Estimated safety rating

aswidsagent.exe is a application which is probably legit. So, if aswidsagent.exe is on your computer, it is probably ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your system is clean, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself your system against threats.

Executable file path

This application is normally found in C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswidsagent.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is b6d9c00e52af49a23b23f1ee6a01aa4f.

Is running as a service

This application is registered as a Windows service. This means it runs on your PC in background, usually without showing any user interface to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which provide useful functions to other programs or to the Windows Operating System.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the full set of features of nowadays' PC processors. This ordinarily happens because the publishers did not bother to upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description extracted from the program is Avast Behavior Shield.

File version

File version 17.7.3.15075.

Manufacturer

Company AVAST Software s.r.o..

Copyright

Copyright notice Copyright (C) 2014 AVAST Software s.r.o..

Digitally signed

aswidsagent.exe has a digital signature. Today most virus-free software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from aswidsagent.exe verifies as ok. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: AVAST Software s.r.o.

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall string in registry, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.