Whitesmoke Search Protect
Known Malware
by WhiteSmoke
What is Whitesmoke Search Protect?
Whitesmoke Search Protect is software application developed by WhiteSmoke. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 (SP1) with nearly ~99% of installations running this operating system. Whitesmoke Search Protect's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 6 files.
Whitesmoke Search Protect is most popular in the United States with 100.00% of installations residing in this country.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Whitesmoke Search Protect.
whitesmoke.exe (MD5: 1447ec925e8c43d6716529cf4fd0179c) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| avast! | 2014.9-141121 | Win32:Malware-gen |
| AVG | 2015.0.3284 | Montiera |
| AVware | 1.5.0.16 | Montiera (fs) |
| Baidu-International | 4.0.3.141121 | PUA.Win32.Montiera.BL |
| ESET-NOD32 | 8.10415 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.L |
| G Data | 14.11.24 | Win32.Trojan.Agent.11FF2B |
| Malwarebytes | v2014.11.21.12 | PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A |
| McAfee | 5600.6940 | Artemis!1447EC925E8C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | 7.6940 | Artemis |
| Sophos | 4.98 | PayByAds |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | 7.2.325 | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0912 |
| VIPRE Antivirus | 33110 | Montiera (fs) |
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- whitesmoke.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Whitesmoke Search Protect' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\whitesmoke\whitesmoke\1.3.12.5\whitesmoke.exe.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.whitesmoke.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\local\whitesmoke\whitesmoke\1.3.12.5
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\whitesmoke\whitesmoke\1.3.12.5\whtsmksetup.exe" /uninstl
- Size:
- 1.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Whitesmoke Search Protect Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- whitesmoke.exe
- Name:
- Whitesmoke Search Protect
- Path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\local\whitesmoke\whitesmoke\1.3.12.5\whitesmoke.exe
- MD5:
- 1447ec925e8c43d6716529cf4fd0179c
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
Files installed by Whitesmoke Search Protect