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

VersionsAdditional versions

18.1.7.644 0.85%
18.1.7.598 0.28%
18.0.5.292 0.28%
17.3.1.204 0.28%
17.1.2.1 0.28%
17.1.2.1 0.57%
17.1.0.27 0.28%
15.5.0.2 0.85%
15.4.0.5 0.28%
15.4.0.5 0.85%
15.3.0.11 3.69%
15.3.0.11 2.56%
15, 0, 0, 2 1.14%
14, 2, 0, 1 23.30%
14, 2, 0, 1 4.26%
14, 1, 0, 10 3.69%
14, 0, 3, 14 0.28%
14, 0, 2, 14 5.97%
14, 0, 2, 10 0.28%
14, 0, 0, 13 0.28%
14, 0, 0, 12 0.85%
14, 0, 0, 12 0.28%
13, 3, 0, 17 7.95%
13, 2, 0, 5 31.53%
13, 2, 0, 4 4.26%
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
GetNamedSecurityInfoW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegFlushKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, OpenProcessToken, GetLengthSid, CryptHashData, CryptDestroyHash, CryptCreateHash, CryptReleaseContext, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptGetHashParam, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, RegCloseKey, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, RegSetKeySecurity, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, GetTokenInformation, RegDeleteValueW, CryptDecrypt, CryptDestroyKey, CryptAcquireContextA, CryptDeriveKey, ConvertStringSidToSidW, LookupAccountSidW, RegLoadKeyW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueW
crypt32.dll
CryptProtectData
gdi32.dll
SelectObject, CreateFontW, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteObject, SetBkMode, SetTextColor, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreateSolidBrush, BitBlt, GetObjectW, CreateCompatibleDC, DeleteDC
kernel32.dll
DllMain, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateThread, GetFileSize, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, GetVersionExW, GetFileAttributesW, CreateFileW, SetLastError, RemoveDirectoryW, FindNextFileW, DeleteFileW, SetFileAttributesW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, CreateProcessW, CreateDirectoryW, FormatMessageW, TerminateProcess, GetEnvironmentVariableA, Process32FirstW, Process32NextW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, CopyFileW, ReadFile, InterlockedDecrement, GetPrivateProfileStringW, WritePrivateProfileStringW, GetFullPathNameW, GetFullPathNameA, CreateFileA, MapViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, SetEndOfFile, QueryPerformanceCounter, InterlockedCompareExchange, UnlockFile, LockFile, GetTickCount, UnlockFileEx, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, FormatMessageA, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetFileAttributesA, FlushFileBuffers, GetTempPathW, LockFileEx, EnterCriticalSection, ResetEvent, LoadLibraryA, CreateFileMappingW, GetDiskFreeSpaceA, GetSystemInfo, GetFileAttributesExW, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTempPathA, GetSystemTime, AreFileApisANSI, DeleteFileA, ReleaseMutex, InterlockedIncrement, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, RaiseException, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, ExitProcess, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetLocaleInfoW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, GetModuleHandleA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, VirtualAlloc, GetTimeZoneInformation, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, GetCurrentThreadId, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, SetEvent, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GetLastError, WideCharToMultiByte, GetModuleHandleW, Sleep, CreateMutexW, OpenMutexW, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeLibrary, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, LocalFree, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentProcess, CloseHandle, OpenProcess, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, lstrlenW, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetStartupInfoA, SetHandleCount, GetCommandLineW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameA, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, CompareStringW, GetCPInfo, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, CompareStringA, RtlUnwind, GetStartupInfoW
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance, OleInitialize, CoGetClassObject, OleSetContainedObject, OleUninitialize
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, UrlEscapeW, UrlUnescapeW, PathFileExistsA
user32.dll
CreateDialogParamW, ShowWindow, SetTimer, KillTimer, GetWindowRect, SystemParametersInfoW, GetDlgItem, SetWindowPos, MoveWindow, BeginPaint, GetClientRect, FillRect, EndPaint, GetDlgCtrlID, GetWindowDC, SendMessageW, ReleaseDC, SetWindowTextW, PostMessageW, EnumChildWindows, FindWindowW, FindWindowExW, wsprintfW, PostQuitMessage, DefWindowProcW, DestroyWindow, RegisterClassExW, LoadIconW, LoadCursorW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, TranslateAcceleratorW, GetMessageW, LoadAcceleratorsW, LoadStringW, GetClassNameW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, IsWindow, EnumWindows, CreateWindowExW, GetSystemMetrics, EndDialog, IsDlgButtonChecked, CheckRadioButton, DialogBoxParamW, PostThreadMessageW, RegisterWindowMessageW, UpdateWindow, DefWindowProcA, CreateWindowExA, GetWindowLongA, RegisterClassExA, SetWindowLongA, LoadBitmapW, ScreenToClient, GetWindowTextW, PtInRect, SetCursor, SetWindowLongW, BringWindowToTop, SetForegroundWindow, IsIconic, GetWindowLongW
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW
wininet.dll
InternetCloseHandle, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetSetOptionW, HttpSendRequestW, InternetConnectW, InternetReadFile, InternetOpenW, HttpOpenRequestW

vprot.exe

VProtect Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove vprot.exe
Version:   15.3.0.11
MD5:   7317f49c8e3eb4ae1271d32a5631bfa1
SHA1:   ea16a203a211129f32f54736b9e5a214734a566a
SHA256:   f78f4c21a7f06af63990d367686788e0a931da18712513f62941709657919a88

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

DetailsDetails

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:15.3.0.11
Size:2.13 MB (2,236,080 bytes)
Build date:6/12/2013 7:53 AM
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

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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"
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'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00588335%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00303125%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00285210%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,650,218 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:529,538/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:24/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:14.44 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):20.58 MB
Private (minimum):11.83 MB
Non-paged memory:14.44 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:99.33 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):116.46 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:14.82 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):30.86 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:96,814/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:14.56 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:4/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2.49 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:691 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:31/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:296
600
GUI GDI count:14
103
GUI GDI peak:13
142
GUI USER count:12
49
GUI USER peak:17
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-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)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
vprot.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01529184%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00758934%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00770250%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,078,565/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:7/sec
79/sec
Memory:2.14 MB
1.16 MB
log4cplusu.dll
Total CPU:0.00017819%
Kernel CPU:0.00010691%
User CPU:0.00007127%
Memory:524 KB

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 33.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 22.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 5.50%
Windows 7 Professional 5.00%
Windows 8 Pro 5.00%
Windows 8 3.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows Vista Business 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 44.50% of VProtect Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 18.50%
Hewlett-Packard 17.34%
Toshiba 16.18%
Dell 16.18%
ASUS 6.94%
Compaq 6.94%
Sony 5.78%
Intel 4.62%
American Megatrends 2.89%
Alienware 1.16%
Lenovo 1.16%
Sahara 1.16%
GIGABYTE 1.16%
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