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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 20 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Wpm Service”. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server.
Publisher:
Cherished Technololgy LIMITED  (signed by Cherished Technology Limited)

Product:
wmp control

Description:
WPM Service

Version:
17.8.0.3393

MD5:
5c82b0f8879eb61c29429de11a1320ee

SHA-1:
f3d5025bdbb1ddcbee07e3a7127b6e974d6d2e4b

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
2/24/2025 9:05:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Agent-ATRV [Trj]
2014.9-160213

AVG
Win32/Zbot.G
2017.0.2834

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.WProtManager
4.0.3.16213

Bkav FE
W32.Tmgrtext.PE
1.3.0.4959

Dr.Web
Adware.Searcher.2630
9.0.1.044

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.AE (variant)
10.9757

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/WProtManager
2/13/2016

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WProtManager
14.0.0.665

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WpManager
v2016.02.13.11

McAfee
Artemis!DA430EAD3112
5600.6490

Norman
Crypt.AWCQ
11.20160213

nProtect
Virus/W32.SpyEye
14.05.07.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.205
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CherishedTechnology (M)
16.2.13.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Mgr.b!1594784
23.00.65.16211

Sophos
WPM Control
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0108
7.2.44

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30066

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
490.1 KB (501,904 bytes)

Product version:
17.8.0.3393

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
wpm.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\wpm\wprotectmanager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cherished Technology Limited

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/30/2013 3:56:37 PM

Valid to:
10/31/2014 3:56:37 PM

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:
2/26/2014 3:20:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8u8suMEqDeSUCojd4Yb1h5G+DNYD0BH7oWSVv8SksnWwrVkXyOn+m692U:8u8cZ6SUCcBh5H57BH71SSsn/rPma2U

Entry address:
0x1F8A4

Entry point:
E8, 8D, D1, 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:
324.5 KB (332,288 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Wpm Service

Service name:
Wpm

Description:
Wpm service

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
SchedulerGroup


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