Should I block it?

45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

2,0,5,00 75.00%
2,0,2,00 25.00%

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SearchProtection.exe

Search Protection by Lavasoft Limited (Signed)

Remove SearchProtection.exe
Version:   2,0,2,00
MD5:   3e88c19379d3ecbf8726571d8e8a9eb8
SHA1:   e824fbbe56f674a7869000789ce99bf442871d72
SHA256:   994f9851742de74fcc93a93eae764cd8513e96721ea16e448ac5f6ff04f0bc2d

Overview

searchprotection.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by Lavasoft Limited which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:searchprotection.exe
Publisher:Lavasoft
Product name:Search Protection
Typical file path:C:\ProgramData\search protection\searchprotection.exe
File version:2,0,2,00
Size:920.41 KB (942,504 bytes)
Build date:5/15/2013 4:11 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Lavasoft Limited
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Search Protection' → C:\ProgramData\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00006942%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00005295%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001648%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:27,622,161,064 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:2,117/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:10.65 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):15.95 MB
Private (minimum):9.44 MB
Non-paged memory:10.65 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:116.41 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):127.67 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:15.91 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):15.95 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:159
600
GUI GDI count:22
103
GUI GDI peak:24
142
GUI USER count:18
49
GUI USER peak:18
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\ProgramData\search protection\searchprotection.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 75.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 75.00% of Search Protection.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 66.67%
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
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