How to remove an ashServ error

The free file information forum can help you determine if ashServ.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, or adware that you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

Click to Run a Free Scan for ashServ.exe related errors

AshServ.exe file information

The process known as avast! antivirus service or AEDAN antivirus service belongs to software avast! Antivirus or AEDAN Antivirus by ALWIL Software (www.avast.com) or Microsoft Corporation™ (www.microsoft.com).

Description: The file ashServ.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (e.g. c:\program files\alwil software\avast4\). Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 132,736 bytes (17% of all occurrences), 102,448 bytes and 12 more variants.
The program is not visible. It is not a Windows core file. The application can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. The file is a Verisign signed file. AshServ.exe is certified by a trustworthy company. ashServ.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 17% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
The software vendor offers the option to remove the entire program avast! Antivirus or AEDAN Antivirus using Windows Control Panel.

Recommended: Identify ashServ.exe related errors

If ashServ.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 71% dangerous. The file size is 2,225,664 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 951,808 bytes. AshServ.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It is not a Windows system file. ashServ.exe is able to connect to Internet and record inputs.

If ashServ.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 32% dangerous. The file size is 102,448 bytes. The process has no file description. The program is not visible. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. It is not a Windows system file.
The software vendor offers the option to remove the entire program avast! Antivirus using Windows Control Panel.

External information from Paul Collins:

"Avast!" must run at start up. Avast! anti-virus software

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as ashServ.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the ashServ.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

Score

User Comments

avast! antivirus program.
Darkwulf

AVAST ANTIVRUS !

Tom (further information)

It's a virus-scanner
GH

Part of Avast! anti-virus software. USES YOUR DAO files and may need to be ended to load software that requires access to DAO files!
Jeff [KORB]

avast Antivr 4
FooFan

Avast related

Avast antivirus scanner service
Christoph Sieber

Avast! AntiVirus
XerraX (further information)

Is Part of Avast! anti-virus software. That Runs In The Background Watching For System Attacks. It's Harmless and Very Helpful In The Lo9ng Run.
Dan Strother (further information)

It looks like someone resource hacked another anti virus software to make it seem that another anti virus obtained Alwil's intellectual property there for stating the fact that any one of the anti virus applications had that file incorporated with it besides Alwil seems too far fetched and the file posted as a prank.
Alwil

I know that Aedan Antivirus doesn't have that file inside, furthermore ashServ.exe is a component of avast as well as Nod32. However Nod32 does not own the rights to the intellectual property thus causes a concern. I have installed all 3 anti virus systems and I have only found a relevant similarity in avast with Nod32 as a system file for registering the services of each engine in avast and not at all have found the file ashServ.exe labeled in either or.
Alwil

ashserv.exe is part of the Avast Anti-virus Suite. This process is the main executable for this piece of software, and is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.
Dibbendidapp

Ashserv is a core component of the Avast! antiviru program. It unfortunately has a flaw which results in 100% CPU utilization at seemingly random points. It is not necessary to remove it, simply ending the process will suffice. An annoyance at worst
Mathew Harradine

Part of avast! antivirus
Justin Bellinger (further information)

ASHSERV.EXE caused system instability several times on my PC by using 100% of the CPU and increasing memory usage gradually.I tryed to end the process but the access was denied-so I had to restart or even reset my PC
me

Belongs to Alwil's Avast Anti-Virus. Do not stop the process or you will be vulnerable to attack. It is true that It has a bug in that it can cause cpu to go and hover around %100, but it does not happen all that often - once to me in two years.
Dennis Perreault - just a user.

uninstalled Avast! free home edition and cant get ashserv.exe to end in task manager as access is denied. tried to run the aswclear.exe Avast uninstall program and it can't be run as the avast self protection mode is still in operation even though I uninstalled the program itself; files are left behind.
Kathy

Summary: Average user rating of ashServ.exe: based on 39 votes with 18 reviews.

26 users think ashServ.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 5 users think ashServ.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users doesn't grade ashServ.exe ("not sure about it").

AshServ scanner

Security Task Manager shows all running Windows tasks including embedded hidden functions (e.g. keyboard or browser monitoring, autostart entry). A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware, keylogger or a Trojan.

Spyware Doctor detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, malware and tracking threats from your hard disk. Ideal supplement to Security Task Manager.

SpeedUpMyPC scans, cleans, repairs and optimizes your computer.

Other processes