Search Protect

Search Protect

Known Generic

by Client Connect LTD

What is Search Protect?

Search Protect is software application developed by Client Connect LTD. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 49.90% of installations running this operating system. Search Protect's installer is typically 16.00 MB in size and installs around 331 files. The most common release is 2.22.26.1 with 2.70% of all installations currently using this version.

Search Protect is most popular in the United States with 58.91% of installations residing in this country.

Search Protect adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Search Protect?

Search Protect, a product from Client Connect (formerly known as Conduit, now a part of Perion), is a software designed to modify homepage and search provider settings. Upon installation, it changes default web browser settings to navigate to a partner portal such as Trovi.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Search Protect.

cltmng.exe (MD5: 59f0fab281ee4cc5a7aeebbeaf8d0cd8) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Agnitum Outpost Riskware.SearchProtect
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.81
Dr.Web Adware.Conduit.84
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.I
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
G Data Win32.Application.SearchProtect
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
AVG SearchProtect
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0526

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • cltmng.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Rocket Updater' (runs daily at 02:03).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.conduit.com/searchprotect
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\searchprotect\searchprotect\bin
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files1\SearchProtect\Main\bin\uninstall.exe" /S
Size:
16.00 MB
Language:
English

Search Protect Executable Details

Primary executable:
cltmng.exe
Name:
Search Protect
Path:
C:\Program Files\searchprotect\searchprotect\bin\cltmng.exe
MD5:
59f0fab281ee4cc5a7aeebbeaf8d0cd8
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Search Protect
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
13e45851a794ce60be4658930ee5c0b5
DLL
9455204cd2b13e494ab1ab07a4a17056
DLL
117a05a0a6cbe10d5e92e64fc44949ee
DLL
cc899c9578215274199152e437f5e047
DLL
9dc4bf152afdfde867ad9e2190d42221
DLL
849ead5ca312dcad1e418808ff32cad2
DLL
ad3c523dff50d475210df4a4482ad104
EXE
f46870979c34d8c16d949f34c83aa061
EXE
918f4be729f4b8cd7aa92639bc6299e4
DLL
0113d4a1f8512d6d1bf99239108cc601