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45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

7d690 46.43%
24ffd 46.43%
d106a 7.14%
(Note, AVG Technologies publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegFlushKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, OpenProcessToken, ConvertStringSidToSidW, GetLengthSid, CryptDecrypt, CryptDestroyKey, CryptAcquireContextA, CryptDeriveKey, CryptHashData, CryptDestroyHash, CryptCreateHash, CryptReleaseContext, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptGetHashParam, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, RegSetKeySecurity, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegLoadKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupAccountSidW, LookupPrivilegeValueW, GetTokenInformation, RegDeleteValueW
crypt32.dll
CryptProtectData
gdi32.dll
DeleteObject, SetBkMode, SetTextColor, GetDeviceCaps, BitBlt, GetObjectW, SelectObject, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateFontW, DeleteDC, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreateSolidBrush
kernel32.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, OleSetContainedObject, CoGetClassObject
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
UrlEscapeW, PathFileExistsW, UrlUnescapeW, PathFileExistsA
user32.dll
KillTimer, SetTimer, ShowWindow, LoadBitmapW, EnumChildWindows, FindWindowW, GetWindowRect, GetSystemMetrics, PostQuitMessage, DefWindowProcW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, LoadIconW, CreateDialogParamW, SystemParametersInfoW, GetDlgItem, PostThreadMessageW, TranslateAcceleratorW, LoadAcceleratorsW, LoadStringW, SetWindowPos, ScreenToClient, GetWindowTextW, MoveWindow, PtInRect, LoadCursorW, SetCursor, SetWindowLongW, BeginPaint, GetClientRect, FillRect, EndPaint, GetDlgCtrlID, GetWindowDC, wsprintfW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, DestroyWindow, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, RegisterClassExA, SetWindowLongA, GetWindowLongA, CreateWindowExA, DefWindowProcA, UpdateWindow, PostMessageW, IsWindow, FindWindowExW, RegisterWindowMessageW, BringWindowToTop, SetForegroundWindow, IsIconic, EnumWindows, GetClassNameW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowTextW, ReleaseDC, SendMessageW
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW
wininet.dll
InternetCloseHandle, HttpOpenRequestW, HttpQueryInfoW, HttpSendRequestW, InternetConnectW, InternetReadFile, InternetOpenW, InternetSetOptionW

vprot.exe

By AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove vprot.exe
MD5:   24ffd6dae31d78e3b51c029fa43b55de
SHA1:   84b1f74e1b061c03b0b9b377ce8f029e22e2729b
SHA256:   7e3f64d233f010bfe201dccf6d0de6991c13394269c0cb3a77c9d64499a9b811

Overview

vprot.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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 AVG SafeGuard toolbar published by AVG Technologies, AVG SafeGuard toolbar from AVG Technologies and AVG SafeGuard toolbar by AVG Technologies. The file is digitally signed by AVG Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:vprot.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe
Size:2.29 MB (2,404,376 bytes)
Build date:8/29/2013 11:58 PM
Certificate
Issued to:AVG Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Saturday, March 23, 2013
Expiration date:Thursday, April 23, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
AVG SafeGuard toolbar
 AVG Technologies
  62% remove
The AVG SafeGuard 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. The toolbar offers search, weather information, a link to a speedtest and other features that are not really related to security. It also may send event logs and other system-related information to a...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'vProt' → "C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe"
Network connections
  • [TCP] a23-63-227-194.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.63.227.194:80)

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.02845867%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.01901410%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00944457%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:277,518 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:692,494/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:19/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:17.46 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):24.62 MB
    Private (minimum):9.63 MB
    Non-paged memory:17.46 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:132.28 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):150.05 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:18.48 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):35.13 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:3,809,303/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:2 MB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:419/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:475.63 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:19/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:1004 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:463/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:17
    12
    Handles:306
    600
    GUI GDI count:14
    103
    GUI GDI peak:16
    142
    GUI USER count:17
    49
    GUI USER peak:19
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\avg safeguard toolbar\vprot.exe"
    • "C:\Program Files\avg safeguard toolbar\vprot.exe" /afterinstall
    Owner:User
    Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    vprot.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.21843515%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.11818801%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.10024714%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:6,644,413/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:3/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:2.3 MB
    1.16 MB
    wow64.dll
    Total CPU:0.00207821%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00207821%
    CPU cycles:79,156/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00052518%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001020%
    User CPU:0.00051498%
    CPU cycles:3,261/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 53.57%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 28.57%
    Windows 7 Professional 7.14%
    Windows 8 3.57%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 3.57%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.57%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 46.43% of vprot.exe.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 22.22%
    Acer 19.44%
    Hewlett-Packard 16.67%
    Lenovo 16.67%
    Toshiba 16.67%
    Dell 5.56%
    GIGABYTE 2.78%
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