Estimated safety rating

ath_wlanagent.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers many of the "possible danger" criteria described in this document. It is not yet known if ath_wlanagent.exe is a virus or an ok program which doesn't cause harm your PC. We advise you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is stored in C:\Program Files (x86)\Atheros\Ath_WlanAgent.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is 79bc44ff509c79d4e34ded3cd6efd92b.

Is running as a service

This program is a Windows service. This means it operates on your PC in background, usually without displaying anything to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which provide useful functions to other programs or to Windows in general.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs as a 32-bit program. It can not benefit of the full power of nowadays' computer chips. This is quite normal because the authors did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description present in the exe is Atheros Coex Service Application.

File version

File version stored as a property 8.0.0.218.

Manufacturer

Maker Atheros.

Copyright

Legal copyright Copyright (C) 2009.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual functions of Windows have been used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We recommend you to read more about this program.

Digitally signed

ath_wlanagent.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays most serious software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is broken, which means it is most likely that the software application may be a virus and that somebody probably changed some of its code after the signature was applied. We advise extreme caution!

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Atheros Communications Inc.

Issuer name

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

Can be uninstalled

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