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60% of PCs block this file from running.
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cltmngsvc.exe
Search Protect by Conduit Ltd. (Signed)
| Version: | 2.8.11.9 |
| MD5: | 730c57652cdfb6e657992508a19e81eb |
| SHA1: | 4b5d3f28d53d4b23d42d87a1db8b5400aed41984 |
Overview
cltmngsvc.exe runs as a service under the name Search Protect by Conduit Service (CltMngSvc) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Search Protect published by Conduit Ltd. and is most likely removed by most users once installed (84% removed). The file is digitally signed by Conduit Ltd. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
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: | 2.8.11.9 |
| Size: | 1.66 MB (1,735,968 bytes) |
| Build date: | 10/31/2013 10:24 AM |
| 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 program will install this file
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 settings from takeover by third parties. Search Protect captures information about companies attempts to redirect and/or change your Search settings. Conduit does not sell, share, or rent the information you provide through Search Protect with ...
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: | 0.00001875% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001587% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000288% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 172 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,964/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.18 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 7.59 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 508 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.18 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 45.33 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 54.13 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.43 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 7.61 MB | |
| Page faults: | 3,827/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 2 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 6 | |
| Handles: | 120 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | C:\progra~1\searchprotect\main\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) |
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% |
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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% |
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| Samsung |
2.56% |
|
| Lenovo |
2.56% |
|
| Sahara |
1.28% |
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