What is PC Performer Manager?

PC Performer Manager is software application developed by Performersoft Inc. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 79.49% of installations running this operating system. PC Performer Manager's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 4 files.

PC Performer Manager is most popular in the United States with 47.83% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, PC Performer Manager is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About PC Performer Manager?

The PC Performer Manager includes a range of registry optimization products designed to improve the performance of PCs.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in PC Performer Manager.

protector.dll (MD5: d1923e1e6a0f21a270a4db562a26eb44) has been flagged by 23 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
AhnLab-V3	2013.12.13.00	Adware/Win32.Agent
Avira AntiVir	7.11.119.128	APPL/BProtector.Gen
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Clam AntiVirus	0.97.3	Win.Adware.BProtector
Comodo Security	17429	Application.Win32.bProtector.KA
Dr.Web	7.00.6.10310	Adware.BGuard.47
ESET-NOD32	9167	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/BProtect
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Application:W32/BProtector.A
G Data	22	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Kaspersky	9.0.0.837	Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.au
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.BProtector
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Adware-Bprotect.a
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.10100	TrojanDropper:Win32/Rotbrow.A
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Sophos	4.95.0	BProtector
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.GoonSquad
Trend Micro	9.740-1012	ADW_BROMNGR
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	ADW_BROMNGR
VIPRE Antivirus	24310	Bprotector (fs)
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.589	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 (B)

bProtect.exe (MD5: b98ef68b1e3dc5ac79a432900947ea2d) has been flagged by 5 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
ESET-NOD32	8438	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
Sophos	4.89.0	BProtector
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	ADW_BROMNGR
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	ADW_BROMNGR
VIPRE Antivirus	18630	Bprotector (fs)

pcpmngr.dll (MD5: d7abb9cdf43b267ee605143b946a613b) has been flagged by 11 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Dr.Web		Adware.BGuard.10
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.589	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32	8723	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
G Data	22	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Sophos	4.91.0	BProtector
Symantec	20131.1.0.101	WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.RCBH1LS
VIPRE Antivirus	20838	Bprotector (fs)
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	ADW_BROMNGR

pcpmngr.exe (MD5: 07b19acae32c01d545e253fde99600dc) has been flagged by 23 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0146	Adware.BGuard.2
ESET-NOD32	7.8063	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.146	TROJ_GEN.RCBH1KL
VIPRE Antivirus	15790	Bprotector (fs)
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
AhnLab-V3	2013.12.13.00	Adware/Win32.Agent
Avira AntiVir	7.11.119.128	APPL/BProtector.Gen
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Clam AntiVirus	0.97.3	Win.Adware.BProtector
Comodo Security	17429	Application.Win32.bProtector.KA
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/BProtect
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Application:W32/BProtector.A
G Data	22	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Kaspersky	9.0.0.837	Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.au
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.BProtector
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Adware-Bprotect.a
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.10100	TrojanDropper:Win32/Rotbrow.A
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Sophos	4.95.0	BProtector
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.GoonSquad
Trend Micro	9.740-1012	ADW_BROMNGR
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.589	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 (B)

Software Behaviors

Services:

pcpmngr.exe runs as a service named 'Video Performer Manager' (Video Performer Manager).
bProtect.exe runs as a service named 'Browser Manager' (Browser Manager).

Firewall:

pcpmngr.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\ProgramData\BrowserDefender\2.6.1519.190\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\BrowserDefender.exe'.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.pcperformer.com

Support:

–

Installation path:

C:\ProgramData\PC Performer Manager

Uninstaller:

"C:\ProgramData\PC Performer Manager\2.5.945.13\{fc772784-ef6f-4718-83f3-3d6f8a22fa66}\uninstall.exe" /Uninstall /{15D2D75C-9CB2-4efd-BAD7-B9B4CB4BC69

Size:

7.00 MB

Language:

English

PC Performer Manager Executable Details

Primary executable:

pcpmngr.exe

Name:

PC Performer Manager

Path:

C:\ProgramData\PC Performer Manager\pcpmngr.exe

MD5:

07b19acae32c01d545e253fde99600dc

SHA-1:

–

SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

DLL

protector.dll

Adware

d1923e1e6a0f21a270a4db562a26eb44

EXE

bProtect.exe

Malware

b98ef68b1e3dc5ac79a432900947ea2d

DLL

pcpmngr.dll