What is ioprotect.exe?

ioprotect.exe is part of Wizzlabs and developed by Wizzlabs according to the ioprotect.exe version information.

ioprotect.exe's description is "Protector Setup manager"

ioprotect.exe is digitally signed by CONCEPTION SELECTION DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONALE.

ioprotect.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\wizz\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameWizzlabs
Company nameWizzlabs
File descriptionProtector Setup manager
Internal nameWizzlabs
Original filenameprotector.exe
Legal copyrightWizzlabs
Product version1.2
File version1.2

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

Product nameWizzlabs
Company nameWizzlabs
File descriptionProtector Setup manager
Internal nameWizzlabs
Original filenameprotector.exe
Legal copyrightWizzlabs
Product version1.2
File version1.2

Digital signatures [?]

ioprotect.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCONCEPTION SELECTION DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONALE
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2
Certificate serial number112106b28cb2e4d8370e3ec157b3c5b3ff12

VirusTotal report

3 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ioprotect.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG Generic.754
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.F228
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.711
3 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the ioprotect.exe file.

ioprotect.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ioprotect.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ioprotect.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ioprotect.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 ioprotect.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ioprotect.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 ioprotect.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\wizz\ioprotect.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ioprotect.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ioprotect.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ioprotect.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ioprotect.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 ioprotect.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e3e8e0af14b0166fec6e7b9d0d7ea3cf
SHA256bde3496e47591ad72d44aa9ca107c6861cc1c035bdd3a3ddab6f3da191e1f73d

Error Messages

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

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

ioprotect.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.

Protector Setup manager has stopped working.

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

ioprotect.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with ioprotect.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with ioprotect.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ioprotect.exe. 80% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

User vote results: There were 4 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ioprotect.exe. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Ihsan khan writes

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HI,
i install some software then next day i got a lot of emails from from google..

no-reply@dropbox.com
mx.google.com #552-5.7.0 This message was blocked because its content presents a potential 552-5.7.0 security issue. Please visit 552-5.7.0 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6590 to review our message 552 5.7.0 content and attachment content guidelines. bw5si17131wib.22 - gsmtp ##

while i naver send an email not in send emails also , so when i investigate then i found ioprotect.exe install in my system ...... i will come back shortly to share the results once i scan my system with your antivirus ..... in case any question please let me know thanks

# 11 Sep 2015, 4:41

Ihsan khan writes

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HI,
i install some software then next day i got a lot of emails from from google..

no-reply@dropbox.com
mx.google.com #552-5.7.0 This message was blocked because its content presents a potential 552-5.7.0 security issue. Please visit 552-5.7.0 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6590 to review our message 552 5.7.0 content and attachment content guidelines. bw5si17131wib.22 - gsmtp ##

while i naver send an email not in send emails also , so when i investigate then i found ioprotect.exe install in my system ...... i will come back shortly to share the results once i scan my system with your antivirus ..... in case any question please let me know thanks

# 11 Sep 2015, 4:41

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