Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
| 18.1.7.644 |
0.85% |
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| 18.1.7.598 |
0.28% |
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| 18.0.5.292 |
0.28% |
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| 17.3.1.204 |
0.28% |
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| 17.1.2.1 |
0.28% |
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| 17.1.2.1 |
0.57% |
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| 17.1.0.27 |
0.28% |
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| 15.5.0.2 |
0.85% |
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| 15.4.0.5 |
0.28% |
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| 15.4.0.5 |
0.85% |
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| 15.3.0.11 |
3.69% |
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| 15.3.0.11 |
2.56% |
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| 15, 0, 0, 2 |
1.14% |
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| 14, 2, 0, 1 |
23.30% |
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| 14, 2, 0, 1 |
4.26% |
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| 14, 1, 0, 10 |
3.69% |
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| 14, 0, 3, 14 |
0.28% |
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| 14, 0, 2, 14 |
5.97% |
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| 14, 0, 2, 10 |
0.28% |
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| 14, 0, 0, 13 |
0.28% |
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| 14, 0, 0, 12 |
0.85% |
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| 14, 0, 0, 12 |
0.28% |
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| 13, 3, 0, 17 |
7.95% |
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| 13, 2, 0, 5 |
31.53% |
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| 13, 2, 0, 4 |
4.26% |
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| 13, 2, 0, 3 |
0.85% |
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| 12, 2, 5, 34 |
0.85% |
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| 12, 2, 5, 32 |
2.56% |
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| 11, 1, 0, 12 |
0.28% |
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| 9, 0, 0, 18 |
0.28% |
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vprot.exe
VProtect Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)
| Version: | 14, 0, 0, 12 |
| MD5: | 5e299254de2a70d7dbcede30d6462052 |
| SHA1: | 2acfec62d5ef33f701d5b0612107c3fd04dd3203 |
| SHA256: | f9abd5c1904d1846cb84fe870ac1b048a84784b4caf23276ab7c3d0f1fa4b39a |
What is vprot.exe?
The AVG Security Toolbar is a tool which works together with the LinkScanner component and checks search results of the supported Internet search engines (Yahoo!, Google, Yandex, Bing, Baidu). If you select to install the toolbar during the installation of AVG Free, it will be added into your Internet Explorer. AVG Security Toolbar contains also a Yahoo! search box, which is an integral part of the toolbar and can not be removed separately.
About vprot.exe (from AVG Technologies)
“The AVG Security Toolbar is powered by our unique LinkScanner® technology, keeping you protected from threats that can be hidden on any type of website. These threats rarely stick around for more than”
Details
| File name: | vprot.exe |
| Product name: | VProtect Application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe |
| Original name: | VProtect.exe |
| File version: | 14, 0, 0, 12 |
| Size: | 1.05 MB (1,100,616 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AVG Technologies |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, March 30, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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...
Behaviors
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"
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
22.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
2.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
2.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.00% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 44.50% of VProtect Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
18.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.34% |
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| Toshiba |
16.18% |
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| Dell |
16.18% |
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| ASUS |
6.94% |
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| Compaq |
6.94% |
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| Sony |
5.78% |
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| Intel |
4.62% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.89% |
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| Alienware |
1.16% |
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| Lenovo |
1.16% |
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| Sahara |
1.16% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.16% |
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