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cltmng.exe
Search Protect by Conduit Ltd. (Signed)
Version: | 1.3.0.184 |
MD5: | 6b00200ec68f41478eba1fd339219a75 |
SHA1: | c940fb8c646e53f30e823176a158906bb29450bc |
SHA256: | 2c2c46c5ffdf2e6a4aba5a3655a00ab1c339d23f6d518c86932f8c405953b1da |
Overview
cltmng.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program Search Protect by conduit published by Conduit Ltd. and is most likely removed by most users once installed (82% removed). The file is digitally signed by Conduit Ltd. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
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) |
File version: | 1.3.0.184 |
Size: | 2.54 MB (2,663,200 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Conduit Ltd. |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
Expiration date: | Saturday, March 30, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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 changed automatically. It is typically installed with various Community toolbars.
During install of a Conduit Toolbar, you by default except the EULA to install the included SearchProtect software (which is required). Upon installation the p...
Behaviors
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
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00322047% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00152062% | |
User CPU: | 0.00169985% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 1,279 ms/min | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 16.15 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 24.54 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 13.85 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 16.15 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 154.67 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 162.08 MB | |
Working set: | 14.22 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 24.83 MB | |
Page faults: | 30,777/min | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 34 | |
Handles: | 456 | |
GUI GDI count: | 10 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 11 | |
GUI USER count: | 44 | |
GUI USER peak: | 47 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
ntdll.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00678515% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00232074% | |
User CPU: | 0.00446441% | |
CPU cycles: | 101,677/sec | |
Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
cltmng.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00213416% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00151156% | |
User CPU: | 0.00062260% | |
CPU cycles: | 60,042/sec | |
Memory: | 2.61 MB | |
wow64.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00160761% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00160761% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
CPU cycles: | 26,016/sec | |
Memory: | 252 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.42% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.79% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
9.21% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
7.89% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
6.58% |
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Windows 8 |
5.26% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.26% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
3.95% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
2.63% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 68.42% of Search Protect.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
31.11% |
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Dell |
17.78% |
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Acer |
15.56% |
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Toshiba |
15.56% |
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ASUS |
6.67% |
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Compaq |
4.44% |
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Lenovo |
4.44% |
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Sahara |
2.22% |
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Samsung |
2.22% |
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