What is Adguard.exe?

Adguard.exe is part of Adguard Web Filter and developed by Insoft LLC according to the Adguard.exe version information.

Adguard.exe's description is "Adguard Web Filter"

Adguard.exe is digitally signed by Insoft LLC.

Adguard.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about Adguard.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 Adguard.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAdguard Web Filter
Company nameInsoft LLC
File descriptionAdguard Web Filter
Internal nameAdguard.exe
Original filenameAdguard.exe
CommentsAdguard Web Filter
Legal copyrightCopyright © Insoft LLC 2010-2014
Legal trademarkCopyright © Insoft LLC 2014
Product version5.9.1081.5529
File version5.9.1081.5529

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

Product nameAdguard Web Filter
Company nameInsoft LLC
File descriptionAdguard Web Filter
Internal nameAdguard.exe
Original filenameAdguard.exe
CommentsAdguard Web Filter
Legal copyrightCopyright © Insoft LLC 2010-2014
Legal trademarkCopyright © Insoft LLC 2014
Product version5.9.1081.5529
File version5.9.1081.5529

Digital signatures [?]

Adguard.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameInsoft LLC
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2
Certificate serial number11217943575e821301807a43eac9ae8fe273

VirusTotal report

None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Adguard.exe file.

None of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the Adguard.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56e6af7c7868b8ff651a7a104c9b97906
SHA256cbba145e6a32c2316302962c3a3f2406ed14011fbe21e427ba9f466af8f27971

Error Messages

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

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

adguard.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.

Adguard Web Filter has stopped working.

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

adguard.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

adguard.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with Adguard.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Adguard.exe. 40% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

User vote results: There were 2 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 Adguard.exe. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

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