protectservice.exe

XTab

Giner Tech Inc

The application protectservice.exe by Giner Tech Inc has been detected as adware by 14 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:
e12a0003b8ea66e51c1c298537661cab

SHA-1:
de14ffc01dddd9213bc55375275fe2a64a35d414

SHA-256:
883214eb706a510a3f8599421a7d0c3f0abd771e3664bd08d4c098393c5e93af

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 9:01:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchProtect
2015.06.16

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ELEX
4.0.3.15616

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.444
9.0.1.0167

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.EE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11794

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.205.16253

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.XTab.A
v2015.06.16.05

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.16.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Thinknice.GinerTech
15.6.16.17

Sophos
SearchProtect
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.SearchProtect
41178

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SubTab.Win32.8
2.0.0.2226

File size:
122.1 KB (125,056 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\miuitab\protectservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/12/2015 4:16:50 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 - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121FB793B677F1D12C7BCC7B71B945F3810

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2015 4:10:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:X+3UUwNrWgqrD3bZkplN/5XeCEP0CpIhBfxHzoBRyu8Brjn:X60NWgcONxXnEP06IhBfxHUBRyb9n

Entry address:
0x11620

Entry point:
E8, 8C, 03, 00, 00, E9, 4C, FE, FF, FF, FF, 25, 3C, 43, 41, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, E8, 61, 41, 00, E8, 54, 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, 55, 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:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

Service
Display name:
IHProtect Service

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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