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Thinknice Co., Limited

The application protectservice.exe by Thinknice Co., Limited has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. 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 Thinknice Co., Limited)

Product:
XTab

Description:
ProtectSvc.exe

Version:
6.6.2.2770

MD5:
6d9901ef86bc869d7d5af8b2f687106a

SHA-1:
d2dcdbb743e85c9798e44000657dd903272e5f86

SHA-256:
966fd7c6d4a7d851e899ce819424f6f0301c457e8deda67ef14312c189bc54b2

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 1:46:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Virut.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Vitro
2014.9-151019

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7062

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
8.15.10.19.02

F-Secure
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
11.2015-19-10_2

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen
15.8.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.XTab.A
v2015.08.20.08

McAfee
Virus.W32/Virut.n.gen
5600.6608

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.207.2827.0

Norman
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
11.20151019

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.20.08

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.10.18.22

Sophos
Virus 'W32/Scribble-B'
5.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4739697
43798

File size:
126.6 KB (129,688 bytes)

Product version:
6.6.2.2770

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
ProtectSvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Chinese

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Thinknice Co., Limited

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/19/2015 10:42:30 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 7:26:52 AM

Subject:
CN="Thinknice Co., Limited", O="Thinknice Co., Limited", L=香港, S=香港, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11214C4844480632D72985DD9135BD0E276D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2015 1:36:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:+zKheVY9+ZJcqslGLPyAY9ze/L4P6R0kEf3XJCrivxHHwAHB96s:+Occ64l5J20k03XIrivxHQGD

Entry address:
0x11C9E

Entry point:
E8, 8E, 03, 00, 00, E9, 4C, FE, FF, FF, FF, 25, A0, 42, 41, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 08, 60, 41, 00, E8, 56, 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, 57, 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:
74.5 KB (76,288 bytes)

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