Estimated safety rating

ath_wlanagent.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers too many of the "probable danger" criteria detailed bellow. It is not yet known if ath_wlanagent.exe is a virus or an ok program which doesn't harm your PC. Please be careful with this program.

Executable file path

The default name and folder where the application is stored is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell Wireless\Ath_WlanAgent.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is f9f2fe7bcc466d8b006d42874a4c8bdb.

Is running as a service

This program is set up as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without showing anything to you. Most Windows services are legit programs, which provide useful features to other applications or to Windows in general.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This app runs in 32-bit mode. It does not use the full power of nowadays' PC CPUs. This is quite normal because the authors did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description stored in the file is Atheros Coex Service Application.

File version

File version stored as a property 8.0.0.263.

Manufacturer

Maker Atheros.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice Copyright (C) 2009.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous features of Windows appear to be used, such as functions for recording the keyboard. We recommend you to read more about this program.

Digitally signed

ath_wlanagent.exe is digitally signed. Today most virus-free programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is not valid. This is a strong indicator that this app may be malware and that somebody most likely tampered with it after the signature was applied. Please be very careful regarding this!

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Qualcomm Atheros

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA

Can be uninstalled

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