What is SearchProtection.EXE?
SearchProtection.EXE is part of Search Protection and developed by Spigot, Inc. according to the SearchProtection.EXE version information.
SearchProtection.EXE's description is "Search Protection"
SearchProtection.EXE is digitally signed by Spigot, Inc..
SearchProtection.EXE is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\search protection\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SearchProtection.EXE.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on SearchProtection.EXE:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Search Protection |
| Company name | Spigot, Inc. |
| File description | Search Protection |
| Internal name | Search Protection |
| Original filename | SearchProtection.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2005-2013 Spigot, Inc. |
| Product version | 7, 5, 0, 1 |
| File version | 7, 5, 0, 1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Search Protection |
| Company name | Spigot, Inc. |
| File description | Search Protection |
| Internal name | Search Protection |
| Original filename | SearchProtection.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2005-2013 Spigot, Inc. |
| Product version | 7, 5, 0, 1 |
| File version | 7, 5, 0, 1 |
Digital signatures [?]
SearchProtection.EXE has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Spigot, Inc. |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 494ff8e91607158cd480b23c615cff8b |
VirusTotal report
3 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SearchProtection.EXE file. That's a 6% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0910 |
SearchProtection.EXE removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove SearchProtection.EXE with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the SearchProtection.EXE file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that SearchProtection.EXE has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate SearchProtection.EXE in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SearchProtection.EXE 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 SearchProtection.EXE in the scan result.
c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\search protection\SearchProtection.EXE 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SearchProtection.EXE file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SearchProtection.EXE still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SearchProtection.EXE is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If SearchProtection.EXE still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that SearchProtection.EXE no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
SearchProtection.EXE may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\search protection\. The most common variants are listed below:
- c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\application data\search protection\
- C:\Documents and Settings\JimB\Application Data\Search Protection\
Other files also named SearchProtection.EXE
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Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | a9c71d2c838ddce573888d82b3e17a8b |
| SHA256 | 3f95dd81df4e27e1097104de2544a478c4174b2a6366a7ea1ee92545d2805c42 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to searchprotection.exe:
searchprotection.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
searchprotection.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
Search Protection has stopped working.
End Program - searchprotection.exe. This program is not responding.
searchprotection.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
searchprotection.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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