amselam.sys file report
ThreatInfo file report
amselam.sys
Why it matters
Evidence available for this file
Latest status is clean for this hash.
First seen 2019-09-02 17:46:34 (6 years ago); latest analysis 2026-04-02 23:01:36 (a month ago).
Company metadata: Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Product metadata: Anti-Malware SDK.
Signed by Microsoft Windows Early Launch Anti-malware Publisher. ThreatInfo marks this publisher as trusted for this record.
ThreatInfo has seen this file in user or system paths listed below. Unexpected locations increase the need for local verification.
Recommended action
What to do next
- Confirm the hash and publisher match the expected software.
- Review the observed locations and signature information below.
- Rescan if the file was downloaded from an unknown source or appears in an unusual path.
File context
amselam.sys is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Anti-Malware SDK. The reported company name is Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. The current detection status is Clean, based on the latest analysis from 2026-04-02 23:01:36 (a month ago).
This record is currently marked as clean, but file reputation can depend on the exact path, hash, and source. Compare the MD5 and publisher data below with the file on your system.
File Details
| Product Name: | Anti-Malware SDK |
| Company Name: | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| MD5: | 2c89a100c30bcff13fe0e6aab0e77f44 |
| Size: | 21 KB |
| First Published: | 2019-09-02 17:46:34 (6 years ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2026-04-02 23:01:36 (a month ago) |
| Status: | Clean (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2026-04-02 23:01:36 (a month ago) |
Overview
| Signed By: | Microsoft Windows Early Launch Anti-malware Publisher |
| Status: | Trusted Publisher |
ThreatInfo marks this publisher as trusted for this record, but the file hash and source should still match the expected software distribution.
Common Places:
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
| %programfiles%\totalav\savapi\elam_ppl\win64 |
ThreatInfo has observed amselam.sys in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.
Geography:
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The strongest geographic signal for this file is United States with 12.0% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 10 | 85.3% | |
| Windows 7 | 10.4% | |
| Windows 8.1 | 3.3% | |
| Windows 8 | 0.3% | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | 0.3% | |
| Windows Vista | 0.2% | |
| Windows Server 2016 | 0.1% | |
| Windows Embedded Standard | 0.1% | |
| Windows Server 2012 | 0.1% | |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | 0.1% |
The most common operating system signal for amselam.sys is Windows 10 with 85.3% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.
Analysis
amselam.sys is identified as pe for 64 systems. The subsystem is Native. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Native |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 64 |
| Image Base: | 0x0000000140000000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x00001830 |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 4608 | 79378ed325d8570a218975642e8563b9 |
| .rdata | 2048 | 9a0ddab2c4780f5dd8d058bd8e357496 |
| .data | 512 | 790da9405e1321c1d4bf9a9c40e03f32 |
| .pdata | 512 | f11d1b7dd6d1f9e3e1a0279ea103c8d7 |
| PAGE | 1536 | 58fba49e5e0c336228c359edd21fdb7c |
| INIT | 1024 | 7bf531d6ddb8d81501acbec99282e44f |
| .rsrc | 1536 | 5d302efd1287d8582551a34033af8e0a |
| .reloc | 512 | be2a2422f9436d7b6d4199bb15534ef6 |
PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.
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