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60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
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SearchEngineProtection.exe
Search Engine Protection by Oberon Media (Signed)
| Version: | .0.0.31 |
| MD5: | af13c2b880cf8ef4c73b749b49cc6460 |
| SHA1: | 3390a4d0edd958e5a5f17415f1c0b39691e49cdb |
| SHA256: | 0229f5769391752f5623dc8a2c4c631763972475877e894094e576fdf5725313 |
Overview
searchengineprotection.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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 GamesBar (W) published by Visicom Media inc. and is most likely removed by most users once installed (84% removed). The file is digitally signed by Oberon Media which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | searchengineprotection.exe |
| Publisher: | Oberon Media |
| Product name: | Search Engine Protection |
| Description: | SearchEngineProtection.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\gamesbar\update\searchengineprotection.exe |
| File version: | .0.0.31 |
| Size: | 605.94 KB (620,480 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Oberon Media |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 21, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
GamesBar is a Visicom Media (VMN) toolbar that integrates with major web browsers including Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. The toolbar is an ad-supported program that is designed to display advertisements within the program itself, modify the browser's home page and search settings in order to capture web search traffic as well as collect and aggregate usage information and statistics. The toolbar is typically bundled wit...
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'SearchEngineProtection' → C:\Program Files\GamesBar\update\SearchEngineProtection.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.67% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.67% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
16.67% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
8.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
8.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 58.33% of Search Engine Protection.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Samsung |
66.67% |
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| Acer |
33.33% |
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