Estimated safety rating

addel.exe may be a dangerous program, according to heuristic analysis. This program triggers too many of the "probable danger" flags detailed bellow. It is yet unknown if addel.exe is malware or a legit program which doesn't cause harm the PC. We recommend you to be careful with it.

Executable file path

This program is usually found in C:\Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Secure Delete\ADDEL.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is f86b0b4620ec70a68a87baef3b5ce42e.

Is running as a service

This application does NOT operate as a Windows service. This is normally a good sign.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a x64 executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.

Has valid windows

This file does NOT have visible windows. This is usually a bad sign.

Digitally signed

addel.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of clean software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is invalid, which is a strong indicator that this app may be a virus and that somebody most likely tampered with it after the signature was applied. Please be very careful regarding this!

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have an uninstall command stored in registry.