protectservice.exe

XTab

Giner Tech Inc

The application protectservice.exe by Giner Tech Inc has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “IHProtect Service”. This particular feature is designed to hijack the browser in an attempt to prevent other resources from modify the browser's search and home pages.
Publisher:
XTab system  (signed by Giner Tech Inc)

Product:
XTab

Description:
ProtectSvc.exe

Version:
4.0.1.2072

MD5:
76906cfc26e951aa6093f9e1fe66bc4b

SHA-1:
bb6d24a4ed8996671acfc0806b50a1e5cf96c0b3

SHA-256:
f76e42a18fa76040b3a8efa28a3474ba4595dea1030c27acbb30b12a0937a5cf

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:52:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SearchProtect.W
5636750

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchProtect
2015.04.15

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SearchProtect.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3138

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ELEX
4.0.3.15415

Bitdefender
Adware.SearchProtect.W
1.0.20.525

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.266
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SearchProtect.W
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.BM potentially unwanted
9.11475

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Elex
7/17/2015

F-Prot
W32/SearchProtect.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SearchProtect.W
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.SearchProtect
15.4.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15600

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.XTab.A
v2015.04.15.12

McAfee
Artemis!E98C5CFA4051
5600.6702

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SearchProtect.W
16.0.0.315

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SearchProtect.dpvtwk
0.30.16.1110

nProtect
Adware.SearchProtect.W
15.04.15.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Thinknice.GinerTech
15.4.15.11

Sophos
Generic PUA KF
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0402
7.2.198

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SearchProtect
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38994

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SearchProtect.Win32.20
2.0.0.2139

File size:
155.1 KB (158,816 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.1.2072

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
ProtectSvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Chinese

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/24/2015 9:40:38 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 5:23:38 AM

Subject:
CN=Giner Tech Inc, O=Giner Tech Inc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
112167537F02B71858D5AA3FC5D6CBB4265C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2015 1:23:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ZUBSk9KzH+b1qXoa9tAy+B9KCGWm0GxIH1LCD4xeyLm:ZUBSjXoa7+BACGW5Gxk5CDxWm

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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Code size:
103.5 KB (105,984 bytes)

Service
Display name:
IHProtect Service

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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