What is athuw.sys?
athuw.sys is part of Atheros Wireless Network Adapter and developed by Atheros Communications, Inc. according to the athuw.sys version information.
athuw.sys's description is "Driver for Atheros Wireless Network Adapter"
athuw.sys is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\{d60aa746-8482-4223-93cb-2cd59a4aef8d}\{212c0114-32e8-4cf9-b1e3-09fecc8cabcd}\driver\windows_xp_32bit\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about athuw.sys.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on athuw.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Atheros Wireless Network Adapter |
| Company name | Atheros Communications, Inc. |
| File description | Driver for Atheros Wireless Network Adapter |
| Internal name | ATHW |
| Original filename | ATHW.SYS |
| Legal copyright | 2001-2008 Atheros Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Legal trademark | Atheros(TM), Atheros Driven(TM) |
| Product version | 7.7.0.93 |
| File version | 7.7.0.93 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Atheros Wireless Network Adapter |
| Company name | Atheros Communications, Inc. |
| File description | Driver for Atheros Wireless Network .. |
| Internal name | ATHW |
| Original filename | ATHW.SYS |
| Legal copyright | 2001-2008 Atheros Communications, In.. |
| Legal trademark | Atheros(TM), Atheros Driven(TM) |
| Product version | 7.7.0.93 |
| File version | 7.7.0.93 |
Digital signatures [?]
athuw.sys is not signed.
VirusTotal report
None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the athuw.sys file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 8dbeb23baf83d7161a69503bd5fc0162 |
| SHA256 | 07646c770f6e8826e45bc0944ad376fde0bb6390d0fef42312d319f2025df668 |
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Malware or legitimate?
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