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protectwindowsmanager.exe

DTools

Cherished Technology Limited

The application protectwindowsmanager.exe by Cherished Technology Limited has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “WindowsMangerProtect Service”. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-52-84-33-104.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
DTools LIMITED  (signed by Cherished Technology Limited)

Product:
DTools

Version:
20.0.0.2292

MD5:
ac8776d69312891773bceb821dea1f2d

SHA-1:
129d66231ccf584973bd02a33dbc24bb79130c00

SHA-256:
4384110e375508328296ed70fff6dbd530e8e31d8c53912f444202948d145729

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 1:15:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/ELEX.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3039

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Elex
4.0.3.15723

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.328
9.0.1.0204

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.BH potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11983

G Data
Win32.Adware.Graftor
15.7.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WProtectManager.A
v2015.07.23.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CherishedTechnology (M)
15.7.23.13

File size:
425.7 KB (435,880 bytes)

Product version:
20.0.0.2292

Copyright:
Copyright (C) DTools by 2001

Original file name:
DTools.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\8winmanpro8\protectwindowsmanager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cherished Technology Limited

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/20/2015 9:00:37 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 5:35:29 AM

Subject:
CN=Cherished Technology Limited, O=Cherished Technology Limited, L=香港, S=香港, C=HK

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

Serial number:
1121273D65852CB14B6458650549E3C3366D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/22/2015 4:40:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:S+2u2S+4unjhXmRJSEd+q96KX9Lg7b6bTFGIrx/tm/ju4dtxzze6W:5t+sJSEUTrb63X/tmLuatVq6W

Entry address:
0x1321F

Entry point:
E8, 43, E8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 60, 9A, 45, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, E0, 5A, 45, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 60, 9A, 45, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00...
 
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Code size:
268.5 KB (274,944 bytes)

Service
Display name:
WindowsMangerProtect Service

Service name:
WindowsMangerProtect

Description:
WindowsMangerProtect service

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
SchedulerGroup


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c1.2f.6132.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (50.97.47.193:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 7d.a0.a86c.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (108.168.160.125:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a9.a2.a86c.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (108.168.162.169:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-232.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.232:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-33-104.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.33.104:80)

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