vprot.exe
VProtect Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)
Overview
There are 3 versions of vprot.exe in the wild, the latest version being 15, 2, 0, 8. vprot.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 1.18 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to AVG Technologies by VeriSign. Numerous variations of vprot.exe have been installed with both AVG SafeGuard toolbar and AVG Security Toolbar. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0077% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 11.93 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 19.22 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 9.76 KB per minute for reads and 3.95 KB per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | vprot.exe |
| Publisher: | AVG Secure Search |
| Product name: | VProtect Application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe |
| Original name: | VProtect.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AVG Technologies |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of VProtect Application.)
The AVG SafeGuard 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 displ...
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 displa...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of vprot.exe, select a unique version for details.)
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"
All file variations of vprot.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.84% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.95% |
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| Windows 8 |
13.16% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
10.53% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.26% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.26% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 31.58% of VProtect Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.49% |
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| Dell |
23.53% |
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| ASUS |
19.61% |
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| Acer |
11.76% |
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| Sony |
7.84% |
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| Toshiba |
7.84% |
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| Samsung |
3.92% |
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