Search Assistant 1.74

Search Assistant 1.74

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by Search Assistant SProtector

What is Search Assistant 1.74?

Search Assistant 1.74 is software application developed by Search Assistant SProtector. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 82.76% of installations running this operating system. Search Assistant 1.74's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 3 files.

Search Assistant 1.74 is most popular in the United States with 30.63% of installations residing in this country.

About Search Assistant 1.74?

This software is a web browser plugin that is ad-supported and potentially unwanted. During the installation process, the publisher may offer to change various web browser settings, such as the default home page URL, search provider, search pages, new tab page, and other browser settings that could potentially lower overall security. Within Internet Explorer, the toolbar operates as a Browser Helper Object (BHO), in Google Chrome it functions as an extension, and in Firefox it is an addon.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Search Assistant 1.74.

uninstall.exe (MD5: b42ff5f0d5e1b6331b9243ca6c78656e) has been flagged by 4 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! NSIS:SProtector-B [PUP]
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.11
ESET-NOD32 Win32/SProtector.B
VIPRE Antivirus Sprotector (fs)
sprotector.dll (MD5: 0603547a50f0f44af39c712e3206dfba) has been flagged by 24 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:SProtector-A [PUP]
AVG Generic5
Bitdefender Adware.Generic.377349
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.11
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Generic.377349
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SProtector.A
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Fam.NB
F-Secure Adware.Generic.377349
G Data Adware.Generic.377349
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Generic.377349
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.ADownloader
Avira AntiVir Adware/BHO.Bprotector.12
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BHO.40
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.SProtect.A
McAfee Generic PUP.a
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic PUP.a
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.BGuard.cqshad
Sophos BProtector
Symantec Adware.BL
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.BHO
psupport.dll (MD5: 898bdcc577a2b49e8eacaf18ddbb3e7b) has been flagged by 22 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.ADownloader
Avira AntiVir Adware/BHO.Bprotector.12
avast! Win32:Adware-BID [Adw]
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BHO.40
Bitdefender Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.42
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SProtector.A
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
G Data Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.SProtect.A
McAfee Generic PUP.a
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic PUP.a
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.BGuard.cqshad
Sophos BProtector
Symantec Adware.BL
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.BHO
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

Software Details

URL:
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Support:
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Installation path:
C:\Program Files\websearch
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\WebSearch\uninstall.exe" /FULLPATH="C:\Program Files\WebSearch"
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

Search Assistant 1.74 Executable Details

Primary executable:
sprotector.dll
Name:
Search Assistant 1.74
Path:
C:\Program Files\websearch\sprotector.dll
MD5:
0603547a50f0f44af39c712e3206dfba
SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Search Assistant 1.74
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
uninstall.exe
Malware
b42ff5f0d5e1b6331b9243ca6c78656e
DLL
sprotector.dll
Adware
0603547a50f0f44af39c712e3206dfba
DLL
psupport.dll
Malware
898bdcc577a2b49e8eacaf18ddbb3e7b