Content Protector Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking:	5,547
Threat Level:	20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers:	26,431

First Seen:	April 6, 2016
Last Seen:	October 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Content Protector software that you might see listed on your 'Programs and Features' panel should not raise concerns if it is written by K. Tough and provides your WordPress-powered site with content protection. Otherwise, there is an adware dubbed Content Protector that does not feature a digital certificate and might have entered your PC via free software installers. The Content Protector adware may be offered on Contentprotector.org as a suite of security layers for your browser. You should note that the fake version of Content Protector is not part of global Web security initiatives like Google Safe Browsing and Mozilla Phishing Protection. Therefore, you may not benefit from the latest security updates found in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox as well as Internet Explorer. The Content Protector adware may be used by its developers to generate pay-per-click revenue, redirect you to harmful domains, and welcome you to install riskware like DProtect and the Fast Media Converter.

The adware-powered Content Protector program may be published by Artex management S.A., which is behind the Content Defender software. The Content Protector adware may bring up a notification that it requires access to your social media profiles to protect your privacy. You should not be fooled by Content Protector and block its notifications via the Extension Manager. Security investigators remind that the Content Protector adware may operate as a portable program and install several modules to monitor the Meta tags of Web pages you load and deliver related advertising content. The ads by Content Protector may include links to untrusted online e-commerce portals and feature corrupted content. It is not wise to shop at online stores that are connected to the Content Protector adware because you might lose your money and be denied a full or partial refund. The Content Protector adware may hide its files on your hard drive by making modifications to your Windows Registry, and you should install a renowned anti-malware suite to delete it safely.

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File System Details

Content Protector Ads may create the following file(s):

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#	File Name	MD5	Detections Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
1.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	751834af2ee6645ca7724d94b02f6c27	2,304
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: 751834af2ee6645ca7724d94b02f6c27 Size: 258.3 KB (258304 bytes) Detections: 2,304 Type: Executable File Path: %SystemDrive%\Program Files\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: November 17, 2020
2.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	3d6795d4a89563421818c144f9de5e13	1,406
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: 3d6795d4a89563421818c144f9de5e13 Size: 225.53 KB (225536 bytes) Detections: 1,406 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 16, 2019
3.	ContentProtector.exe	ef3b097c232b5060415e06df33b6e22e	1,296
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: ef3b097c232b5060415e06df33b6e22e Size: 553.72 KB (553728 bytes) Detections: 1,296 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 16, 2019
4.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe.vir	366513201c962dbf8c8b6c13c9a0398f	546
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe.vir MD5: 366513201c962dbf8c8b6c13c9a0398f Size: 258.28 KB (258280 bytes) Detections: 546 Path: C:\AdwCleaner\FileQuarantine\C\Program Files\ContentProtector\ContentProtectorUpdate.exe.vir Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 3, 2021
5.	ContentProtector.exe	90f913842d62fa1ec061de92b01c3b54	487
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: 90f913842d62fa1ec061de92b01c3b54 Size: 687.33 KB (687336 bytes) Detections: 487 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Program Files\ContentProtector\ContentProtector.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 3, 2021
6.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	790e532a3102affca2229a40fe23b221	465
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: 790e532a3102affca2229a40fe23b221 Size: 225.51 KB (225512 bytes) Detections: 465 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: August 8, 2018
7.	ContentProtector.exe	43eb303cac2634df789c04fa5ea22469	464
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: 43eb303cac2634df789c04fa5ea22469 Size: 584.93 KB (584936 bytes) Detections: 464 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: August 8, 2018
8.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	95aae5b1302f28f242e36999134db194	224
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: 95aae5b1302f28f242e36999134db194 Size: 257.25 KB (257256 bytes) Detections: 224 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Program Files\ContentProtector\ContentProtectorUpdate.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: October 15, 2023
9.	ContentProtector.exe	ba10acf5bceacadc315f37dcbb1d6ab1	216
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: ba10acf5bceacadc315f37dcbb1d6ab1 Size: 639.72 KB (639720 bytes) Detections: 216 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Program Files\ContentProtector\ContentProtector.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: October 15, 2023
10.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	134e54159a59b0ad5713c1c5271b3f9c	174
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: 134e54159a59b0ad5713c1c5271b3f9c Size: 225 KB (225000 bytes) Detections: 174 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 25, 2018
11.	ContentProtector.exe	301da9c05a4e45de748a0e6192cb0d0a	168
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: 301da9c05a4e45de748a0e6192cb0d0a Size: 532.2 KB (532200 bytes) Detections: 168 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 25, 2018
12.	ContentProtectorDrv.sys	305757feeb115678bd6e8240c83128e3	150
Name: ContentProtectorDrv.sys MD5: 305757feeb115678bd6e8240c83128e3 Size: 56.4 KB (56408 bytes) Detections: 150 Type: System file Path: \??\C:\Windows\system32\drivers Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 18, 2023
13.	ContentProtectorDrv.sys	60975758c5d108d1a79a873655920d4f	106
Name: ContentProtectorDrv.sys MD5: 60975758c5d108d1a79a873655920d4f Size: 48.98 KB (48984 bytes) Detections: 106 Type: System file Path: \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers Group: Malware file Last Updated: October 9, 2018
14.	ContentProtectorDrv.sys	aca1cd5aad97c217c8c7abceb659462a	3
Name: ContentProtectorDrv.sys MD5: aca1cd5aad97c217c8c7abceb659462a Size: 56.38 KB (56384 bytes) Detections: 3 Type: System file Path: %WINDIR%\system32\drivers Group: Malware file Last Updated: August 8, 2018
15.	ContentProtector.exe	5eacff4d0e0f84d8ad46f16e17277c7f	3
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: 5eacff4d0e0f84d8ad46f16e17277c7f Size: 1.14 MB (1142272 bytes) Detections: 3 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
16.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	2cff792f5e88d06d9a032a273131a52e	2
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: 2cff792f5e88d06d9a032a273131a52e Size: 257.79 KB (257792 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
17.	ContentProtector.exe	526b723a75605e2fcb8022103b2caf77	2
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: 526b723a75605e2fcb8022103b2caf77 Size: 584.93 KB (584936 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
18.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	f50983351c40c29c94efca7f93f4b289	2
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: f50983351c40c29c94efca7f93f4b289 Size: 225.51 KB (225512 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
19.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	2af4e002d87441f48986a1ba8bf111f4	2
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: 2af4e002d87441f48986a1ba8bf111f4 Size: 225.53 KB (225536 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
20.	ContentProtector.exe	5ac9e27749ba76ce2c6099b5367383ec	1
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: 5ac9e27749ba76ce2c6099b5367383ec Size: 599.8 KB (599808 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
21.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	7a4d00be76254d071111bd66a82240ff	1
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: 7a4d00be76254d071111bd66a82240ff Size: 225.02 KB (225024 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
22.	ContentProtectorUpdate.exe	2425d004d32c4c0c736f59c77e1a5b1f	1
Name: ContentProtectorUpdate.exe MD5: 2425d004d32c4c0c736f59c77e1a5b1f Size: 258.3 KB (258304 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
23.	ContentProtector.exe	245eeb19a03389bb0d79fa59c203222e	1
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: 245eeb19a03389bb0d79fa59c203222e Size: 654.08 KB (654080 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
24.	ContentProtectorDrv.sys	e0b3605cde04296a410cce9b698c5ec0	1
Name: ContentProtectorDrv.sys MD5: e0b3605cde04296a410cce9b698c5ec0 Size: 58.2 KB (58200 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: System file Path: \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
25.	ContentProtector.exe	4050b0b38c5ada074862265df9f69648	1
Name: ContentProtector.exe MD5: 4050b0b38c5ada074862265df9f69648 Size: 709.37 KB (709376 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016
26.	ContentProtectorDrv.sys	bade78934415c26e6c27ede782cd9f2f	1
Name: ContentProtectorDrv.sys MD5: bade78934415c26e6c27ede782cd9f2f Size: 48.98 KB (48984 bytes) Detections: 1 Type: System file Path: \??\C:\Windows\system32\drivers Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 6, 2016

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Registry Details

Content Protector Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

Regexp file mask

%WinDir%\System32\drivers\ContentProtectorDrv.sys

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}

SOFTWARE\ContentProtector

SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_CONTENTPROTECTORDRV

SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\ContentProtector

SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\ContentProtectorDrv

SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\ContentProtectorUpdate

SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_CONTENTPROTECTORDRV

SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ContentProtector

SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ContentProtectorDrv

SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ContentProtectorUpdate

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}

ContentProtector

Directories

Content Protector Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ContentProtector

%PROGRAMFILES%\ContentProtector

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ContentProtector

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