Should I remove Search Armor?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
United States Rank #38,855
Reach 0.0007%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 50.95 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
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100.00% |
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Other programs by Montiera Technologies LTD
Search Armor
from Montiera Technologies LTD
What is Search Armor?
Search Armor is an Internet toolbar/plugin (for Internet Explorer it runs as a BHO, in Chrome and Firefox it will run as an extension) that plugs into the user's default web browser and will modify a number of settings such as taking control of the browser's search and home pages, new tab functionality as well as DNS 'not found' redirection. Additionally this potentially unwanted program will change some security settings of the browser that might also lower the overall security of the user's PC. This is done in order to allow the program to run uninterrupted. Should the user attempt to uninstall the software using the standard methods in Add/Remove Programs, only parts of this PUP will be uninstalled and some items such as the modified search and home pages may still point to an unwanted web page.
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is SearchArmor.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 1.04 MB (1,085,825 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Search Armor.
| SearchArmor.exe (2a8709652c64a0f9ee167fb143de8c62) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Downloader |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[Downloader:not-a-virus]/Win32.Montiera |
| avast! |
2014.9-140825 |
Win32:Malware-gen |
| AVG |
2015.0.3371 |
Montiera |
| AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Montiera (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14825 |
Hacktool.Win32.Montiera.Aj |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0237 |
Trojan.DownLoader11.22262 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.7.5.0 |
not-a-virus:Downloader.Montiera |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.3352 |
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Montiera |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.61721 |
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.dcoupy |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.237 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0807 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
Downloader.Montiera |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
32430 |
Montiera (fs) |
View all 13 all detections
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\searcharmor
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\SearchArmor\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.04 MB
Files installed by Search Armor
| Program executable: | SearchArmor.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\searcharmor\SearchArmor.exe |
| MD5: | 2a8709652c64a0f9ee167fb143de8c62 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) SearchArmor.exe
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SearchArmorUpd.exe
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uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- SearchArmorUpd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SearchArmor' (runs daily at 7:55 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- SearchArmorUpd.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SearchArmor.
How do I remove Search Armor?
You can uninstall Search Armor from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Search Armor, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Search Armor.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 50%
Win Vista (SP1) 7%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
50.00% |
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| Windows 7 |
42.86% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.57% |
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| Windows 8 |
21.43% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
21.43% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.29% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
7.14% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.14% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
38.46% |
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| Lenovo |
15.38% |
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| Toshiba |
15.38% |
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| Sony |
7.69% |
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| Gateway |
7.69% |
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| Acer |
7.69% |
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| ASUS |
7.69% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite L675 |
7.69% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C875 |
7.69% |
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| Sony VPCEA3TFX |
7.69% |
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| LENOVO 2093 |
7.69% |
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| LENOVO 20179 |
7.69% |
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| Hewlett-Packard p7-1241 |
7.69% |
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