What is DownloadGuardBHO.dll?

DownloadGuardBHO.dll is part of Download Guard for Internet Explorer and developed by Lavasoft AB according to the DownloadGuardBHO.dll version information.

DownloadGuardBHO.dll's description is "Enables Ad-Aware scanning for IE"

DownloadGuardBHO.dll is digitally signed by Lavasoft AB.

DownloadGuardBHO.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Download Guard for Internet Explorer\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on DownloadGuardBHO.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameDownload Guard for Internet Explorer
Company nameLavasoft AB
File descriptionEnables Ad-Aware scanning for IE
Internal nameDownloadGuardBHO.dll
Original filenameDownloadGuardBHO.dll
Legal copyrightLavasoft AB. All rights reserved
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

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

Product nameDownload Guard for Internet Explorer
Company nameLavasoft AB
File descriptionEnables Ad-Aware scanning for IE
Internal nameDownloadGuardBHO.dll
Original filenameDownloadGuardBHO.dll
Legal copyrightLavasoft AB. All rights reserved
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

Digital signatures [?]

DownloadGuardBHO.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLavasoft AB
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number4e0f8f467c3c574efd3ec17c9d60d78b

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD548e11ca4c7b57694fe52ebd7235d7d7f
SHA256e959cc0edc55f4bb94d9cd974b9148eb108c007c5bbbac38688edfb181120af8

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