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
DLL
42e7705241ae34801815b91f1436b3f6
DLL
2f2ae0f6472fbc84059462d9c1d1fdd2
DLL
9046b0577fb9beb593f4f8a4add4c6bd
DLL
ee3c8999c0f81b69a32850a705452cb3
OCX
91c620294712b7abfb7989de2f72c9c1
OCX
55f611352cae5eb2f98a2525d3f709a6
DLL
df42151e510d9e2dfa0ca0b393486757
DLL
b337a085e66f91b7d3f6d6c7b0b9aef6
EXE
918ff7a081aae26bd3ed823b28c87c91
DLL
ebc52aa671558bfe81157b423861e35f