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wprotectmanager.exe

wmp control

Cherished Technology Limited

The application wprotectmanager.exe by Cherished Technology Limited has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Wpm Service”. While running, it connects to the Internet address 50.22.198.68-static.reverse.softlayer.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Cherished Technololgy LIMITED  (signed by Cherished Technology Limited)

Product:
wmp control

Description:
WPM Service

Version:
17.8.0.3159

MD5:
e9986e9adb8d65b6ca30d80103f1f53c

SHA-1:
0c9a08b5add21d4140312b82fb77da525540781f

SHA-256:
2e5d419ded7039880df79d204f68a7fbe3afd770d3552537cf40739efd1c661a

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 1:44:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WpManager.A
v2013.12.06.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.CherishedTechnologyLimited.P
14.3.1.3

File size:
488.1 KB (499,856 bytes)

Product version:
17.8.0.3159

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
wpm.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\wpm\wprotectmanager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cherished Technology Limited

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/30/2013 9:56:37 AM

Valid to:
10/31/2014 9:56:37 AM

Subject:
CN=Cherished Technology Limited, O=Cherished Technology Limited, L=HongKong, S=HongKong, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11210CA3D3C040F38E7317C765ABB45E0BCB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/2/2013 3:20:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:n818sEHlFSKOwX6B7AKdEDB5mo8rsutolMR:n+8sEFQBsy1g56sutMMR

Entry address:
0x1F2A4

Entry point:
E8, AB, D5, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EA, 83, E8, 04, 72, 12, 57, 8B, FB, C1, E3, 08, 03, DF, 8B, FB, C1, E3, 10, 03, DF, EB, 1B, 5F, 83, C0, 04, 74, 0E, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 40, 83, E8, 01, 75, F2, 5B, C3, 83, E8, 04, 72, E5, 8B, 0A, 33, CB, BF, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, F9, 83, F1, FF, 33, CF, 83, C2...
 
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Code size:
324 KB (331,776 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Wpm Service

Service name:
Wpm

Description:
Wpm service

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 50.22.198.68-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (50.22.198.68:80)

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