What is AccountProtect.dll?

AccountProtect.dll is part of QQ and developed by Tencent according to the AccountProtect.dll version information.

AccountProtect.dll's description is "QQ-????"

AccountProtect.dll is digitally signed by Tencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited.

AccountProtect.dll is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\tencent\qq\qqantiphishing\' folder.

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

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 AccountProtect.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameQQ
Company nameTencent
File descriptionQQ-????
Internal nameAccountProtect
Original filenameAccountProtect.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2010-2013 Tencent. All Rights Reserved.
Product version1,0,3,14
File version1.0.3.14

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

Product nameQQ
Company nameTencent
File descriptionQQ-????
Internal nameAccountProtect
Original filenameAccountProtect.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2010-2013 Tencent. All ..
Product version1,0,3,14
File version1.0.3.14

Digital signatures [?]

AccountProtect.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameTencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number7170bd93cf3f189ae6452b514c49340e

VirusTotal report

2 of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AccountProtect.dll file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
CMC Packed.Win32.TDSS.2!O
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.Tencent
2 of the 50 anti-virus programs detected the AccountProtect.dll file.

AccountProtect.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove AccountProtect.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the AccountProtect.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that AccountProtect.dll 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 AccountProtect.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the AccountProtect.dll 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 AccountProtect.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\tencent\qq\qqantiphishing\AccountProtect.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the AccountProtect.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If AccountProtect.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If AccountProtect.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If AccountProtect.dll 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 AccountProtect.dll 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
MD5c9e7a43a65982cdd4b4d38387618a29a
SHA256122778f35dba7a90b4d3d7b227cf4377528812edb85f0d54390d563b493646f3

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