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
OCX
8f9f625b04d582e1af056c9308fc3e14
EXE
a612cb63cee9a5530d94387168d37a0a
EXE
675426f81a455d7da2042157b326ce05
EXE
9dee70aafeb94c55691e0c1f67ade178
EXE
05e6454775ffd36670f3414bfd19b28b
EXE
7c81d4d51f706911a816069fc0eda9e2
EXE
e16548b29040fb98ef030561aa7f0976
EXE
188aa73963a5ad7d2dcad64111b31e67
EXE
3f4437fadb2f6d8596aafb02a11f212a
EXE
62123e9e0d78cb22cee30c76028a0a31