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cltmngsvc.exe
Search Protect by Conduit Ltd. (Signed)
| Version: | 1.4.0.65 |
| MD5: | 1cdfb108952a68cb8daac67177850560 |
| SHA1: | b2dd911f7272f5de9d69a959b9e8187a4ac14b7e |
| SHA256: | df248e19165171a0d2d8ba82e66b4a9a51ca50683523af4872addae9706999f1 |
Overview
cltmngsvc.exe runs as a service under the name Search Protect by Conduit Service (CltMngSvc) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Search Protect by conduit published by Conduit Ltd., Search Protect by conduit from Conduit Ltd. and Search Protect by conduit by Conduit Ltd.. The file is digitally signed by Conduit Ltd. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). Note, some antivirus scanners have flagged this file, however it is not necessarily considered malware (see below for details).
Details
| File name: | cltmngsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| Product name: | Search Protect |
| Description: | Search Protect by Conduit |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\searchprotect\bin\cltmngsvc.exe |
| Original name: | SearchProtect (R) |
| File version: | 1.4.0.65 |
| Size: | 91.78 KB (93,984 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Conduit Ltd. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, April 3, 2016 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs 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
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'CltMngSvc' (Search Protect by Conduit Service)
- CltMngSvc
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00251361% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00129275% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00122086% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 7,231 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 475,186/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 10.61 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 7.39 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.35 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 10.61 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 51.69 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 52.76 MB | |
| Working set: | 6.63 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 8.04 MB | |
| Page faults: | 37,107/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 951 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 11/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 3.44 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 30/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 1.71 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 72/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 69 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\searchprotect\bin\cltmngsvc.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | CltMngSvc |
| Display name: | Search Protect by Conduit Service |
| Description: | “This service loads the Search Protector, which maintains your selected Search settings, and enables auto-updates.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| ADVAPI32.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.01987479% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01445439% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00542040% | |
| CPU cycles: | 599,212/sec | |
| Memory: | 792 KB | |
| sechost.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00455358% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00135274% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00320084% | |
| CPU cycles: | 193,346/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 100 KB | |
| wow64cpu.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00295159% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00171318% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00123841% | |
| CPU cycles: | 602,071/sec | |
| Context switches: | 2/sec | |
| Memory: | 32 KB | |
| CltMngSvc.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00025308% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00022412% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002896% | |
| CPU cycles: | 5,404/sec | |
| Memory: | 96 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000208% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000208% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,111/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.58% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.19% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.70% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
7.25% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
5.80% |
|
| Windows 8 |
4.35% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.35% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
2.90% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
2.90% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 53.62% of Search Protect.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
25.64% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
21.79% |
|
| Dell |
20.51% |
|
| Acer |
17.95% |
|
| ASUS |
5.13% |
|
| Compaq |
2.56% |
|
| Samsung |
2.56% |
|
| Lenovo |
2.56% |
|
| Sahara |
1.28% |
|
