Ranked
#166
Worldwide
Ranked
#86
US
Lifespan
60.1
Days
 

Search Protect by conduit

Published by Conduit Ltd.

Search Protect by conduit Publisher's Description

Search Protect is a separate piece of software installed on your hard-drive in connection with your installation of a Toolbar. It is designed to protect your Search settings from takeover by third...  Read more

Details

Latest version:2.0.2.19
Location:C:\Program Files\searchprotect\bin
Install size:5.67 MB (5,948,076 bytes)
About URL:http://www.conduit.com/privacy/search-protect-privacy-policy.aspx
Uninstall:"C:\PROGRA~2\SearchProtect\bin\uninstall.exe" /S

The trust score is the reputation of Search Protect by conduit based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Some versions are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to be bundled through third-party installers.

6
Malware detections

cltmng.exe has been detected by the following 6 antivirus programs:
Antiy Labs AVL
as Trojan/Win32.Patched
avast!
as Win32:SearchProtect-B [PUP]
ESET NOD32
as a variant of Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.B
Kingsoft
as Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes
as PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus
as Conduit (fs)
In addition, a total of 21 unique files installed by Search Protect by conduit contain malware detections. Detections include cltmngsvc.exe.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends


cltmng.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\searchprotect\bin\cltmng.exe
Behavior:Startup File (All Users Run)
Name:Search Protect
MD5:6276c8545cd7897c8bf289169509bd3b
CltMngSvc.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:bcbad6494af02e24f34ddfd81cd50951
ChromeModule.dll
MD5:c09a35f26feb5a772d7a8880c7b71929
FirefoxModule.dll
MD5:da71efc0e0ca1e67e444c4d6ef182d40
InternetExplorerModule.dll
MD5:e72c1e6f0e782e70f114eb230a8b66f3
SPHook32.dll
MD5:1b106802d2541ce08597dce7ec6380a0
SPHook64.dll
MD5:134bcf1e18fccf48054547bb5dd2775e
SPRunner.exe
MD5:ba2d6991a577dc63be639603de1218bf
SPTool64.exe
MD5:539887fe850807a17260fafa1a5a37ba
uninstall.exe
Description:Signed-Uninstaller Creator
MD5:9556c2b2e3b18dbe641ed246272010a6

Installs by Country

63.7%
9.1%
4.2%
3.6%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
US
CA
GB
DE
IL
FR
IR
AU
JP
MK
BR
IN
MA
IT
SA
ES
TW
BE
TR
NL

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Versions

2.0.2.19 0.02%
1.7.0.72 15.18%
1.5.2.9 0.17%
1.5.0.71 59.79%
1.4.3.7 4.86%
1.4.2.2 0.26%
1.4.1.12 12.47%
1.4.0.65 4.22%
1.3.0.184 0.29%
1.2.10.10 0.65%
1.2.5.2 1.16%
1.2.4.3 0.24%
1.2.3.6 0.20%
1.2.2.4 0.22%
1.2.1.1 0.04%
1.1.14.2 0.06%
1.1.13.3 0.01%
1.1.12.2 0.01%
1.1.5.6 0.06%
1.0.4.5 0.09%

Facts

  • Search Protect by conduit is developed by Conduit Ltd..
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • Conduit Ltd. monitizes the distribution of this bundled program mostly in the United States.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.1719% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 3.9153%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 88.0%.
  • A startup entry key is added to the all-user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots.
  • The app adds a Windows Service named 'CltMngSvc'.
  • The current version is 2.0.2.19 with 20 known versions. The most widely installed version is 1.5.0.71.
  • About 63.7% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 65.70%
Windows 8 14.26%
Windows Vista 10.16%
Windows XP 9.87%
Server 2003 0.02%

PC Manufacturers

HP 30.97%
Dell 19.05%
Acer 13.50%
Toshiba 9.42%
ASUS 6.09%
Lenovo 5.01%
GIGABYTE 3.09%
Sony 2.99%
Samsung 2.08%
AMI 1.80%
Intel 1.67%
Gateway 1.43%
Medion 0.89%
Alienware 0.66%
Sahara 0.46%
MSI 0.32%
Compaq 0.26%
Apple 0.13%
NEC 0.10%
Packard Bell 0.08%

User Demographics (United States)

SegmentIndex
Gender
Male50
Female50
Age
< 187
18-2515
26-3529
36-4555
46-60105
60+55
Education
High School123
College80
Post Graduate59
Household Income
$0-50k62
$50-100k105
$100-150k70
$150k+35
 
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