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vprot.exe

InfoSpace

The application vprot.exe by InfoSpace has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
InfoSpace  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5a1d07f59392890b4dc39f89bae1b150

SHA-1:
161210c3e2f281f4030516e7f1ae4651dc3d68fa

SHA-256:
e1688e7fa803b6d4b5de8d1d999ce4cda3c2401b332d3129ad401b16b1a42380

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/24/2024 1:06:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoSpace (M)
16.10.20.22

File size:
11.9 MB (12,467,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\progfiles\avg nation toolbar\vprot.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InfoSpace

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/16/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/18/2014 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=InfoSpace, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=Systems, O=InfoSpace, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4FA97FCF31526C9CF6D4D2149CA247DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/29/2013 11:58:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:u6KkE/IBs7Twj8EwyIPuoVW9eaFnG8NTW0+TTID0Mc+bZuU4GrXO:mk2ys7Twj8EwyIU9eknG8TW01D0h+bQ

Entry address:
0x1616E7

Entry point:
E8, 22, CA, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 46, 0B, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 28, 63, 62, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 99, CA, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 8D, 45, F8, 50, FF, 15, 88, C1, 5A, 00, 8B, 45, F8, 8B, 4D, FC, 6A, 00, 05, 00, 80, C1, 2A, 68, 80, 96, 98, 00, 81, D1, 21, 4E, 62, FE, 51, 50, E8, 75, CB, 00, 00, 83, FA, 07, 7C, 0E, 7F, 07, 3D, FF, 6F, 40, 93, 76, 05, 83, C8, FF, 8B, D0, 8B, 4D, 08, 85, C9, 74, 05, 89, 01, 89, 51, 04, C9, C3, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, DC, C9, 5A, 00, E8, AE...
 
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Entropy:
1.7433

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,748,992 bytes)

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