Ranked
#1,544
Worldwide
Ranked
#1,118
US
Lifespan
53.9
Days
 

Search Protection

Published by Spigot, Inc.

Search Protection Publisher's Description

The Spigot Search Settings is an application which is part of the Spigot Toolbar. Spigot searchsettings.exe'spurpose is to check periodically your default search engine and restore it to Yahoo in case...  Read more

Details

Latest version:7.5.0.1
Location:C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Search Protection\
Install size:970.87 KB (994,174 bytes)
About URL:http://www.spigot.com
Uninstall:"C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Search Protection\uninstall.exe"
The trust score is the reputation of Search Protection 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 executes when the user logs into Windows.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to be bundled through third-party installers.

5
Malware detections

searchprotection.exe has been detected by the following 5 antivirus programs:
ESET NOD32
 as a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi
Kingsoft
 as Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee
 as Artemis!A9C71D2C838D
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware
 as Artemis!A9C71D2C838D
Trend Micro HouseCall
 as TROJ_GEN.F47V0910
Search Protection installs 2 unique (by hash) versions of the file searchprotection.exe that contain multiple malware detections.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends

searchprotection.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\search protection\searchprotection.exe
Behavior:Startup File (User Run)
MD5:
5
a9c71d2c838ddce573888d82b3e17a8b
Uninstall.exe
MD5:bde5ee666bdb831eb9420cac2ffd5364

Installs by Country

55.4%
6.0%
5.9%
1.7%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
US
GB
ES
MA
CA
BR
MK
IN
IT
SA
SG
AU
DZ
HR
IL
DE
IQ
PL
FR
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Installs in the United States

Latest Installs

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Versions

7.5.0.1 40.49%
7.3.0.3 59.13%
7.2.0.1 0.38%

Facts

  • Search Protection is developed by Spigot, Inc..
  • 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.
  • This software is typically packaged with 3rd-party software bundlers and installed as an optional 'offer'.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0334% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.5789%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 91.0%.
  • A startup entry is added to the user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots and the user logs in.
  • The current version is 7.5.0.1 with 3 known versions. The most widely installed version is 7.3.0.3.
  • About 55.4% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 67.47%
Windows 8 23.69%
Windows XP 5.31%
Windows Vista 3.54%

PC Manufacturers

HP 25.88%
Acer 15.40%
Dell 14.52%
ASUS 10.19%
Toshiba 6.89%
Lenovo 6.09%
GIGABYTE 4.91%
Samsung 4.84%
Sony 4.18%
AMI 1.76%
Intel 1.54%
Alienware 1.32%
Gateway 0.73%
MSI 0.66%
Apple 0.29%
Sahara 0.22%
Medion 0.22%
Compaq 0.15%
Packard Bell 0.15%
NEC 0.07%

User Demographics (United States)

SegmentIndex
Gender
Male51
Female49
Age
< 188
18-2517
26-3533
36-4563
46-60120
60+63
Education
High School138
College95
Post Graduate66
Household Income
$0-50k71
$50-100k120
$100-150k80
$150k+40
 
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