What is MPCProtectService.exe?

MPCProtectService.exe is part of MPC Cleaner and developed by DotC United Inc according to the MPCProtectService.exe version information.

MPCProtectService.exe's description is "MPC Protect Service"

MPCProtectService.exe is digitally signed by DotCash Limited.

MPCProtectService.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\mpc cleaner\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameMPC Cleaner
Company nameDotC United Inc
File descriptionMPC Protect Service
Internal nameMPCProtectService.exe
Original filenameMPCProtectService.exe
Commentshttp://www.mpc.am
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2016 DotC United Inc.
Product version4, 3, 13364, 0822
File version4, 3, 13364, 0822

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

Product nameMPC Cleaner
Company nameDotC United Inc
File descriptionMPC Protect Service
Internal nameMPCProtectService.exe
Original filenameMPCProtectService.exe
Commentshttp://www.mpc.am
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2016 DotC United Inc.
Product version4, 3, 13364, 0822
File version4, 3, 13364, 0822

Digital signatures [?]

MPCProtectService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameDotCash Limited
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number1c04dcc9be35c558422bafef34984975

VirusTotal report

25 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MPCProtectService.exe file. That's a 44% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab W32.Application.Gen!c
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.AdAgent.kl
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.6835
Comodo ApplicUnwnt
Cyren W32/Trojan.VYEI-6806
DrWeb Adware.Mutabaha.1089
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/MPCCleaner.A potentially unwanted
Fortinet Riskware/MPCCleaner
GData Win32.Application.MPCDotCash.A
Jiangmin Adware.AdAgent.o
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004e27d41 )
K7GW Adware ( 004e27d41 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdAgent.kl
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MorePowerfulCleaner
McAfee Artemis!B019DA269FF7
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!Trojan
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.efxtri
Rising Malware.Generic!zVCdzYKz6cG@5 (thunder)
SUPERAntiSpyware PUP.MPC/Variant
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicro PUA_MPCCleaner
TrendMicro-HouseCall PUA_MPCCleaner
ViRobot Adware.Agent.355808[h]
Yandex PUA.AdAgent!
Zillya Adware.AdAgent.Win32.96
25 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the MPCProtectService.exe file.

MPCProtectService.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove MPCProtectService.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the MPCProtectService.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that MPCProtectService.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 MPCProtectService.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the MPCProtectService.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 MPCProtectService.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\program files\mpc cleaner\MPCProtectService.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the MPCProtectService.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If MPCProtectService.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If MPCProtectService.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If MPCProtectService.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 MPCProtectService.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

MPCProtectService.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files\mpc cleaner\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named MPCProtectService.exe

MPCProtectService.exe (243 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b019da269ff7be80fb31cabbc28ba58c
SHA256378db5614daf5a3026d01aef32cf1e1dd1e47755afc53386e2d006db1fc25401

Error Messages

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

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

mpcprotectservice.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.

MPC Protect Service has stopped working.

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

mpcprotectservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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