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WinzipMalwareProtector.exe
WinZip Malware Protector by WinZip Computing (Signed)
| Version: | 2.1.1000.10740 |
| MD5: | 04302e75f690218d75a73774e033f8c3 |
| SHA1: | 2885aa8366e6d69928b129af799e2c45c227f60b |
Overview
winzipmalwareprotector.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This is typically installed with the program WinZip Malware Protector published by WinZip Computing, S.L. and is most likely removed by most users once installed (72% removed). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by WinZip Computing which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).
Details
| File name: | winzipmalwareprotector.exe |
| Publisher: | Nico Mak Computing |
| Product name: | WinZip Malware Protector |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\winzip malware protector\winzipmalwareprotector.exe |
| File version: | 2.1.1000.10740 |
| Size: | 6.09 MB (6,390,136 bytes) |
| Build date: | 3/19/2013 5:42 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | WinZip Computing |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, April 13, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“Stop spyware in its tracks with WinZip Malware Protector, the software that safeguards your PC, files, passwords and personal information. WinZip Malware Protector detects and removes spyware, malware, worms and other malicious programs, automatically. Protect your PC, your work and your personal information from spyware, malware and other malicious programs. Rest easy as WinZip Malware Protector monitors your system for you, detecting ...”
Behaviors
Scheduled task
- The job 'WinZip Malware Protector_startup' runs on logon in the path '\WinZip Malware Protector_startup'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00021218% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004889% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00016328% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,746,213 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 111.14 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 449.92 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.26 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 111.14 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 533.95 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 968.62 MB | |
| Working set: | 6.21 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 451.84 MB | |
| Page faults: | 6,197,041/min | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 57 | |
| Handles: | 1058 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 95 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 99 | |
| GUI USER count: | 149 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 160 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| WinZipMalwareProtector.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.06983000% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00290486% | |
| User CPU: | 0.06692514% | |
| CPU cycles: | 5,153,556/sec | |
| Context switches: | 34/sec | |
| Memory: | 6.11 MB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00771603% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00288274% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00483329% | |
| CPU cycles: | 163,608/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00204369% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005756% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00198613% | |
| CPU cycles: | 154,536/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
100.00% |
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Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
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