What is searchprotector.exe?
searchprotector.exe is part of InstallX Search Protecct for Yahoo and developed by InstallX, LLC according to the searchprotector.exe version information.
searchprotector.exe's description is "InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo"
searchprotector.exe is digitally signed by InstallX, LLC.
searchprotector.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\installx search protect for yahoo\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected searchprotector.exe.
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 searchprotector.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | InstallX Search Protecct for Yahoo |
| Company name | InstallX, LLC |
| File description | InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo |
| Internal name | InstallX Seach Protect for Yahoo |
| Original filename | searchprotector.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2013 |
| Product version | 1.0.4.0 |
| File version | 1.0.4.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | InstallX Search Protecct for Yahoo |
| Company name | InstallX, LLC |
| File description | InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo |
| Internal name | InstallX Seach Protect for Yahoo |
| Original filename | searchprotector.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2013 |
| Product version | 1.0.4.0 |
| File version | 1.0.4.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
searchprotector.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | InstallX, LLC |
| Certificate issuer name | DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 |
| Certificate serial number | 030985b5a39f75a13a497dab8bf611f7 |
VirusTotal report
8 of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the searchprotector.exe file. That's a 16% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Comodo | Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.1870 |
| ESET-NOD32 | probably a variant of Win32/InstallIQ.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!A8FBCC41BB02 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!A8FBCC41BB02 |
| Rising | PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0121 |
| VIPRE | InstallIQ Installer (fs) |
searchprotector.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove searchprotector.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the searchprotector.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that searchprotector.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 searchprotector.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the searchprotector.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 searchprotector.exe in the scan result.
c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\ro..llx search protect for yahoo\searchprotector.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the searchprotector.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If searchprotector.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If searchprotector.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If searchprotector.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 searchprotector.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
searchprotector.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\installx search protect for yahoo\. The most common variants are listed below:
- c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\application data\installx search protect for yahoo\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | a8fbcc41bb026eef7d9ee5c73c180d9d |
| SHA256 | 9974615c0be3617c39c63407817f7b8db6d4562b9e7854abd08599ee4c24749c |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to searchprotector.exe:
searchprotector.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
searchprotector.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.
InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo has stopped working.
End Program - searchprotector.exe. This program is not responding.
searchprotector.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
searchprotector.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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