How to Stop Aawservice.exe

Aawservice.exe is a process associated with Ad-Aware 2007, an anti-spyware and adware program. The process is known to cause performance issues as it can consume a large amount of your processor's resources, causing your system to slow down, freeze or crash altogether. Use the Windows Task Manager utility to stop the process from running. The Task Manager is a native Windows program you can use to control the processes and functions of your computer system.

Instructions

    • 1

      Press "Ctrl," "Alt" and "Delete" or "Ctrl," "Shift" and "Esc" to open the Task Manager window.

    • 2

      Click the tab labeled "Processes" to display the processes running your computer.

    • 3

      Click the "Aawservice.exe" file name in the list and click the "End Process" button to stop aawservice.exe from running.

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