Description: aawservice.exe is an Ad-Aware 2007 Service from Lavasoft AB belonging to the Ad-Aware 2007 Service. aawservice.exe is the executable file that is the heart of the Ad-Aware 2007 engine. Current malware operates at the kernel level, or even as rootkits, so to fight those you have to be at the same level they are. You can't get to the kernel level from the API, it requires the use of services and drivers. See Lavasoft Support Forums at following link for more details.

More Details: http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=9632&st=0&p=44081&

Recommendation: Not a critical component, but see the information above before disabling it.

Developer: Lavasoft AB

Part of: Ad-Aware 2007 Service

Common path(s): %homedrive%\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe (%homedrive% denotes the hard drive your windows installation is installed on)

Security risk: 0 out of 5

Marked as spyware: No

Marked as virus: No

Marked as trojan: No

For more information on aawservice.exe, Ad-Aware 2007, or Lavasoft AB please visit their website at www.lavasoft.com.