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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.0.36 25.00%
.0.0.33 50.00%
.0.0.31 25.00%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

SearchEngineProtection.exe

Search Engine Protection by Oberon Media (Signed)

Remove SearchEngineProtection.exe
Version:   .0.0.33
MD5:   efe2a9c65d6c509e2cab1cbdfa161852
SHA1:   33f862d3fe4acd115c6b650d1b0142aad1c9776c
SHA256:   5c752ccaba79c2949a807d6fc593e38664c0fb268b4b33a55d5ea45326bb0d02

Overview

searchengineprotection.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). The file is digitally signed by Oberon Media which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

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:.0.0.33
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

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00116417%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00101220%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00015197%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:175 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.62 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):722.67 KB
Private (minimum):301.33 KB
Non-paged memory:2.62 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:60.77 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):62.68 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:357.33 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.59 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:189,316/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:246 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:105
600
GUI GDI count:27
103
GUI GDI peak:32
142
GUI USER count:16
49
GUI USER peak:18
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\gamesbar\update\searchengineprotection.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.67%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 8.33%
Windows Vista Home Premium 8.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 58.33% of Search Engine Protection.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Samsung 66.67%
Acer 33.33%
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