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protectwindowsmanager.exe

Windows SysTool Service

Cherished Technology Limited

The application protectwindowsmanager.exe by Cherished Technology Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
SysTool PasSame LIMITED  (signed by Cherished Technology Limited)

Product:
Windows SysTool Service

Version:
20.0.0.1953

MD5:
63835f303f23149f5a70945b0c1f4d3c

SHA-1:
656e994d442e2a9630dd8432344dd4db3717901c

SHA-256:
289052912b308d61ea2f00a2e9a292bc880ba3d493147b76c4a06ea1047a7efd

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:
2/25/2025 12:09:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Cherishe (M)
16.5.25.7

File size:
482.1 KB (493,712 bytes)

Product version:
20.0.0.1953

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
Windows SysTool.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\windowsmangerprotect\protectwindowsmanager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cherished Technology Limited

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/28/2015 9:10:34 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 9:05:29 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:
1121672837E6450CEC951EE141C34F9F8DC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/2/2015 9:13:12 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:uX7Ju/fr7DssbcyqePnv1f+OZz/rYX8fZWZxTg7YE+6NxnyDUILtT2B8yWLp+V:G7JKrkwbv1GOZzy8fZWYxNtyDUatZLc

Entry address:
0x1D26D

Entry point:
E8, 3F, EB, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 14, 8B, 4D, 08, 56, 85, D2, 75, 0D, 85, C9, 75, 0D, 39, 4D, 0C, 75, 21, 33, C0, EB, 2E, 85, C9, 74, 19, 8B, 45, 0C, 85, C0, 74, 12, 85, D2, 75, 04, 88, 11, EB, E9, 8B, 75, 10, 85, F6, 75, 17, C6, 01, 00, E8, AD, 06, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 47, 72, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 53, 57, 8B, D9, 8B, F8, 83, FA, FF, 75, 11, 2B, DE, 8A, 06, 88, 04, 33, 46, 84, C0, 74, 1D, 4F, 75, F3, EB, 18, 2B, F1, 8A, 04, 1E, 88, 03, 43, 84, C0, 74, 06, 4F, 74...
 
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Entropy:
6.1148

Code size:
318 KB (325,632 bytes)

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