe's description is "Ad-Aware tray"
AdAwareTray.exe is digitally signed by Lavasoft Limited.
AdAwareTray.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.0.4555.0\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about AdAwareTray.exe.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on AdAwareTray.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Ad-Aware Antivirus |
| Company name | Lavasoft |
| File description | Ad-Aware tray |
| Internal name | AdAware Tray |
| Original filename | AdAwareTray.exe |
| Legal copyright | © Lavasoft Limited. All Rights Reserved. |
| Product version | 11,0,4555,0 |
| File version | 11,0,4555,0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Ad-Aware Antivirus |
| Company name | Lavasoft |
| File description | Ad-Aware tray |
| Internal name | AdAware Tray |
| Original filename | AdAwareTray.exe |
| Legal copyright | © Lavasoft Limited. All Rights Rese.. |
| Product version | 11,0,4555,0 |
| File version | 11,0,4555,0 |
Digital signatures [?]
AdAwareTray.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Lavasoft Limited |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 0e13b3a79aa60b7ea934163f5237606b |
VirusTotal report
None of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AdAwareTray.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 8c152939e77a5fa48600a6969be4e38a |
| SHA256 | e111fc82294e35240d03adb6a9a12644b45cae22cd88e5f01409551470eb2d3f |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to adawaretray.exe:
adawaretray.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
adawaretray.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.
Ad-Aware tray has stopped working.
End Program - adawaretray.exe. This program is not responding.
adawaretray.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
adawaretray.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with the file?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 86% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 36 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.
I purchased and installed Lavasoft's adware: I keep getting this error message:
"SearchProtection.exe - Fatal Application Exit
***Unhandled Exception! ExpCode: 0xC0000005 ExpFlags:0 ExpAddress: 0x00491CA5 Please report
I traced it to Lavasoft, it has their signature and the program that triggers is from Lavasoft.... Not sure why the message is there and I'm trying to get rid of it even if I have to eventually reload windows 8.1 and all the other software I installed. When I change the start up so adware doesn't execute then the message doesn't appear. Problem is I want the antivirus program but not the error message... any ideas? I already contacted Lavasoft, no reply yet.
# 4 Nov 2014, 16:59
greg writes
I have purchased Bootspeed, and now I get a message Adaware error exe. everytime i start my laptop.
what is the easiest way to remove this without causing more problems, already I have lost my new fan and keyboard is playing up.
# 4 Feb 2015, 16:49
greg writes
AdAware Tray.exe - System Error
The Program can't start because RCF.dll is missing from your computer.Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
ALSO - I cannot delete Web Companion & Adaware afer I brough Auslogics, which cos me $60 AUD, and he wan me o bu hese oher programs ha suff m lapop up?? My keyboard t and y and tab keys jam up sorry for the typo...
# 8 Feb 2015, 19:02
gil writes