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vprot.exe
VProtect Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)
Version: | 15, 2, 0, 5 |
MD5: | b7a99c2f89380ec7a2c07d5190deb228 |
SHA1: | 74a28ada96bdfbb8c8f257f25690a222b24a9c23 |
SHA256: | 2c9acd74c49c0f307d53526f976f0fc33c3a38aeeb240daeb5c3383815857ccd |
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 Security Toolbar published by AVG Technologies, AVG Security Toolbar from AVG Technologies and AVG Security Toolbar by AVG Technologies. The file is digitally signed by AVG Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | vprot.exe |
Publisher: | AVG Secure Search |
Product name: | VProtect Application |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe |
Original name: | VProtect.exe |
File version: | 15, 2, 0, 5 |
Size: | 1.17 MB (1,226,928 bytes) |
Build date: | 5/2/2013 1:26 PM |
Certificate |
Issued to: | AVG Technologies |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
The AVG Security 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.
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"
Network connections
[TCP] 82.178.158.27:80
[TCP] 195.8.11.146:80
[TCP] 80-239-230-162.customer.teliacarrier.com (80.239.230.162:80)
[TCP] 79.140.81.113:80
[TCP] 77.67.11.34:80
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00585794% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00228196% | |
User CPU: | 0.00357597% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 586,358,372 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 4,842,522/sec | |
Context switches: | 30/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 12.71 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 18.3 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 8.94 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 12.71 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 112.1 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 125.57 MB | |
Working set: | 13.86 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 24.65 MB | |
Page faults: | 778,773/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 4.68 KB/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 2/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 3.81 KB/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 14/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 466 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 103/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 12 | |
Handles: | 266 | |
GUI GDI count: | 11 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 14 | |
GUI USER count: | 14 | |
GUI USER peak: | 17 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
vprot.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.13779165% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.10292778% | |
User CPU: | 0.03486387% | |
CPU cycles: | 6,384,122/sec | |
Context switches: | 6/sec | |
Memory: | 1.18 MB | |
ntdll.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.06774317% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
User CPU: | 0.06774317% | |
CPU cycles: | 19,931/sec | |
Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.84% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.95% |
|
Windows 8 |
13.16% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
10.53% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
5.26% |
|
Microsoft Windows XP |
5.26% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 31.58% of VProtect Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
25.49% |
|
Dell |
23.53% |
|
ASUS |
19.61% |
|
Acer |
11.76% |
|
Sony |
7.84% |
|
Toshiba |
7.84% |
|
Samsung |
3.92% |
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