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protectwindowsmanager.exe

Windows DTools

Cherished Technology Limited

The application protectwindowsmanager.exe by Cherished Technology Limited has been detected as adware by 7 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-54-230-141-208.sfo5.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
DTools LIMITED  (signed by Cherished Technology Limited)

Product:
Windows DTools

Version:
20.0.0.2289

MD5:
42088ef271ca8f06a0c9b14d9f3f63aa

SHA-1:
cce160cf2bfabb16b508d3f8ad22c7f0104c06cb

SHA-256:
174dd119c3fb87e2793f0059701c4bad7af474ed907b6cb873a08afeb2679b76

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 2:21:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3091

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Elex
4.0.3.1562

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.328
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.BH potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.Graftor
15.6.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CherishedTechnology
15.6.2.9

File size:
679.7 KB (695,976 bytes)

Product version:
20.0.0.2289

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2001

Original file name:
Windows DTools.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:
4/20/2015 2:00:37 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 10:35:29 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:
6/2/2015 9:33:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:binBqf0ddR4DrzziQlKoqgBeRR15FRdEaM33QXe8FxxGaAVEBHB8+5Ri4GUF:eQMd+kMaM3KpHzOeW+5M+

Entry address:
0x4256D

Entry point:
E8, 55, 0B, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 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, 74, 4A, 49, 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, 20, 0B, 49, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, 4A, 49, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8...
 
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Entropy:
6.2537

Code size:
475 KB (486,400 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 7d.a0.a86c.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (108.168.160.125:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-141-208.sfo5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.141.208:80)

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

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