What is ASCPlugin_Protection.dll?

ASCPlugin_Protection.dll is part of Surfing Protection and developed by IObit according to the ASCPlugin_Protection.dll version information.

ASCPlugin_Protection.dll's description is "Plugin_Protection"

ASCPlugin_Protection.dll is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology.

ASCPlugin_Protection.dll is usually located in the 'C:\PROGRA~2\IObit\ADVANC~1\Surfing Protection\BrowerProtect\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ASCPlugin_Protection.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ASCPlugin_Protection.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameSurfing Protection
Company nameIObit
File descriptionPlugin_Protection
Internal namePlugin_Protection
Original filenameASCPlugin_Protection.dll
Legal copyright© IObit. All rights reserved.
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version2.0.0.0
File version2.0.0.105

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

Product nameSurfing Protection
Company nameIObit
File descriptionPlugin_Protection
Internal namePlugin_Protection
Original filenameASCPlugin_Protection.dll
Legal copyright© IObit. All rights reserved.
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version2.0.0.0
File version2.0.0.105

Digital signatures [?]

ASCPlugin_Protection.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIObit Information Technology
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number5cd0502920c27eeaec2a184d0452e53a

VirusTotal report

1 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ASCPlugin_Protection.dll file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.2520
1 of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the ASCPlugin_Protection.dll file.

Filename variants

ASCPlugin_Protection.dll may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

ASCPlugin_Protection.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\PROGRA~2\IObit\ADVANC~1\Surfing Protection\BrowerProtect\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named ASCPlugin_Protection.dll

ASCPlugin_Protection.dll (35 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD50857789cdba9852966b64415d442c3e7
SHA256664aa1c911775b22144a3b820de7d55a5405cf4a5a15bba0da55dd898e93b5d9

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 5 votes to keep

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