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:
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Files installed by Search Protect
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
Control.dll
7c0d30ae789a8bb872da8e73e6d89680
DLL
Proj.dll
10844e0e2a8e81fae4b8f281efb48c9d
DLL
Plugin.dll
3a60ae233d4c3f942941e2cd2c7629cd
DLL
gi.dll
9d31232a19c1e6f939994b848d039d79
DLL
gtapi.dll
184d367c47dfda872d2f37f4dec54fd3
EXE
SwInit.exe
9162e0864ec561de2ca69ac0a46bec3e
EXE
gt.exe
4967f47b660bd6d1b55c4fc08f6eaeb6
EXE
SwHelper_1100429.exe
015a115cf2826f1026bfe280a4f78f4d
DLL
SYMCCHECKER.DLL
77449dcafda788c77ba61f748834cea0
DLL
atl.dll
e7dd2a17443ffe12eb8db0cf0e087ead