What is protector.dll?

protector.dll is digitally signed by Performersoft LLC.

protector.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected protector.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.

VirusTotal report

22 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the protector.dll file. That's a 47% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AntiVir	Adware/GoonSearch.b.2
Baidu-International	Malware.Win32.Adware.40
BitDefender	Adware.Generic.418763
DrWeb	Adware.Goonsearch.1
Emsisoft	Adware.Generic.418763 (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/bProtector
F-Secure	Adware.Generic.418763
Fortinet	Adware/GoonSearch
GData	Adware.Generic.418763
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 003c95d21 )
K7GW	Adware ( 003c95d21 )
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.GoonSearch.b
Malwarebytes	PUP.BProtector
Microsoft	TrojanDropper:Win32/Rotbrow.G
MicroWorld-eScan	Adware.Generic.418763
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Goonsearch.bongpe
nProtect	Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.790520
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Symantec	Adware.GoonSquad
TheHacker	Trojan/GoonSearch
VBA32	AdWare.GoonSearch
VIPRE	Adware.GoonSquad

protector.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove protector.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the protector.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that protector.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate protector.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the protector.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 protector.dll in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Windows\system32\protector.dll

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the protector.dll file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If protector.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If protector.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If protector.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 protector.dll no longer appear in the scan result.

Folder name variants

protector.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Windows\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\windows\SysWOW64\

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