Ad-Aware backup
File type: Backup file
An awb file extension is associated with the Ad-Aware an adware removing tool from Lavasoft. An awb file stores some kind of the backup data created by Ad-Aware.
Found 3 different file type records with the same awb filename suffix.
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: May 25, 2018
The awb file extension is related to Ad-Aware, a popular anti-spyware, anti malware program from Lavasoft.
The awb file contains backup created in the program, most likely for some quarantine reasons.
You can restore these files using Ad-Aware.
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Software applications that can open awb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create awb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that backup awb files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that recover awb files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: September 24, 2026
ActiveWords, developed by ActiveWord Systems, Inc., is a Windows productivity tool that turns typed keywords into predefined text, commands, or other actions. It enables you to work faster by turning what you type in Windows into actions. An AWB file contains the WordBase data used by the program, including the user's configured ActiveWords entries.
The file is a native ActiveWords data file rather than a general-purpose text document. ActiveWords loads the WordBase so that its shortcuts and associated actions are available while the user types in Windows applications.
AWB files are intended for use with ActiveWords on Microsoft Windows. Their contents may depend on the program's configuration, so they are best handled by ActiveWords rather than edited as plain text.
Open an AWB file with ActiveWords on Microsoft Windows. If double-clicking the file does not load it, start ActiveWords and use its commands to open or load the WordBase file.
Other applications may not display the entries correctly because AWB is an ActiveWords data format.
AWB is a program-specific WordBase format intended to be used with ActiveWords rather than converted to a general-purpose format. To preserve its shortcuts and actions, keep the file in ActiveWords.
To reuse individual entries in another application, open the WordBase in ActiveWords and copy or recreate the required text and actions manually.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving awb files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Mobile ringtone file
Audio and sound file
Date updated: November 27, 2018
The awb file extension is associated with the Adaptive multi-rate wideband ACELP codec audio file format.
Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband (AMR-WB) is a patented speech coding standard developed based on Adaptive Multi-Rate encoding, using similar methodology as Algebraic Code Excited Linear Prediction (ACELP).
AMR-WB provides excellent speech quality due to a wider speech bandwidth of 50–7000 Hz compared to narrowband speech coders which in general are optimized for POTS wireline quality of 300–3400 Hz.
Mime types:
audio/AMR-WB
Use compatible tools to work with *.awb files.
Possibly can be exported to other formats.
Apps designed for playing awb files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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