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45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

18.1.7.644 0.85%
18.1.7.598 0.28%
18.0.5.292 0.28%
17.3.1.204 0.28%
17.1.2.1 0.28%
17.1.2.1 0.57%
17.1.0.27 0.28%
15.5.0.2 0.85%
15.4.0.5 0.28%
15.4.0.5 0.85%
15.3.0.11 3.69%
15.3.0.11 2.56%
15, 0, 0, 2 1.14%
14, 2, 0, 1 23.30%
14, 2, 0, 1 4.26%
14, 1, 0, 10 3.69%
14, 0, 3, 14 0.28%
14, 0, 2, 14 5.97%
14, 0, 2, 10 0.28%
14, 0, 0, 13 0.28%
14, 0, 0, 12 0.85%
14, 0, 0, 12 0.28%
13, 3, 0, 17 7.95%
13, 2, 0, 5 31.53%
13, 2, 0, 4 4.26%
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vprot.exe

VProtect Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove vprot.exe
Version:   17.1.2.1
MD5:   2e068599fcf51b3f4640458950a069fc
SHA1:   f74bd38418743b2370cf499aebf74054193c94c6

What is vprot.exe?

The AVG Security Toolbar is a tool which works together with the LinkScanner component and checks search results of the supported Internet search engines (Yahoo!, Google, Yandex, Bing, Baidu). If you select to install the toolbar during the installation of AVG Free, it will be added into your Internet Explorer. AVG Security Toolbar contains also a Yahoo! search box, which is an integral part of the toolbar and can not be removed separately.

About vprot.exe (from AVG Technologies)

The AVG Security Toolbar is powered by our unique LinkScanner® technology, keeping you protected from threats that can be hidden on any type of website. These threats rarely stick around for more than

DetailsDetails

File name:vprot.exe
Product name:VProtect Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe
Original name:VProtect.exe
File version:17.1.2.1
Size:2.31 MB (2,420,248 bytes)
Build date:11/4/2013 2:41 PM
Certificate
Issued to:AVG Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, March 30, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
AVG Technologies
  51% remove
The AVG Security Toolbar is included in AVG Technologies’s family of security software, as a standalone program, and as a third party bundles. AVG Security Toolbar incluedes a link scanner that displays security information about websites. The toolbar offers search, weather information, a link to a speedtest and other features that are not really related to security.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'vProt' → "C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe"
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00160511%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00132869%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00027642%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:293,937 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:370,942/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:27.27 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):38.42 MB
Private (minimum):292 KB
Non-paged memory:27.27 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:151.72 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):176.64 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.23 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):44.68 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:873,454/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:287 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.24 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:17 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:271
600
GUI GDI count:15
103
GUI GDI peak:16
142
GUI USER count:17
49
GUI USER peak:19
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe"
Owner:User

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
vprot.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.51496982%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.30152362%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.21344620%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:9,642,854/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:2.32 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00009730%
Kernel CPU:0.00009730%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,243/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 22.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 5.50%
Windows 7 Professional 5.00%
Windows 8 Pro 5.00%
Windows 8 3.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows Vista Business 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 44.50% of VProtect Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 18.50%
Hewlett-Packard 17.34%
Toshiba 16.18%
Dell 16.18%
ASUS 6.94%
Compaq 6.94%
Sony 5.78%
Intel 4.62%
American Megatrends 2.89%
Alienware 1.16%
Lenovo 1.16%
Sahara 1.16%
GIGABYTE 1.16%
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