Should I remove Search Protect?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #658
United States Rank #511
Reach 1.0270%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.23 days
508.41 days >
Average installed length: 267.13 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.1.5.104 |
0.24% |
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| 3.1.5.86 |
0.14% |
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| 3.1.5.77 |
0.11% |
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| 3.1.5.50 |
0.16% |
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| 3.1.5.28 |
0.03% |
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| 3.1.5.19 |
0.01% |
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| 3.1.4.33 |
0.22% |
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| 3.1.4.5 |
0.36% |
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| 3.1.3.90 |
0.25% |
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| 3.1.3.17 |
0.39% |
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| 3.1.3.13 |
0.05% |
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| 3.1.2.21 |
0.27% |
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| 3.1.2.6 |
0.10% |
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| 3.0.410.11 |
0.34% |
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| 3.0.400.27 |
0.11% |
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| 3.0.310.22 |
0.12% |
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| 3.0.300.22 |
0.60% |
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| 3.0.200.15 |
0.43% |
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| 3.0.100.41 |
0.35% |
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| 3.0.90.9 |
0.46% |
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| 3.0.80.11 |
0.45% |
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| 3.0.60.38 |
0.76% |
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| 3.0.50.0 |
0.42% |
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| 3.0.30.5 |
0.66% |
|
| 3.0.10.81 |
0.07% |
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| 3.0.10.64 |
0.56% |
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| 3.0.3.67 |
0.45% |
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| 3.0.3.39 |
0.05% |
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| 3.0.3.31 |
0.00% |
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| 3.0.2.4 |
0.01% |
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| 3.0.1.18 |
0.01% |
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| 2.23.60.24 |
1.14% |
|
| 2.23.50.1 |
0.53% |
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| 2.23.40.10 |
0.12% |
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| 2.23.32.25 |
0.75% |
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| 2.23.31.14 |
0.41% |
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| 2.23.31.13 |
0.04% |
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| 2.23.30.9 |
0.99% |
|
| 2.23.10.51 |
1.56% |
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| 2.23.0.250 |
0.02% |
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| 2.22.30.32 |
0.13% |
|
| 2.22.26.1 |
2.70% |
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| 2.22.25.5 |
0.01% |
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| 2.22.20.11 |
0.38% |
|
| 2.22.0.160 |
1.67% |
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| 2.21.200.26 |
0.91% |
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| 2.21.20.22 |
1.71% |
|
| 2.21.0.205 |
0.00% |
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| 2.21.0.204 |
0.88% |
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| 2.20.101.12 |
0.00% |
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| 2.20.30.80 |
0.21% |
|
| 121 versions |
Other programs by Client Connect LTD
Search Protect
from Client Connect LTD
What is Search Protect?
Search Protect from Client Connect (formally Conduit, now a venture of Perion) is a homepage and search provider modifier that when installed will change the default web browser's home page and search pages to a partner portal such as Trovi.
About (from Client Connect LTD)
Search Protect is a free desktop application that saves your preferred browser's homepage and default search settings so that they can't be changed by software you download from the Internet. Search Protect may alert you if a third party attempts to change your browser's default search or homepage settings.
When you... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 2.22.26.1, with over 25% of all installations currently using this version. 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 cltmng.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 38 files and is usually about 16.42 MB (17,222,528 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Connects to a server over the Internet
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Search Protect.
| cltmng.exe (59f0fab281ee4cc5a7aeebbeaf8d0cd8) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2015.0.3438 |
SearchProtect |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14620 |
Adware.Win32.Conduit.45 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9973 |
a variant of Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.I |
| G Data |
14.6.24 |
[email protected] |
| Panda Antivirus |
14.06.20.09 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.171 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0526 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
30474 |
Conduit (fs) |
Search Protect has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.conduit.com/searchprotect
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\searchprotect\searchprotect\bin
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files1\SearchProtect\Main\bin\uninstall.exe" /S
Estimated size: 16.42 MB
Files installed by Search Protect
| Program executable: | cltmng.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Search Protect |
| Signed by: | ClientConnect LTD |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\searchprotect\searchprotect\bin\cltmng.exe |
| MD5: | 59f0fab281ee4cc5a7aeebbeaf8d0cd8 |
Additional files:
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RN32.dll - Search Protect
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SPtool64.exe
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SPVC32.dll
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SPVC32Loader.dll
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SPVC64.dll
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SPVC64Loader.dll
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VC32.dll
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VC32Loader.dll
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VC64.dll
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VC64Loader.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- cltmng.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Rocket Updater' (runs daily at 02:03).
Network connections
- cltmng.exe connects to 199.101.114.209 (port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| cltmng.exe |
| Memory: | 7.63 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0034094749% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00267414% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00073533% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 623,423 | |
| Switches/sec: | 10 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 220.51 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 13.83 KB | |
How do I remove Search Protect?
You can uninstall Search Protect 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 Protect, 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 Protect.
- 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 7 (SP1) 46%
Win 10 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #658
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
49.90% |
|
| Windows 10 |
41.63% |
|
| Windows Vista |
5.20% |
|
| Windows XP |
3.27% |
|
| Windows Server 2003 |
0.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.16% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
22.83% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.49% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.81% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.60% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.06% |
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Geography
58.91% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.91% |
| Canada |
6.38% |
| United Kingdom |
5.46% |
| Germany |
4.48% |
| France |
3.31% |
| Italy |
2.79% |
| Australia |
2.55% |
| India |
2.16% |
| Netherlands |
1.62% |
| Sweden |
1.11% |
| Brazil |
1.02% |
| Belgium |
0.87% |
| Spain |
0.61% |
| Portugal |
0.48% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
32.13% |
|
| Dell |
21.08% |
|
| Acer |
16.97% |
|
| ASUS |
9.53% |
|
| Toshiba |
8.64% |
|
| Lenovo |
4.42% |
|
| Samsung |
3.18% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.12% |
|
| Intel |
0.94% |
|
| MSI |
0.53% |
|
| Alienware |
0.45% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.90% |
|
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
5.45% |
|
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
5.07% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.97% |
|
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
4.20% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.55% |
|