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protectwindowsmanager.exe

WindowsProtectManger control

Cherished Technology Limited

The application protectwindowsmanager.exe, “WindowsProtectManger Service” by Cherished Technology Limited has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program WindowsMangerProtect20.0.0.502 by Fuyu LIMITED which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Fuyu LIMITED  (signed by Cherished Technology Limited)

Product:
WindowsProtectManger control

Description:
WindowsProtectManger Service

Version:
20.0.0.1270

MD5:
cc93f1f2bfe03c2a662b6e72bbbb9a64

SHA-1:
84616836894b9caca83d683872a132424128d9cb

SHA-256:
1bca2e0988229aeedb45b01bf1e02bed423cb55d10b0dac0cec8ebc8958e57f2

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 1:19:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Elex
4.0.3.141112

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WPM.A
v2014.11.12.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CherishedTechnologyLimited.V
14.11.12.3

File size:
479.1 KB (490,640 bytes)

Product version:
20.0.0.1270

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
WindowsProtectManger.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:
10/19/2014 8:35:29 PM

Valid to:
10/20/2015 8:35:29 PM

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:
112111C895265DC370EA5D6D50E46DE29C46

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/11/2014 10:38:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Fl/m1UOaZaxlc86eo0/iMXCJpiMKUwFByW4:F1KSOlcZP0vXGpiZFByW4

Entry address:
0x1CCC5

Entry point:
E8, 8D, DF, 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, 8F, 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:
6.0837

Code size:
313.5 KB (321,024 bytes)

The file protectwindowsmanager.exe has been discovered within the following program.

WindowsMangerProtect20.0.0.502  by Fuyu LIMITED
Developed by Ma Lin this is a potentially unwanted software program that is typically installed without the user's consent and is billed as a security product but instead bundles additional unwanted software.
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