What is SearchProtect32.dll?

SearchProtect32.dll is part of 2.0.1.739 and developed by Skytech Co., Ltd. according to the SearchProtect32.dll version information.

SearchProtect32.dll's description is "Skytech"

SearchProtect32.dll is digitally signed by Liyan Liu.

SearchProtect32.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SupTab\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SearchProtect32.dll.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SearchProtect32.dll:

PropertyValue
Product name2.0.1.739
Company nameSkytech Co., Ltd.
File descriptionSkytech
Internal nameHomePage.dll
Original filenameSearchProtect.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version2.0.1.739
File version2.0.1.739

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product name2.0.1.739
Company nameSkytech Co., Ltd.
File descriptionSkytech
Internal nameHomePage.dll
Original filenameSearchProtect.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version2.0.1.739
File version2.0.1.739

Digital signatures [?]

SearchProtect32.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLiyan Liu
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number02ca146aed05062a5f6c4ac5628bbc00

VirusTotal report

22 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SearchProtect32.dll file. That's a 39% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Application.Bundler.HG
Agnitum Riskware.Agent!
Avast Win32:SupTab-C [Adw]
AVG Liyan.D9B
AVware Elex Installer (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.ELEX.bAT
BitDefender Application.Bundler.HG
ClamAV Win.Adware.SupTab
DrWeb Trojan.StartPage1.6314
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Thinknice.E
F-Secure Application.Bundler.HG
Fortinet Riskware/Thinknice
GData Application.Bundler.HG
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004a0dfc1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004a0dfc1 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Skytech.A
MicroWorld-eScan Application.Bundler.HG
Symantec SearchProtect
TrendMicro ADW_TABSUP
TrendMicro-HouseCall ADW_TABSUP
VIPRE Elex Installer (fs)
ViRobot Adware.SearchProtect.26592
22 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the SearchProtect32.dll file.

SearchProtect32.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove SearchProtect32.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the SearchProtect32.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that SearchProtect32.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate SearchProtect32.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SearchProtect32.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate SearchProtect32.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\SupTab\SearchProtect32.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SearchProtect32.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SearchProtect32.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SearchProtect32.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If SearchProtect32.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that SearchProtect32.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

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MD565d79d935fbfcaee632e7aee203281c7
SHA25643e5a54e0703a61163340728ba156942519949641a5bf81d7502f1921fb20934

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