protectservice.exe

XTab

Taiwan Shui Mu Chih Ching Technology Limited

The application protectservice.exe by Taiwan Shui Mu Chih Ching Technology Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “IHProtect Service”.
Publisher:
XTab system  (signed by Taiwan Shui Mu Chih Ching Technology Limited)

Product:
XTab

Description:
ProtectSvc.exe

Version:
4.0.1.1716

MD5:
b32a88b91e59bfb553a9bebf78a1e567

SHA-1:
76e5973e385d6448850cd5e58d58e592da439c14

SHA-256:
cde1d980f85f9ece745a06dde3e4616f2e7232d9086fa6e4c984bb65d9746f2c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 7:59:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Thinknice.TaiwanSh (M)
16.8.26.18

File size:
155.2 KB (158,896 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.1.1716

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
ProtectSvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Chinese (Simplified, PRC)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\xtab\protectservice.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/15/2015 12:06:14 PM

Valid to:
2/25/2015 2:45:36 PM

Subject:
CN=Taiwan Shui Mu Chih Ching Technology Limited, O=Taiwan Shui Mu Chih Ching Technology Limited, L=New Taipei City, S=Taiwan, C=TW

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

Serial number:
11214791C542722D5C418927DCC4A64E75B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/15/2015 11:48:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:pUBSk9KzH+b1qXoa9tAy+B9KCGWm0GxIr1DCD4xeEV:pUBSjXoa7+BACGW5GxQZCDx6

Entry address:
0x18D5A

Entry point:
E8, C2, 03, 00, 00, E9, 4C, FE, FF, FF, FF, 25, 44, B3, 41, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 00, D3, 41, 00, E8, 5A, 01, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, C3, 8B, 7D, 10, 0F, AF, C7, 8B, 75, 08, 03, F0, 89, 75, 08, 83, 65, FC, 00, 4F, 89, 7D, 10, 78, 0C, 2B, F3, 89, 75, 08, 8B, CE, FF, 55, 14, EB, EE, 33, C0, 40, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 14, 00, 00, 00, E8, 5B, 01, 00, 00, C2, 10, 00, 8B, 7D, 10, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 45, E4, 85, C0, 75, 0B, FF, 75, 14, 57, 53, 56, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.2517

Code size:
103.5 KB (105,984 bytes)

Service
Display name:
IHProtect Service

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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