VersionsVersions

2.8.11.9 1.32%
1.7.0.72 11.84%
1.5.0.71 44.74%
1.4.3.7 1.32%
1.4.2.2 1.32%
1.4.1.12 21.05%
1.4.0.65 10.53%
1.3.0.184 1.32%
1.2.10.10 1.32%
1.2.5.2 1.32%
1.2.3.6 3.95%

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cltmng.exe

Search Protect by Conduit Ltd. (Signed)

Remove cltmng.exe
Warning 28 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of cltmng.exe.

Overview

cltmng.exe has 11 known versions, the most recent one is 2.8.11.9. cltmng.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 2.65 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Conduit Ltd. by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0039% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 18.16 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 22.02 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 2.81 KB per minute for reads and 428 Bytes per minute for writes.

DetailsDetails

File name:cltmng.exe
Publisher:Conduit
Product name:Search Protect
Description:Search Protect by Conduit
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\searchprotect\bin\cltmng.exe
Original name:SearchProtect (R)
Certificate
Issued to:Conduit Ltd.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Expiration date:Saturday, March 30, 2013

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Search Protect.)
Conduit Ltd.
  82% remove
The Conduit Search Protect software is designed to prevent other competing web browser plugins from changing the homepage and search settings that are created by the Conduit OurToolbar from being chan...
Conduit Ltd.
  84% remove
From the Terms of Service: "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 sett...
Yahoo! Inc.
20% remove
Yahoo Install Manager manages Yahoo program downloads and installations. The install manager keeps track of such programs and assists in the installations to put things in their proper places.

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of cltmng.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'SearchProtectAll' → C:\Program Files\SearchProtect\bin\cltmng.exe
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'SearchProtect' → C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\SearchProtect\bin\cltmng.exe

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 28 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetectionFile version
Antiy Labs AVL 2.0.3.7 Trojan/Win32.Patched 1.4.3.7
Antiy Labs AVL 2.0.3.7 Trojan/Win32.Patched 1.5.0.71
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:SearchProtect-B [PUP] 1.4.1.12
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] 1.4.3.7
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:SearchProtect-A [PUP] 1.5.0.71
Baidu Antivirus 3.5.1.41473 Malware.Win32.Adware.50 1.5.0.71
Bkav Security 1.3.0.4923 W32.Clod916.Trojan.4ec8 1.4.1.12
Bkav Security 1.3.0.4923 W32.Clod2c8.Trojan.e702 1.4.3.7
Comodo Internet Security 17020 Application.Win32.Conduit.~A 1.5.0.71
Dr.Web 8.13.7.12 Adware.BGuard.15 1.4.0.65
Dr.Web 8.13.9.29 Adware.BGuard.15 1.5.0.71
Dr.Web 8.14.2.14 Adware.Conduit.17 1.4.3.7
ESET NOD32 7.8521 a variant of Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.B 1.4.0.65
ESET NOD32 7.8201 a variant of Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.B 1.2.10.10
ESET NOD32 7.9341 Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.A 1.4.1.12
ESET NOD32 7.9341 a variant of Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.B 1.4.3.7
ESET NOD32 7.8855 a variant of Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.B 1.5.0.71
Kingsoft 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) 1.4.3.7
Kingsoft 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) 1.5.0.71
Kingsoft 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) 1.4.1.12
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.Conduit.A 1.5.0.71
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.Conduit.A 1.4.1.12
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.Conduit.A 1.4.3.7
Panda Antivirus 10.0.3.5 Adware/Conduit 1.4.1.12
Panda Antivirus 10.0.3.5 Adware/Conduit 1.4.3.7
VIPRE Antivirus 25854 Conduit (fs) 1.4.1.12
VIPRE Antivirus 25854 Conduit (fs) 1.4.3.7
VIPRE Antivirus 21934 Conduit (fs) 1.5.0.71

VersionsAll file variations of cltmng.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
6146db81623e92a7061c4438e6283be3 341e8f6aa8d19a8d8a6c19e33c678b74772650b1 3.84 MB
0a89171e6f87ea8848f6fbbee8ad366e 9ad04a7058ac026d71a9dbbb65d3405a0fe1f966 3.31 MB
e7bfaec48b638814f9da09ff1f4b723a fd93ccaeba15517ce2171a1637bc837d393ade8e 2.72 MB
51de6288470b700c0cd663cdac49a4b0 a8593ad30805a9f1f06c0427eb0afc838bba5c95 2.6 MB
15c39d321c256830c227af8f805c0eba 49cbc99d880984b9d8aa10e1ee264211fd4df6c5 2.6 MB
8bf6e87d0a6455905b89049851704201 70aafcbe39157dac2bef6a1b215f0275a9a56607 2.6 MB
b9ba2e4f86221e925f272f4ef812a165 727635461916142628b05bbca9cb60bcae9bed98 2.55 MB
6b00200ec68f41478eba1fd339219a75 c940fb8c646e53f30e823176a158906bb29450bc 2.54 MB
a1a50fd26cc9477e5eb6f01eb352bd89 be7ffaab040dd4e87a280ad9a31e68ff1c84633b 2.14 MB
0cdd38e055cfbb64f8eed95e4e7856d9 2cfdea1fb5966cbbf4ccce0343861e14d2a96140 2.13 MB
5be9e66f6cad73de4d45072a43800327 763bc92928b3eb10184c0d3c19e1db4e74626143 2.12 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 43.42%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.79%
Windows 8 Pro 9.21%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.89%
Windows 7 Professional 6.58%
Windows 8 5.26%
Windows Vista Home Premium 5.26%
Windows Vista Ultimate 3.95%
Windows 7 Starter 2.63%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 68.42% of Search Protect.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 31.11%
Dell 17.78%
Acer 15.56%
Toshiba 15.56%
ASUS 6.67%
Compaq 4.44%
Lenovo 4.44%
Sahara 2.22%
Samsung 2.22%
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