Completely Remove Conduit Search Protect – How to Get Rid of Search Protect PUP & Browser Hijacker?

I have difficulty uninstalling Conduit Search Protect. I received an error message saying that I did not have sufficient access, even though I'm logged in as a admin (100% sure I'm an admin, i triple checked). So far I've tried restarting the computer, running the Microsoft system scan and I tried removing the folders in which Search Protect is located...anyway, I cannot remove it. Any ideas?

Details & Problems of Conduit Search Protect

Conduit Search Protect (also known as Search Protect by Conduit) is a potentially unwanted program that usually comes bundled with other software that you download from unsecured websites. It claims to help you keep your browser home page and new tab. However, the installation of this PUP often alongside with other unwanted search providers such as Lucky Search, Delta Search, Conduit Search, or suspected Yahoo Search. It has ability to change your browser settings without your permission and often use advanced capabilities to avoid the removal.

Search Protect by Conduit it’s technically not a virus, but will it generate a series of problems to your computer. For example, it can –

• Generate additional banner, pop-up, interstitial and in-text link advertisements to your browser;
• Add ad-supported cross web browser plugin for IE (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin);
• Record your online activity and collect your browsing data like search queries, usernames or passwords.

Instructions to Remove Conduit Search Protect

It is troublesome and even dangerous to have Conduit Search Protect. Here are some methods that may help you get rid of it completely and safely.

Method 1: Remove Conduit Search Protect Step by Step
Method 2: Get Rid of Conduit Search Protect with SpyHunter

Method 1: Remove Conduit Search Protect Step by Step

Step 1: Reboot your PC into Safe Mode with Networking

Restart your computer and keep pressing F8. Select Safe Mode with Networking by using the up and down arrow key in your keyboard.



Step 2: Delete suspicious or malicious process related to Conduit Search Protect.



Step 3: Remove Conduit Search Protect from Control Panel.

Press Win & R on your keyboard to open Run. Type in "control" to open control panel and then select Uninstall a program/Program and Features. Search Conduit Search Protect from the list and remove it.

 

Step 4. Remove unwanted add-ons from web browsers.

Internet Explorer

Go to Tools >> Manage add-ons >> Toolbars and Extensions >> Remove unwanted suspected items
Move to Search Providers >> select unwanted suspected items and remove it.

Google Chrome

Go to Customize and control Google Chrome (top right menu) >> Tools/Settings >> Extension >> Remove suspicious extensions

 

Reset your settings on On startup >> Set pages, Appearance >> Change, and Search >> Manage search engines...

 

 Mozilla Firefox

Open menu >> Add-on >> remove unwanted suspected items

 

From Menu >> Option >> General. You can rewrite your home page URL or Restore to Default

Step 5. Restore home page and clear all the cookies of your affected web browsers.

Since the tricky virus has the ability to use cookies for tracing and tracking the internet activity of users, it is suggested users to delete all the cookies before a complete removal.

Google Chrome:

• Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options"
• Click the "Under the Bonnet" tab, locate the "Privacy" section and Click the "Clear browsing data" button.
• Select "Delete cookies and other site data" and clean up all cookies from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy
• Click "Remove individual cookies"
• In the Cookies panel, click on "Show Cookies"
• To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the "Remove Cookie button"
• To remove all cookies click on the "Remove All Cookies button"

Internet Explorer:

• Open Internet explorer window
• Click the "Tools" button
• Point to "safety" and then click "delete browsing history"
• Tick the "cookies" box and then click “delete”
  

Step 6: Show hidden folder.

Go to control panel >> Appearance and Personalization >> Folder Options



Tick "show hidden files, folders and drives" like the picture below.




Delete from local disk.

%AppData%\<random>.exe
%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe

Step 7: Delete infected or additional registry entries.

Press Win & R  to open Run, type in "regedit" and hit enter. Click Edit >> Find... to search unwanted keys

Method 2: Get Rid of  Conduit Search Protect with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is powerful anti-spyware/malware application. It is created to help inexperience computer users to get rid of nasty and stubborn malware including adware, browser hijacker, trojan, worm and may other viruses. There are many features in SpyHunter. You will never regret to remove malware and protect your PC with this application.

You can click the icon below to get SpyHunter.

 

 

 

This real-time malware protection and removal tool offers free malware scanner. You can buy the removal service to get rid of all the PC threats detected by it. It has powerful features that other free antivirus cannot offer. 

Final Tip：

Conduit Search Protect can cause a lot of troubles. Usually, the manual tips above may help your get rid of it. But if you fail, you can download powerful remover to get rid of it.