Shield Plus Privacy Protector
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
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| Popularity Rank: | 4,526 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 7,270 |
| First Seen: | August 17, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | January 15, 2026 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Shield Plus Privacy Protector browser plug-in is advertised to add a customizable layer of security on top of your built-in browser safety measures. The Shield Plus Privacy Protector plug-in can be seen under the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' option of freeware installers and does not have an official website. The 'Plus' in Shield Plus Privacy Protector is used to attract users to install the app and notify them of its advanced functionality. However, you might wish to know that the services of Shield Plus Privacy Protector do not come for free, and you would have to tolerate many ads in your browser if you want its protection. Security investigators classify Shield Plus Privacy Protector as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may not satisfy your needs and use tracking cookies that it is supposed to protect you from. The catch is that the advertisers supporting Shield Plus Privacy Protector will be given a green card to provide you with promotions on pop-up windows and banners. Despite using Shield Plus Privacy Protector, your PC will store DOM storage data that can be accessed by advertisers supporting Shield Plus Privacy Protector. Additionally, Shield Plus Privacy Protector may hyperlink words on web pages to sponsored content and change your default search provider, new tab, and home page settings. Security investigators reveal that the Shield Plus Privacy Protector plug-in is cross-compatible and will affect Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. You may be interested to know that Shield Plus Privacy Protector will not be installed in the Program Files directory that is typically used to store software. It will be loaded in the hidden ProgramData folder and may prove hard for manual removal. Fortunately, you could use the help of a trusted anti-spyware utility to remove all components of the Shield Plus Privacy Protector program.
Table of Contents
Analysis Report
General information
| Family Name: | PUP.Patcher.G |
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| Packers: | UPX |
| Signature status: | No Signature |
Known Samples
Known Samples
This section lists other file samples believed to be associated with this family.|
MD5:
fe781bd5fda7e325365e148e6d2b08f1
SHA1:
2f4f2d2b64cef8b8e4908aade368f03c974052c3
SHA256:
1F69E2F53A7A0D45F7521FD9E18169E2FF68690753471CB8601C503D82847746
File Size:
646.14 KB, 646136 bytes
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MD5:
121e679e079e18d2a24822984b51aa2c
SHA1:
cbf45440498354d37835fdb98cc9c37025b15151
SHA256:
D08D5123A9779D72E59E738AABDE991EE39300C29D46C359D4324623AE3A69DC
File Size:
674.82 KB, 674816 bytes
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MD5:
b920313d477ea72f14b8ab707c65b574
SHA1:
6d86060fc0e0c60373a191653f5984fc9f403aca
SHA256:
934CBF1BC3F3BB4EC9BEC0A16BA0F3F5A1B83B87AB1C7972859963E8C1170CCA
File Size:
653.31 KB, 653312 bytes
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Windows Portable Executable Attributes
- File doesn't have "Rich" header
- File doesn't have debug information
- File doesn't have exports table
- File doesn't have relocations information
- File doesn't have security information
- File has been packed
- File has exports table
- File has TLS information
- File is 32-bit executable
- File is either console or GUI application
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- File is GUI application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI)
- File is Native application (NOT .NET application)
- IMAGE_FILE_DLL is not set inside PE header (Executable)
- IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE is set inside PE header (Executable Image)
File Icons
File Icons
This section displays icon resources found within family samples. Malware often replicates icons commonly associated with legitimate software to mislead users into believing the malware is safe.
Windows PE Version Information
Windows PE Version Information
This section displays values and attributes that have been set in the Windows file version information data structure for samples within this family. To mislead users, malware actors often add fake version information mimicking legitimate software.| Name | Value |
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| Comments | 野人家园出品 |
| Company Name | 野人家园 |
| File Description | 串口调试助手 UartAssist |
| File Version |
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| Legal Copyright | 野人家园 CMSOFT.CN |
| Legal Trademarks | 野人家园 |
| Original Filename | UartAssist |
| Product Name | 串口调试助手 |
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Digital Signatures
Digital Signatures
This section lists digital signatures that are attached to samples within this family. When analyzing and verifying digital signatures, it is important to confirm that the signature’s root authority is a well-known and trustworthy entity and that the status of the signature is good. Malware is often signed with non-trustworthy “Self Signed” digital signatures (which can be easily created by a malware author with no verification). Malware may also be signed by legitimate signatures that have an invalid status, and by signatures from questionable root authorities with fake or misleading “Signer” names.| Signer | Root | Status |
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| CMSOFT.CN | CMSOFT.CN | Self Signed |
File Traits
- .UPX
- 2+ executable sections
- HighEntropy
- No Version Info
- packed
- upx
- UPX!
- x86
Block Information
Block Information
During analysis, EnigmaSoft breaks file samples into logical blocks for classification and comparison with other samples. Blocks can be used to generate malware detection rules and to group file samples into families based on shared source code, functionality and other distinguishing attributes and characteristics. This section lists a summary of this block data, as well as its classification by EnigmaSoft. A visual representation of the block data is also displayed, where available.| Total Blocks: | 5,853 |
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| Potentially Malicious Blocks: | 23 |
| Whitelisted Blocks: | 5,571 |
| Unknown Blocks: | 259 |
Visual Map
? - Unknown Block
x - Potentially Malicious Block
Windows API Usage
Windows API Usage
This section lists Windows API calls that are used by the samples in this family. Windows API usage analysis is a valuable tool that can help identify malicious activity, such as keylogging, security privilege escalation, data encryption, data exfiltration, interference with antivirus software, and network request manipulation.| Category | API |
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| Anti Debug |
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| User Data Access |
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| Network Winsock2 |
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| Keyboard Access |
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