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vprot.exe

VProtect Application

AVG Technologies

It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘vProt’. This file is installed with the program AVG Security Toolbar.
Publisher:
AVG Technologies  (signed and verified)

Product:
VProtect Application

Version:
11, 0, 0, 9

MD5:
b339d30a2d2e2e8ade46981f1491c8fa

SHA-1:
a0f6f84c0ec8e2d586006f7bf4c4541aa044eafd

SHA-256:
43180991d387932a7134e3c6828cce76bea97ac7ecf56b69c62fdccf3c6ec860

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Clean  (34 probable false positive detections)

Explanation:
These detections are probably false positives (erroneous), the file is probably malware free.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:42:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Neshta.A
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.A
7.11.93.86

avast!
Win32:Neshta
2014.9-140223

AVG
SHeur4
2015.0.3555

Bitdefender
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.20.270

Clam AntiVirus
W32.Neshuta.A
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Win32.Neshta.A
16665

Dr.Web
Win32.HLLP.Neshta
9.0.1.054

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Neshta
8.14.02.23.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Neshta
8.8617

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Neshta.A
2/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/HLLP.41472
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2014-23-02_1

G Data
Win32.Neshta
14.2.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Neshta
t3scan.2.0.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.170.9117

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Neshta
14.0.0.4268

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Agent
v2014.02.23.08

McAfee
W32/HLLP.41472.e
5600.7211

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Neshta.A
1.163.1557.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
15.0.0.162

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.cdby
0.24.0.53571

Norman
Neshta.C
11.20140223

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
13.07.27.02

Panda Antivirus
W32/Neshta.A
14.02.23.08

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.A
2.14.12.00

Rising Antivirus
Win32.Netsha.a
23.00.65.14221

Sophos
W32/Bloat-A
4.91

Total Defense
Win32/Neshta.A
37.0.10498

Trend Micro House Call
PE_NESHTA.A
7.2.54

Trend Micro
PE_NESHTA.A
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
3.12.22.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
19936

ViRobot
Win32.Neshta.B
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
1.1 MB (1,116,544 bytes)

Product version:
11, 0, 0, 9

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2011

Original file name:
VProtect.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVG Technologies

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/7/2010 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2012 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AVG Technologies, OU=AVG Quick ThreatScan, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVG Technologies, L=Brno, S=Jihomoravsky kraj, C=CZ

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5E0F996FDACC017461390F9605E65CBE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/16/2012 12:15:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xFZGw3e7LAwpCm+vgrGa8IyhhEB3PdCCgzTzzzO+6ew7XGTVEkyTY:vwd71pXBTmCB3YCgzTzzzO+6ew7XGTVB

Entry address:
0xB1A27

Entry point:
E8, 61, B4, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 1B, 20, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, B0, 42, 50, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, D8, B4, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 10, 6A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, F3, 10, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, CB, 4A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, CA, A1, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
6.5545

Code size:
855.5 KB (876,032 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
vProt

Command:
"C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe"


The file vprot.exe has been discovered within the following program.

AVG Security Toolbar  by AVG Technologies
The AVG Security Toolbar is included in AVG Technologies’s family of security software, as a standalone program, and as a third party bundles. AVG Security Toolbar incluedes a link scanner that displays security information about websites.
www.avg.com/us-en/secure-search
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