How to remove an vprot error

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Vprot.exe file information

The process known as VProtect Application belongs to software VProtect Application or AVG Security Toolbar by AVG Technologies (www.freeavg.com) or iMedix Web Technologies LTD (www.imedix.com).

Description: vprot.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 1,104,440 bytes (17% of all occurrences), 1,107,552 bytes and 13 more variants.
File vprot.exe is digitally signed. Vprot.exe is not a Windows core file. Vprot.exe is a Verisign signed file. The program has no visible window. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). vprot.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 32% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You could completely remove AVG Security Toolbar (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as vprot.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the vprot.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

I had no problems with it but it looked unfamiliar
Paul

Habe durch dieses Programm Fehler der Treiber für Maus und Keyboard festgestellt. Blinken der Tastartur G510 und keine Reaktion mehr bei der Maus. Somit war immer ein Neustart durch direkte Abschaltung des Rechners erforderlich
Montrovant

apears out of nowhere scanners say its safe says its with AVG but y new computer has full version of avg ad does not hav vprot

Right click the taskbar and choose "Start Task Manager". Right click the process "vprot.exe" and choose "Open File Location". End the process when the containing folder is opened. Delete vprot.exe.
Gage

I found in it search as an AVG Search, which is a search bar. Didn't find it in above named files, and the bytes were smaller for the file than listed above.
dizzzy

Summary: Average user rating of vprot.exe: based on 6 votes with 5 reviews.

1 user think vprot.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 1 user think vprot.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 1 user doesn't grade vprot.exe ("not sure about it").

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