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Web Protector

Posted: April 6, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 6,749
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 35,911
First Seen: April 6, 2015
Last Seen: March 8, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Web Protector is an adware program that may commonly be installed through downloading freeware apps from the internet. Upon installing random freeware, Web Protector may be automatically loading where it will run in the background and cause random pop-ups to appear attempting to offer various services. The Web Protector services may not fulfil what they initially offer. Instead, Web Protector is more of an annoyance than something to assist you with protection of your web browser and computer. It is best that Web Protector be detected and automatically removed with an updated antimalware tool.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



Webprotector.dll File name: Webprotector.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{CCC7B150-1D8C-11E3-B2AD-F3EF3D58318D}SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{CCC7B150-1D8C-11E3-B2AD-F3EF3D58318D}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{CCC7B151-1D8C-11E3-B2AD-F3EF3D58318D}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{CCC7B151-1D8C-11E3-B2AD-F3EF3D58318D}SOFTWARE\WebProtectorSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars\{CCC7B151-1D8C-11E3-B2AD-F3EF3D58318D}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\WebProtectorHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}WebProtector

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\WebProtector%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\WebProtector%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\WebProtector

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