What is ProtectService.exe?

ProtectService.exe is part of XTab and developed by XTab system according to the ProtectService.exe version information.

ProtectService.exe's description is "ProtectSvc.exe"

ProtectService.exe is digitally signed by Giner Tech Inc.

ProtectService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\XTab\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ProtectService.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ProtectService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameXTab
Company nameXTab system
File descriptionProtectSvc.exe
Internal nameProtectSvc.exe
Original filenameProtectSvc.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version4.0.1.2105
File version4.0.1.2105

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameXTab
Company nameXTab system
File descriptionProtectSvc.exe
Internal nameProtectSvc.exe
Original filenameProtectSvc.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version4.0.1.2105
File version4.0.1.2105

Digital signatures [?]

ProtectService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGiner Tech Inc
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2
Certificate serial number112167537f02b71858d5aa3fc5d6cbb4265c

VirusTotal report

30 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ProtectService.exe file. That's a 55% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Adware.SearchProtect.W
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.SearchProtect
ALYac Adware.SearchProtect.W
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.ELEX.BM
BitDefender Adware.SearchProtect.W
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.3378
Cyren W32/SearchProtect.C.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Adware.Mutabaha.266
Emsisoft Adware.SearchProtect.W (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/ELEX.BM potentially unwanted
F-Prot W32/SearchProtect.C.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Adware.SearchProtect.W
Fortinet Riskware/Elex
GData Adware.SearchProtect.W
Jiangmin AdWare/SearchProtect.g
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004b5c571 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004b5c571 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.XTab.A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.SearchProtect.W
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.SearchProtect.dpvtwk
nProtect Adware.SearchProtect.W
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R00GC0ED815
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R00GC0ED815
VBA32 AdWare.SearchProtect
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Adware.SearchProtect.158816.A[h]
Zillya Adware.SearchProtect.Win32.20
30 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the ProtectService.exe file.

ProtectService.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ProtectService.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ProtectService.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ProtectService.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate ProtectService.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ProtectService.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ProtectService.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\XTab\ProtectService.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ProtectService.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ProtectService.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ProtectService.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ProtectService.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ProtectService.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Folder name variants

ProtectService.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\XTab\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named ProtectService.exe

ProtectService.exe (167 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e98c5cfa4051bfa3e2cb0afb10ff4cab
SHA256a324cb00dc1e67a95fbf89de59d0ed32aaa808894d550ddac67bf4051423bb79

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to protectservice.exe:

protectservice.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

protectservice.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

ProtectSvc.exe has stopped working.

End Program - protectservice.exe. This program is not responding.

protectservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

protectservice.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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