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wpm.exe

WindowsProtectManger control

Cherished Technology Limited

The application wpm.exe, “WindowsProtectManger Service” 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Fuyu LIMITED  (signed by Cherished Technology Limited)

Product:
WindowsProtectManger control

Description:
WindowsProtectManger Service

Version:
20.0.0.1270

MD5:
9bc122397337641959f887cc48bb706e

SHA-1:
c9f053f76c4354de60dd39559d7bf2bbbc16e391

SHA-256:
4906589c246545a074d9c49fb23ca2637f80e5936dcc112ae65955d31b326d90

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 12:17:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CherishedTechnology (M)
16.3.5.21

File size:
478.1 KB (489,616 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 States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\fb62a2d138714b52b0b1347d18a2fb43\wpm\wpm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cherished Technology Limited

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/20/2014 1:35:29 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 1:35:29 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:
112111C895265DC370EA5D6D50E46DE29C46

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2014 12:30:54 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZvbCqTwvwCx8sdNZXeICNGzzOpUZSd/hquMvWo:Zv+qTOJ8aZXdqGzUgSaVvWo

Entry address:
0x1C9E5

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, B0, 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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Code size:
312.5 KB (320,000 bytes)

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