SProtector

SProtector

Known Adware

by Search Assistant SProtector

What is SProtector?

SProtector is software application developed by Search Assistant SProtector. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 83.33% of installations running this operating system. SProtector's installer is typically 704.00 KB in size and installs around 4 files. The most common release is 1.62 with 47.37% of all installations currently using this version.

SProtector is most popular in the United States with 16.71% of installations residing in this country.

About SProtector?

SProtector has been identified as being bundled with various adware programs, including ContinueToSave, Search Assistant, JustBrowse, BrowseToSave, EasyLife Search, and AppsAreFun. It has been flagged as 'malware' by multiple antivirus products, with TrendMicro classifying it as TROJ_GEN.RCBH1L8 and ESET identifying it as a variant of Win32/SProtector.A. QuickHeal detects SProtector.dll as Worm.SProtector.A3, while Avast categorizes it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) Win32:SProtector-B [PUP] and DrWeb flags it as Adware.BGuard. The program, particularly the sprotector.dll file, is loaded into Google Chrome and establishes connections to the Internet.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in SProtector.

uninstall.exe (MD5: 5cad4c7916d7e47dbdf05fc4a853e275) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SProtector.B
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Hack.Huigezi.sd.(kcloud)
Rising Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic.14BDB127
Vba32 AntiVirus Backdoor.Hupigon
avast! Win32:Adware-BCA [Adw]
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.BabylonSearch.A
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.GadgetBox.AMN (A)
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
sprotector.dll (MD5: 605ddc5f152cd5dc0c4276d70a62a7d0) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
CAT-QuickHeal Adware.Sprotector.A3
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SProtector.A
Sophos Generic PUA IK
Trend Micro TROJ_SPNR.0BC513
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.0BC513
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Hack.Huigezi.sd.(kcloud)
Rising Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic.14BDB127
Vba32 AntiVirus Backdoor.Hupigon
avast! Win32:Adware-BCA [Adw]
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.BabylonSearch.A
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.GadgetBox.AMN (A)
searchInstaller.exe (MD5: 238dd16a7204cb42704131d492e5db81) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Adware-BCA [Adw]
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.GadgetBox
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.BabylonSearch.A
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.GadgetBox.AMN (A)
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
gadgetBoxTB.dll (MD5: 6f781a30f3168c80d00ba0a199d1cbd9) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.GadgetBox.AMN (A)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.GadgetBox
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1101

Software Details

URL:
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\sprotector
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\SProtector\uninstall.exe" /FULLPATH="C:\Program Files\SProtector"
Size:
704.00 KB
Language:
English

SProtector Executable Details

Primary executable:
sprotector.dll
Name:
SProtector
Path:
C:\Program Files\sprotector\sprotector.dll
MD5:
605ddc5f152cd5dc0c4276d70a62a7d0
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by SProtector
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
5cad4c7916d7e47dbdf05fc4a853e275
DLL
605ddc5f152cd5dc0c4276d70a62a7d0
EXE
238dd16a7204cb42704131d492e5db81
DLL
6f781a30f3168c80d00ba0a199d1cbd9