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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 is installed with AVG Web TuneUp.
Publisher:
AVG Technologies  (signed and verified)

Product:
VProtect Application

Description:
VProtect Application (Non Official)

Version:
2.1.0.3

MD5:
31c1b3bfc1d4aef963f2718c2ce546e4

SHA-1:
b70b0a3f7e2cbdb7b02aa5ffed78831dcfd1ca79

SHA-256:
dc3a5a6576a84c04bbe254182fdb665d3d3fdd32d2242c1ada10f3c8342e8705

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 8:03:20 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
2.4 MB (2,536,984 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012

Original file name:
VProtect.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\avg web tuneup\vprot.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVG Technologies

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/22/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/22/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AVG Technologies, 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 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
01DA9DE8D302ACC5CDD5AB42EB5638DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2014 5:25:33 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:kADpUNOxa9AKUhdyEJkZjTiOLFV6J3JekwAjE9YcVzMrOwTXlAsW4JqxFe69:BDpUNua9AKUiEJkZjTHb6J3JrbjE9Y2b

Entry address:
0x176647

Entry point:
E8, 01, CD, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 46, 0B, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 18, 53, 64, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 78, CD, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 8D, 45, F8, 50, FF, 15, 98, 51, 5C, 00, 8B, 45, F8, 8B, 4D, FC, 6A, 00, 05, 00, 80, C1, 2A, 68, 80, 96, 98, 00, 81, D1, 21, 4E, 62, FE, 51, 50, E8, 55, CE, 00, 00, 83, FA, 07, 7C, 0E, 7F, 07, 3D, FF, 6F, 40, 93, 76, 05, 83, C8, FF, 8B, D0, 8B, 4D, 08, 85, C9, 74, 05, 89, 01, 89, 51, 04, C9, C3, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, E4, 59, 5C, 00, E8, 8E...
 
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Entropy:
6.4425

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,849,856 bytes)

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

Name:
vProt

Command:
"C:\Program Files\avg web tuneup\vprot.exe"


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

AVG Web TuneUp  by AVG Technologies
The installer will optionally set and protect the search provider ("Set AVG Secure Search as my default search provider") and homepage ("Set AVG Secure Search as my homepage & new tab page") to the AVG desired page during installation.
www.avg.com/us-en/web-tuneup
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