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Giner Tech Inc

The application protectservice.exe by Giner Tech Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “IHProtect Service”.
Publisher:
XTab system  (signed by Giner Tech Inc)

Product:
XTab

Description:
ProtectSvc.exe

Version:
4.0.1.1716

MD5:
eda79891b3c8a4b8e637f5c7e4764989

SHA-1:
1acc8ce1951b205d11867f7df929a974747a551d

SHA-256:
c6bc2e5662bd300116fd3f2b55e24d37bf097dd3813e960ebb2a32ec346942c9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
6/17/2025 7:25:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Thinknice (M)
16.10.20.21

File size:
2.3 MB (2,396,160 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.1.1716

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
ProtectSvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Chinese (Simplified, PRC)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\xtab\protectservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Giner Tech Inc

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/1/2014 12:23:38 PM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 12:23:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Giner Tech Inc, O=Giner Tech Inc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112199DB8C96B8094D068EB2A83A0074BF32

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/15/2015 2:18:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:VUBSk9KzH+b1qXoa9tAy+B9KCGWm0GxIr1DCD4xeEVm:VUBSjXoa7+BACGW5GxQZCDx6

Entry address:
0x18D5A

Entry point:
E8, C2, 03, 00, 00, E9, 4C, FE, FF, FF, FF, 25, 44, B3, 41, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 00, D3, 41, 00, E8, 5A, 01, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, C3, 8B, 7D, 10, 0F, AF, C7, 8B, 75, 08, 03, F0, 89, 75, 08, 83, 65, FC, 00, 4F, 89, 7D, 10, 78, 0C, 2B, F3, 89, 75, 08, 8B, CE, FF, 55, 14, EB, EE, 33, C0, 40, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 14, 00, 00, 00, E8, 5B, 01, 00, 00, C2, 10, 00, 8B, 7D, 10, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 45, E4, 85, C0, 75, 0B, FF, 75, 14, 57, 53, 56, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
0.6567

Code size:
103.5 KB (105,984 bytes)

Service
Display name:
IHProtect Service

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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