How to remove an aswWebRepIE error

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AswWebRepIE.dll file information

The process known as avast! WebRep Plugin belongs to software avast! Free Antivirus or avast! Internet Security or avast! Pro Antivirus by AVAST Software (www.avast.com).

Description: aswWebRepIE.dll is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 1,003,704 bytes (18% of all occurrences), 809,040 bytes and 10 more variants.
This .dll file is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that runs automatically every time you start your Internet browser. BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are identified by the firewall as your browser itself. BHOs are often used by adware and spyware. The unique ID of this BHO is 8E5E2654-AD2D-48bf-AC2D-D17F00898D06. The program has no visible window. AswWebRepIE.dll is a Verisign signed file. It is able to change the behavior or monitor Internet Explorer. It is certified by a trustworthy company. The service has no detailed description. It is not a Windows core file. Therefore the technical security rating is 47% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If any problems with avast! Free Antivirus or avast! Internet Security occur, you may want to uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs).

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as aswWebRepIE.dll, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the aswWebRepIE.dll 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.

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User Comments

it is part of avast antivirus and checks out websites giving their security rating before you go to them
jj1947

Avast Antivirus addon for web browsers. Provides website reliability and reputation ratings according to community-provided feedback.
meetoo (further information)

I use the Avast Anti-Virus program on my computer. WebRep is used by Avast to rank a web site's security.
P Eugene Allen (further information)

Summary: Average user rating of aswWebRepIE.dll: based on 6 votes with 3 reviews.

4 users think aswWebRepIE.dll is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous.

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