How to Remove searchprotocolhost.exe? | searchprotocolhost.exe

What is searchprotocolhost.exe?

searchprotocolhost.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host and belongs to Microsoft Windows Operating System. This was developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32 The malware programmers or cyber criminals write the different types of malicious programs and name it as searchprotocolhost.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with searchprotocolhost.exe malware?

The type of malware programs varies and the mode of infection also varies. Any of the following can alert you if the system is infected.

If the searchprotocolhost.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
If the internet connection fluctuation is high
If the system performance is very low
If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
If the system is redirected to some strange websites
If the system freezes quiet often
If it invites the other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton

To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the searchprotocolhost.exe and open the location, if the location is sub folder C:\Windows\System32 then the system is not affected by searchprotocolhost.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by searchprotocolhost.exe malware.

How to remove the searchprotocolhost.exe file from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Internet Security.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the software for virus protection.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the searchprotocolhost.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 29 December 2011 at 3:35 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0c8e93cd0e64c426 ac8f983bacbe3451 37fbf946	5e129be0c8b85597 698f0fe3633a902f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	South Africa	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	83e6efb989357517 ba0f66c03339a2fa 4270d946	35367b10fe1c7cfd d42d4021d887dbf1	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	South Africa	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6bfc8e8c5066f13d 01b166659cb4a810 54f68ff1	635ef2f1606bf4c4 141a18f85c703914	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Indonesia	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	dd00740613a62260 450cd91cbc5f6f81 7b12ac71	c9ebd97e9c3a218c aa8c94e379e89021	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	N/A	N/A	Egypt	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b6460740b381f00f c4b7e29a440d5696 83b3edfb	7eca8e3e27c4a705 f7a957c41a16ab8c	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7601. 24275 (win7sp1_l dr.180922- 1650)	7.00.7601. 24275	Indonesia	N/A
6	N/A	Executable	6e60ea2fdd265d98 63bf4591a06abd52 6e7a702d	51922b9c113f73d3 d288c2c5b7bf62c2	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dd5cabd1da77dfe4 ff570305e664e19d 52d53e03	1a394336975e2382 fc00796450df4cf2	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	105.112.28.159/32	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d0e8a4ac1ec659e9 3ab34c4b4b7a4382 d009a95d	ab93a5921dc79f98 1c47f67d8f34a276	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Indonesia	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	362a196ddedb7f2e 6e85148a6f2f7ff0 26b718e3	37292f8f21fca303 dfb7b0665fcb734f	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	South Africa	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ad96e5a8bcec505d 32609a2dc6448c70 a7da07c2	d531f67cb762890d 192bff5ba9fcfcac	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.10586 .589 (th2_relea se.160906- 1759)	7.00.10586 .589	Indonesia	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1995f7af74bc9eb5 974bf9af60703c31 b684a56b	be7131c812906f9f 996670baa0378092	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7601. 17610 (win7sp1_g dr.110503- 1502)	7.00.7601. 17610	United States	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	a107a4cb20133c2f 74799a41816823d4 ee9fb771	bbc8687b3ee146bf 82d79ec9fa80cb24	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	181.66.169.99/32	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	6d8e6fab58cfc3bf 90c08d78a61bd013 7dce1786	8f6a4a77ab80e3c9 82f5eb80c83fe531	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
14	N/A	Executable	5f4720e1818cc0e8 86ae729dad0c0a5c 7952174e	43640d53c33e0d33 34945efd4b3cc226	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	Nigeria	N/A
15	N/A	Executable	e0509f95a3dd5d1c 502e9d895a0fe484 c293922e	6b777f8ae8550b4f 488c3f39b25277df	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	181.66.169.99/32	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	60619e339480f40c 292176c136109129 6fd1150e	bc6ad14748e999b4 2ce7564b6f812c9b	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Indonesia	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4e052f048d95847f 133690059ef696e3 365b41fd	869ba894f84c492e 45ecd3c2aa8b2c62	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7601. 17610 (win7sp1_g dr.110503- 1502)	7.00.7601. 17610	Morocco	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	357190ceee57b1c5 e7c4a2e1cfe5e8a5 9b47353d	b88398bee3a92e20 66370ceb2facc733	Virus.Win32. Expiro.naf	No	7.00.7601. 23930 (win7sp1_l dr.171011- 1526)	7.00.7601. 23930	Russian Federation	N/A
19	N/A	Executable	216103c6a923fde2 ceced16831fa1c2e 4f243faa	28c6490a56010292 dd5953d59dc45b81	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6187eaad1fc675b4 60878adb67ef7978 6e32ca4c	292d3657791551fc 3658b5bcf2c380c5	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	103.137.83.105/32	N/A
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5b9a4cc757b359ca 5e966406af7a15c5 78d19b42	793ff52e8d376553 7b549a7dedd84e6b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16401 (win7_gdr. 090727-150 4)	7.00.7600. 16401	Russian Federation	N/A
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8c82531270fd2224 37ab1a803b09242c 0f67b944	8be963c66542884d 5958e0d2cdfb41a5	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16401 (win7_gdr. 090727-150 4)	7.00.7600. 16401	Egypt	N/A
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	13e6bceba5ee79ee c58f72f41be5f502 23b99fad	5ed369df19144c34 12ca2f626e63bca9	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Indonesia	N/A
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fc0d80ab227a471b 9d6e020a392983e4 07df6b5e	78efe66df8cae60a d6bb6971e1ea9b15	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	197.210.85.24/32	N/A
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2f3bfc9c780fc1ed 79244554d13d4a1a 52bf9827	d87d9225aac6ddb4 a664a817b68bfbb9	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	154.79.72.117/32	N/A
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6110ac57d1d7fd36 2bccf7a2e4ba6b3f 610fc8b6	9b5d8390aeed58cf 174f3a23a77e552c	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	7.0.6001.1 6503 (longhorn( wmbla).080 526-2159)	7.0.6001.1 6503	Turkey	N/A
27	N/A	Executable	c4a9fec2e2f7c0cf 7093c61dcd53be6d db669d4c	0bda86720ee21fc8 c29e69017d205f16	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	Indonesia	N/A
28	N/A	Executable	8e3e2574064ffe05 cbd4d5167bc488bc 56028d70	c2f72d25b73aaeb1 d401b7ee7210d420	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	197.210.44.209/32	N/A
29	N/A	Executable	623cabe8ef50c181 83919eaf5ad1cfad 99549ca1	5e75d4797a873efe 01252442361dd021	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	Malaysia	N/A
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c7ee66e099b34f8c 92103bc1dcb9eac5 e8c077fe	b323e2b6a3712dfc 454ea8e8d7e94118	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	7.00.7601. 17610 (win7sp1_g dr.110503- 1502)	7.00.7601. 17610	Syrian Arab Republic	N/A
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b468fad7dea477cb 68ceeb431804c205 335ce6e7	ae6086cf21e847e4 a67f7af8e3f798b6	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7601. 17610 (win7sp1_g dr.110503- 1502)	7.00.7601. 17610	Egypt	N/A
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	777839f7cbd3e96a 40e6be1b6a6a348c 96cca8ac	fd3a4c4f0734f587 0acfb42eb7119303	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Indonesia	N/A
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ad1bf17f87c0a60d 9793fa369512dad4 8abe2bdf	323dc667534c4045 f88edc9035efd12e	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	156.211.75.28/32	N/A
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	52d3aa659de4f2b6 bf36e6f6a7b9930f dd97436c	3e5e0619e94a6d2d 065a6bfd9b66ad56	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7601. 23834 (win7sp1_l dr.170601- 2259)	7.00.7601. 23834	197.47.18.132/32	N/A
35	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0510a26966e17b80 71e2ad3f6fa228b7 ee9efd8b	13937469d3a357a0 743584ca51fb6765	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.9600. 17415 (winblue_r 4.141028-1 500)	7.00.9600. 17415	156.201.204.239/32	N/A
36	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	38f7ed5237a5d70b f43ff726336929dc 44799108	1784d9562eb3d699 340580104677ecea	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Venezuela	N/A
37	N/A	Executable	f4f1220f50582f29 386ac3d8762a707b e8664bf0	39a6f794d8118edd 424cf7605dc48295	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	N/A	N/A	Pakistan	N/A
38	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7e0d9df465febd3e c5865efe60545262 9e618b1b	23c3c5ead46a723d 935b9ee3f01a974d	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Indonesia	N/A

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First Seen: 04 June 2008 at 10:27 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7db724d9d648adab 32638bd1c5812c68 e415ae5f	cf3cca4c30ba5e7b 6ccbae4ccf9cfd1c	No	7.00.7601. 24564 (win7sp1_l dr_escrow. 201214-102 6)	7.00.7601. 24564	102.65.55.4/32
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a53fcd45da968ce3 ed24ff960bad25f1 0efb97ec	c8fc595f5fe8e705 3281dcaeb61a360f	No	7.0.19041. 3155 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.19041. 3155	United States
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b265432262484738 96f5b06bac0cc3fb b450b22b	b698d204cdb83e93 90aee48d4151b38d	No	7.0.14393. 4467 (rs1_relea se.210604- 1844)	7.0.14393. 4467	Russian Federation
4	N/A	Executable	0dfbfb69ea30aad6 14f321ac0b7c5729 d2d468c7	2377c3a0f4a3ab97 6ce4476babbbea72	No	N/A	N/A	Mexico
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8cb9b91274ef9c07 3e470fae49d94818 c5bfa522	575c56459a5c390a a7508db2a0ac9127	No	7.0.17763. 2145 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.17763. 2145	France
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9a89d41e718872f6 3a0056417ea31889 c6401931	8b84404cf96af01c 2ecc7aab521ca275	No	7.0.19041. 3393 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.19041. 3393	United States
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9e1514875053ddcd 5e0824d4c3529f61 e583d672	4b0ea20d942af115 84d2d72a8419e3cb	No	6.0.6000.1 6431 (vista_gdr (wmbla).07 0205-1422)	6.0.6000.1 6431	10.224.25.96/32
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1fa5a1b05666fa74 e10c9b88ba9ab902 f57e32b9	34ff2e29c83a1f96 2559906579b9ec91	No	7.0.19041. 3570 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.19041. 3570	United States
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	46bcf5ef2d025a33 9b5d350700cbc92b 5b0c99c5	b3bf8a94d9eafaf7 d68b6a400e85a949	No	7.00.7600. 16808 (win7_gdr. 110503-150 6)	7.00.7600. 16808	Brazil
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a9cbfbe91961b6ee e1ac1323c9c4fb53 597383bc	c3d52b0c66c8278c 7e31037c42f014c2	No	7.0.17127. 1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.17127. 1	Italy
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	78414f6fa44901f8 55a350fb585e6cc1 b07d7765	981eef3348e8b4ed 71891d9ada03a07f	No	7.0.17763. 2268 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.17763. 2268	Romania
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	86d4aa9211175a18 9108ddbefc763b32 33321ede	cc8ed300c0a30fed 071e598b4f91b212	No	7.0.17763. 2145 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.17763. 2145	France
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fa29854e689901cb 1f6265a05be9ee34 719244a2	9830c3420f9d03ba 823c87c86c129eaa	No	7.0.19041. 1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.19041. 1	United States
14	N/A	Non-executable	6b58c199b94ef98a 4a220339801c8be8 8371655f	8ad1f52ae7df5cbf 13d14ba9250733b4	No	N/A	N/A	United States
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	78e5e16ffc37db77 8961eb35ade115d9 7d381670	a04b5497e45f90ca 94794197573c0d9d	No	7.0.22000. 1641 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.22000. 1641	Taiwan
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	225a0e616fb9499e 9aa51495d8d6c215 f0c3a7b4	b055a0e71f661cc0 db2bc0b45cda44ac	No	7.0.17666. 1000 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.17666. 1000	United States
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	66ed3412e29ba492 dbc6e4a7c0172176 66b38bbc	c4894b3b448b647b edc9e916d181bdbe	No	7.0.6001.1 6503 (longhorn( wmbla).080 526-2159)	7.0.6001.1 6503	Internal Submission
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	903338331e72910a 12daca1480926a17 b20e7cdc	76b5343cc5697e58 2b8a0564d84e20de	No	7.0.17134. 1246 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.17134. 1246	United States
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7acdcecef4eb7fa9 3b790a5bff8796f7 eb798c9a	ccbcb187970a9955 988382a68a6e3a3f	No	7.0.22000. 282 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.22000. 282	Turkey
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ec172053c749413e f2a94ab51e0e247c ab4cbcf6	b6eb78acfdb56be7 e38b39642d3c03c9	No	7.0.17134. 1246 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.17134. 1246	United States
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f793976da304b79c 292c3f3b459842f8 395e68ae	3a9f2f6e92e26ac7 05aaf96860162060	No	7.0.14393. 2125 (rs1_relea se.180301- 2139)	7.0.14393. 2125	162.199.31.85/32
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6a406de89d817d0e 80012e0fefc3c960 48696738	e6c090492aaf904e 09b0abc56649956c	No	6.0.6000.1 6431 (vista_gdr (wmbla).07 0205-1422)	6.0.6000.1 6431	10.224.25.96/32

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How to Remove “searchprotocolhost.exe”

What is searchprotocolhost.exe?

How to check if your computer is infected with searchprotocolhost.exe malware?