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AdGuardSecurity

Desktop HTTPS filtering app, no be only browser extension. Di window na Adguard.exe. E no be uBlock Origin.

Wetin you need know

Adguard.exe na desktop filter. uBlock Origin na extension.

AdGuard for Windows fit filter HTTPS for more than one browser. uBlock Origin no fit. AV wey still dey decrypt HTTPS fit fight dis cert. Dis no be Defender.

Wetin e be?
Desktop HTTPS filter. No be only extension
Same thing as uBlock?
No. uBlock na browser-only
Plus AV HTTPS scan?
Two decryptors fit break sites
Feex tok say
If Adguard.exe dey installed, I go treat am as desktop filter, no be uBlock. I no go stack am on top another HTTPS-scanning antivirus without expecting cert warnings. I no go call am Windows Security.

Wetin be AdGuard?

AdGuard for Windows na desktop HTTPS filtering app. Adguard.exe na di process. uBlock Origin na extension inside browser, no be dis exe.

If you never use am before

If you want system-wide filtering on top Windows, dis na AdGuard di desktop app, no be uBlock Origin. Download am from adguard.com. Adguard.exe fit decrypt HTTPS make e filter outside one browser. uBlock Origin na browser extension only. Antivirus HTTPS scan plus AdGuard na second decryptor fight. Dis no be Windows Security.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Filter apps, no be only Chrome

The desktop app fit see traffic from other programs. uBlock no fit do dat.

HTTPS filtering

AdGuard dey install cert make e fit read HTTPS. Na why some AV HTTPS scanners dey fight am.

Browser extension broda

adguard.com still dey give one extension. Dat extension no be Adguard.exe.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey want filtering outside one browser
  • Users wey already dey run uBlock and dey wonder why dem still get Adguard.exe
  • Anybody wey im AV dey complain about new root cert

Current status

Dem still dey sell am. Dis article na about AdGuard for Windows, no be only di extension.

How old e be?

AdGuard start for 2009. Di Windows app old pass most "just install uBlock" advice. Current builds na AdGuard for Windows. Di browser extension na di lighter broda.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

AdGuard for Windows
Browser extension
AdGuard DNS (anoda product)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 or Windows 11, according to AdGuard for Windows
RAM Light reach moderate. HTTPS filtering dey add CPU, e no need heavy RAM floor

Resource profile

CPU demand
HTTPS decrypt on top new connections
Network demand
Filter lists update

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Adguard.exe Desktop filter. E no be extension-only process

Startup components

Adguard.exe fit start with Windows make filtering for dey work before browser open.

File locations

Common AdGuard locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\AdGuard\

Common wahala dem

Two HTTPS decryptors

AdGuard plus one security suite wey still dey scan HTTPS fit scatter bank sites. Pick only one decryptor.

People dey think say uBlock na dis exe

uBlock dey live inside browser. Adguard.exe na Windows install.

How to get unstuck

Install from adguard.com

One "AdGuard free 2026" host no be di main vendor. uBlock dey inside Chrome Web Store or addons.mozilla.org.

If bank page fail, turn off HTTPS filtering make you test am

Dat switch dey inside AdGuard. E no be first step to repair Windows certificate.

No add second desktop filter

Two system filters go dey fight. Keep uBlock for browser or AdGuard on top desktop, no use two decryptors.

Alternatives

uBlock Origin if na only one browser you need. Windows Security if you mean antivirus. GlassWire if na network graph you want.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download adguard.com/ Official installer or vendor page
Help adguard.com/support.html Vendor support
Official site adguard.com/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

HTTPS filtering dey chop CPU on top every new connection. Na di decrypt cost, no be GPU work.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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