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ppsvc.exe

PP Client Service

Phrase Professor

The application ppsvc.exe by Phrase Professor has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “PP 1.10.0.21 Client Service”.
Publisher:
PhraseProfessor  (signed by Phrase Professor)

Product:
PP Client Service

Version:
1.10.0.21

MD5:
68df41ddab5ee81355f55cb5962a763d

SHA-1:
b51c38e952a09db40e55302f26470da6e1e67e4d

SHA-256:
7a81a34e9a6d5c354ba4de49d9d1f464e2a83e9d66245565f28cbd3db16b786b

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 4:55:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Patched.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Xpirat
2014.9-150810

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.1136
9.0.1.0212

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Expiro.Gen
8.15.08.10.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Vitruvian (variant)
9.12022

F-Prot
W32/Expiro.BG
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
11.2015-10-08_2

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of wssvc.exe
2015.9.5.4

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian
14.0.0.1652

McAfee
Virus.W32/Expiro.gen.p
5600.6677

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.203.1482.0

Norman
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
11.20150810

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.8.10.14

Sophos
Virus 'W32/Expiro-S'
5.15

VIPRE Antivirus
InfoAtoms
42480

File size:
293.1 KB (300,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.21

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
ppsvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\phraseprofessor_1.10.0.21\service\ppsvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Phrase Professor

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 3:12:16 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2017 3:12:16 PM

Subject:
E=support@phraseprofessor.com, CN=Phrase Professor, O=Phrase Professor, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11212ECCBE8A08CD220DFDB8DF22D0081744

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/28/2015 2:47:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:xqXg3VSYExTRTg5lKUCf6Zsms+lvhGS55hmaFRYdGVpcpVi6pnWXH+tnzF8zTBfA:xqw3VSUwmJ7YdVjJWXH8B8zTBka0iFdS

Entry address:
0x253E5

Entry point:
E8, B8, 64, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 10, 57, 33, FF, 85, DB, 75, 14, E8, 1C, 1F, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 6A, 39, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 73, 56, 68, BC, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 44, 3B, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 59, 59, 85, F6, 74, 49, E8, C8, 30, 00, 00, FF, 70, 6C, 56, E8, 46, 31, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 14, 83, 4E, 04, FF, 89, 46, 58, 8B, 45, 1C, 59, 59, 89, 5E, 54, 85, C0, 75, 03, 8D, 45, 10, 50, FF, 75, 18, 56, 68, 4F, 55, 42, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 48, 31, 43, 00, 85, C0...
 
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Entropy:
6.3203

Code size:
198.5 KB (203,264 bytes)

Service
Display name:
PP 1.10.0.21 Client Service

Service name:
ppsvc_1.10.0.21

Description:
This service enables PP 1.10.0.21 on HTTP websites

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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