Process Detail
What is SearchProtection.exe ?
SearchProtection.exe is known as Search Protection and it is developed by Yahoo! Inc , it is also developed by Yahoo! Inc. Unknown Visicom Media Inc. Lavasoft.. We have seen about 100 different instances of SearchProtection.exe in different location. So far we haven't seen any alert about this product. If you think there is a virus or malware with this product, please submit your feedback at the bottom.Something wrong with SearchProtection.exe ?
Is SearchProtection.exe using too much CPU or memory ? It's probably your file has been infected with a virus. Let try the program named DriverIdentifier to see if it helps.How to remove SearchProtection.exe
If you encounter difficulties with SearchProtection.exe , you can uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programsWhat can you do to fix SearchProtection.exe ?
Let try to run a system scan with Speed Up My PC to see any error, then you can do some other troubleshooting steps.If you think this is a driver issue, please try DriverDouble.com
Where do we see SearchProtection.exe ?
Here is the list of instances that we see for the process: SearchProtection.exe| Path | Product Name | Vendor | Version | Size | MD5 | |
| 1 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 3 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | 650E43397157B60F844653794CEEA959 |
| 4 | E:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 5 | C:\Archivos de programa\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 6 | C:\Programme\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 7 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | E9195C781F96F8A0809EAB01FC366BC3 |
| 8 | C:\Arquivos de programas\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 9 | D:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 10 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18148 | D21D9229BFCE5F4AA9F92AA29E9E525E |
| 11 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | 3DB2254037D47714C31EB14E9180C94F |
| 12 | C:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 13 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 7, 0 | 11185 | 6888EE520C32B26AF72AAD4A073863A4 |
| 14 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | E460ED65C637E7EC5B0F02CA65ED38F7 |
| 15 | G:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 16 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18968 | DDA1FA57EE5D6604BFCDF2763E96DF2F |
| 17 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18968 | E3387BC601883491664974F0E0EF67E7 |
| 18 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 19377 | 1599BB7FACE44C8A5C2A519990AC8BED |
| 19 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18968 | EEB13C3A2671B6C37D4D6BF9A372519E |
| 20 | F:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 21 | H:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 22 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 26340 | EE91BC66EE31CA78F98428B0659AC8BD |
| 23 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | 65AB6DF117412FF3192056D0AB9C250C |
| 24 | E:\Programme\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 25 | C:\Programas\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 26 | D:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 27 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 17739 | C8D574C7A109F05301F14A4458296521 |
| 28 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 932036023E58F13FD665503D90B070E3 |
| 29 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18968 | 0A70A43B6ECCC88EC7124B052E679CF5 |
| 30 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 26340 | 05397AC08738B3894980BF744F590593 |
| 31 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | 878774D86BCC899145A7AFBB587710EB |
| 32 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc. | 1, 2, 5, 0 | 22398 | 1A258E60BAA8522194F39D7E3DD47EA0 |
| 33 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18148 | 7D401D03042DD58E879DE9B84B6EF5CC |
| 34 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 19377 | C891BCF47871C1639AB59CDA2A5C59A4 |
| 35 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Unknown | 11185 | |||
| 36 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 17739 | 7637F7841A1103C12AC804E6F6EE32AE |
| 37 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | C718D095F26A3FC111DDB20D887E883C |
| 38 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search | Unknown | 0 | |||
| 39 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Unknown | 11185 | |||
| 40 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 9F927CC9ECFF4AB2F1AA26CD2EDD50FB |
| 41 | I:\PROGRAM FILES\YAHOO!\SEARCH PROTECTION\SEARCHPROTECTION.EXE | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 42 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 26838 | 64BF36AD794396F83BE2B5B4B5684C13 |
| 43 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18148 | 6A271C4324018E4C09592A08B33C4A2B |
| 44 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 19377 | 380AB27A7EE13DD86EA6A91EABCD2939 |
| 45 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | B3AEBC9BBBCF548A25AB79E4EB4FB329 |
| 46 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18968 | 134D7F8D9EB2BB9EBCC7B54829D4B946 |
| 47 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 6, 0 | 11185 | FED079CD9ADBB23AB4FBC44B084E4DC1 |
| 48 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | 87F1F8D12EAA532E5E79F53658662EFA |
| 49 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc. | 1, 0, 0, 1 | 22424 | B426580CB595D54CEDF222A0E5C1AE54 |
| 50 | C:\Programfiler\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 51 | F:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 52 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc. | 1, 2, 0, 0 | 22424 | 0CFD137DA0BD428FC3FEE5FEC8A72AD1 |
| 53 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 20654 | 366DC0F4B60548585D5F333B530555B0 |
| 54 | D:\Archivos de programa\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 55 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18968 | 705DE5C69ADD647AC8DB7A60EC5501D7 |
| 56 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18968 | B1CB9291809E4AD67ECC29370BCB8B44 |
| 57 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18148 | C874E696A113C9F2DB8FB7265CC602D6 |
| 58 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 129969 | C5B542C8153339BC8FE8A8BEDCE470E4 |
| 59 | D:\Arquivos de programas\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 60 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | 3A29BCBD70CF04E5D858F1A39E5FBCB8 |
| 61 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18148 | 3409C3DEA8FB6EB53E52E30B46D45865 |
| 62 | H:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 63 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 10649 | 43FF47D26DD7AF361468F28C8418D28A |
| 64 | E:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 65 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | 36F983324E26117C7A024236647B4755 |
| 66 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | A0C050E339BDB45EB5E1E437BC6D1920 |
| 67 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 7, 0 | 11185 | CF87CE6B3CF3F98F892D27EE2930174F |
| 68 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 17329 | F94684C082E55DCB6633F0290BD53301 |
| 69 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 17329 | 6A927AA160E61898BF5413E7621DBF7B |
| 70 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 26750 | FABCBE25F46D39FC5FAF0790125258AD |
| 71 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18148 | 80DA0A40B5035BEB0EE018C48C43CB30 |
| 72 | C:\ProgramData\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Visicom Media Inc. | 1, 0, 13, 00 | 44509 | 8839FB61DC634FA1D204FE1EF68F36B4 |
| 73 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 21425 | 7E37BB42EA12367D8E0A9B7ABD5575A3 |
| 74 | E:\Archivos de programa\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 75 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | 77543ABB8F0A0A08ABAD24E1A06F5D7C |
| 76 | G:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 77 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | F1B604A986BC8BAE4C889712249788E5 |
| 78 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 10667 | 632A4D57686D408DE8BD676F669AC4CC |
| 79 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 10649 | 7BB4EC17BAEFE57B60A8524220FE0BF2 |
| 80 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | C19F3C9CE8AFAE74E646BD0009ADB6BB |
| 81 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18148 | 2A4069CC7CD7FA47A5D10078C2F08FAD |
| 82 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Lavasoft. | 1, 0, 14, 00 | 48527 | DFB1F3063B7D686996C14F8E6F1AA92E |
| 83 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Visicom Media Inc. | 1, 0, 13, 00 | 44509 | 8839FB61DC634FA1D204FE1EF68F36B4 |
| 84 | C:\ProgramData\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Lavasoft. | 1, 0, 14, 00 | 48527 | DFB1F3063B7D686996C14F8E6F1AA92E |
| 85 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 26750 | 77E797560E520D699922DC46C47A9038 |
| 86 | C:\Users\username\Application Data\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Lavasoft. | 1, 0, 14, 00 | 48527 | DFB1F3063B7D686996C14F8E6F1AA92E |
| 87 | C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Anwendungsdaten\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Lavasoft. | 1, 0, 14, 00 | 48527 | DFB1F3063B7D686996C14F8E6F1AA92E |
| 88 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 10700 | 95D564BB7578FB9B9036DC86BB3A0B88 |
| 89 | I:\ProgramData\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Lavasoft. | 1, 0, 14, 00 | 48527 | DFB1F3063B7D686996C14F8E6F1AA92E |
| 90 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 25FB7765E73D3C7C457AD580DC31F2A3 |
| 91 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18148 | 98BFD263B9AC858458417A77585576AF |
| 92 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 49721DCE166E5A262D4A49D9384E6192 |
| 93 | E:\Programmi\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | 70189D91A5347F5E34039D06C7E58419 |
| 94 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Dane aplikacji\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Lavasoft. | 1, 0, 14, 00 | 48527 | DFB1F3063B7D686996C14F8E6F1AA92E |
| 95 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 18558 | 6B4B6F75F97429203AEDC3930EF1CF2E |
| 96 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Lavasoft. | 1, 0, 14, 00 | 48527 | DFB1F3063B7D686996C14F8E6F1AA92E |
| 97 | G:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Lavasoft. | 1, 0, 14, 00 | 48527 | DFB1F3063B7D686996C14F8E6F1AA92E |
| 98 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 19377 | E43DA693B47A74815291ED4C0CD5F2D7 |
| 99 | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Yahoo! Inc | 1, 2, 8, 0 | 11185 | B6CDF7F41C6DDB5CE70805638F967448 |
| 100 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Datos de programa\Search Protection\SearchProtection.exe | Search Protection | Lavasoft. | 1, 0, 14, 00 | 48527 | DFB1F3063B7D686996C14F8E6F1AA92E |
Comments about this process:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------By Matt Peterson 2013-08-05 08:44:33 Yes this software should be considered Malware as it piggybacks itself as bundled software which silently installs with other various software you've downloaded. Then it hijacks ALL browers to change startup pages and saved pages to yahoo and yahoo search engines. Very annoying to find. It was listed as Searchprotection in the add/remove programs for me some people report it listed as dealio or vendio and does not mention Yahoo as publisher.