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vntldr.exe
Virtual New Tab by APN LLC (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.0.2248 |
| MD5: | a043f2dcb3de6a01317fd7dddaa53736 |
| SHA1: | 7ac6f7e3b4791f837d5caee5721052bd2ad1c59e |
Overview
vntldr.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Ask Toolbar published by APN LLC, Ask Toolbar from APN LLC and Ask Toolbar by APN LLC. The file is digitally signed by APN LLC which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | vntldr.exe |
| Publisher: | APN LLC. |
| Product name: | Virtual New Tab |
| Description: | Virtual New Tab Loader |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\vnt\vntldr.exe |
| Original name: | vntldr.dll |
| File version: | 1.0.0.2248 |
| Size: | 197.45 KB (202,192 bytes) |
| Build date: | 10/18/2013 5:31 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | APN LLC |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
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Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'VNT' → C:\Program Files\VNT\vntldr.exe
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00008666% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003063% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005603% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 20,101 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 385,474/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.63 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.51 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 118 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.63 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 61.38 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 61.54 MB | |
| Working set: | 692 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.87 MB | |
| Page faults: | 105,345/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 64.15 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 54 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 314/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 49 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 2 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\users\user\appdata\local\vnt\vntldr.exe" /exec |
| Owner: | User |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 60.00% of Virtual New Tab.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
50.00% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
|
| Lenovo |
25.00% |
|
