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.
Digital signatures [?]
protector.dll has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Performersoft LLC |
| Certificate issuer name | Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority |
| Certificate serial number | 277b96f94d20c1 |
VirusTotal report
8 of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the protector.dll file. That's a 18% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/bProtector |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.BProtector |
| PCTools | Adware.GoonSquad!rem |
| Sophos | BProtector |
| Symantec | Adware.GoonSquad |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_SPNR.26G213 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_SPNR.26G213 |
| VIPRE | InstallBrain (fs) |
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:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- 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 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the protector.dll file.
- Restart your computer.
- 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.
- If protector.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that protector.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 7698232f988815cdef87dfa08ea51ba4 |
| SHA256 | 2120420759b2fcb021bd9c874efa84d3d46b4d5ad6ec679d9a3809333e99d43e |
What will you do with protector.dll?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with protector.dll. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 100 % | 1 | |
| Remove | 0 % | 0 |
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