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(Solved) How to Remove Conduit Search from Chrome, Firefox, IE

How to Remove Conduit Search & Toolbar (Removal Guide)

from Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome from Windows 7, Vista , Windows 8, Windows XP.

Question

I want to remove Conduit Search from my home page. I also have lots of toolbars on the top of my Internet Explorer. Please help me to uninstall all them I tried but received error message.  Actually when I turn on my PC today I got Conduit search page as my homepage. I don’t like that, I already tried to change it from Internet Settings but it come back again automatically. Please help me to get rid of this.

Solved Answer

Conduit Search is a Web Search Engine. But it installs into your computer from unethical way (without your permission). that’s why it is also categorized as a Browser Hijacker &  PUP (Potentially  Unwanted Program). If Conduit got installed on your computer, It’s really very typical to remove once you got it installed, because it’s uninstaller won’t remove Conduit’s all the files and registry traces. If would you like to change browser settings manually, it won’t allow you to change it because “Conduit” have completely taken over all browsers settings. Here is “conduit” path which is set as your browsers homepage: http://search.conduit.com/?gd=&ctid=CT3323128&octid=EB_ORIGINAL_CTID&ISID=MB85BBD19-4A92-41E2-A093-98935041467C&SearchSource=55&CUI=&UM=5&UP=SPE72D8050-DD54-43A6-AC86-D6A53F0B4210&SSPV=

When you want to search on Internet, you have to forcefully use “conduit search” search engine; because it is installed into your computer, which is also display advertisements & sponsored links along with the results.




Usually “conduit search” uses another installer to install itself, BrowserContainer is the one of popular their installer. In order to remove conduit, you have to remove all the BrowserContainer’s related files and their registry traces as well.

Removal Methods

If you would like to know how to remove conduit search completely from your computer. Here we have mentioned the Manual method and Automatic method to remove conduit completely from your computer with all the registry traces as well. you can choose any one as per your convenient.

Additional info about conduit.

Conduit is also categorized as an ‘Adware’ which may hijack your browser, that would change your homepage into browsers Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome. it’ll add some Conduit Toolbar, and modify your browser homepage and default search engine to search.conduit.com. Conduit Search will probably show advertisements and paid links while searching results, and could gather search words through your searches. The Conduit infections is would once enhance advertising revenue.

 


 

Automatic Fixit

Download Adware Remover Tool v3.8 to remove Conduit Search Automatically from all browsers, This is a Freeware utility specially designed for Adware Removal. This tool can remove all the Adwares from Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and their registry traces as well..

Adware-Removal-Tool-v3.8.exe

 


 

Manual Steps

We have researched a lot on conduit removal. There are Eight steps to remove conduit permanently. so please follow all them as my way. Good luck !!

Step 1 : Uninstall Conduit Search from Control Panel.

Step1.1 : Remove search.conduit.com infection from windows shortcuts.

Repeat the above steps on all browser’s shortcuts like: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari in all location Desktop / Task-bar / Start-menu.

 


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Step 2 : To Remove Conduit Search from Internet Explorer.

Step 2.1 : Remove Conduit from homepage

Step 2.2 : Remove Conduit add-ons from Internet Explorer.

Step 2.3 : Reset Internet Explorer

 


 

Step 3 : To Remove Conduit Search from Mozilla Firefox.

Step 3.1 : Remove conduit from Firefox Homepage

Step 3.2 : Remove Conduit from Firefox add-ons

Step 3.3 : Reset Mozilla Firefox

 


 

Step 4 : To Remove conduit search from Google Chrome

Step 4.1 : Remove unwanted homepage & search engine from Google Chrome

Google Chrome Homepage Reset step1
Google Chrome Homepage reset step 2
Google Chrome search engine step 3
Google Chrome search engine step 4
Google Chrome search engine Step5

Step 4.2 : Remove unwanted extensions from Google Chrome

Step 4.3 : Reset Google Chrome

 


 

Step 5 : To Remove Conduit Search from Registry

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Step 6 : To Remove conduit from Autorun Tasks (Task Scheduler)

 


 

Step 7 : To Remove conduit from Startup

 


 

Step 8 : To Remove conduit from Services

 

Delete conduit related files from computer

C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer\BackgroundContainer.dll
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer\TBUpdaterLogic_1.0.0.1.dll
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\W21JBUFV\TBUpdaterLogic[1].dll
C:\program files\SearchProtect\Main\bin\CltMngSvc.exe
C:\program files\SearchProtect\SearchProtect\bin\cltmng.exe
C:\program files\SearchProtect\UI\bin\cltmngui.exe
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\M4T11GDL\DefaultTabSetup[1].exe
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\XL68N412\SearchProtectGeneric2[1].exe
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\2QWWNA9U\how-to-remove-conduit-search[1].htm
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\51YLL6DN\search_conduit_com[2].htm
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\RQ3R17KE\Conduit[1].htm
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\RQ3R17KE\Conduit[2].htm
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\RQ3R17KE\remove-conduit-search-1024×346[1].png
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\Z4FNL3MB\Conduit[1].htm
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\Z4FNL3MB\Conduit[2].htm
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\DefaultTabBHO.cfg
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\DefaultTabBHO.dll
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\DefaultTabStart.exe
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\DefaultTabStart64.exe
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\DefaultTabUninstaller.exe
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\DefaultTabWrap.dll
C:\Users\user22\Appdata\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\DefaultTabWrap64.dll

Delete folders from computer

C:\program files\Conduit
C:\ProgramData\Conduit
C:\Users\user\Appdata\Local\Conduit
C:\Users\user\Appdata\Local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer
C:\Users\user\Appdata\LocalLow\Conduit
C:\program files\SearchProtect
C:\program files\SearchProtect\SearchProtect
C:\Users\user\Appdata\Local\SearchProtect
C:\Users\user\Appdata\Local\SearchProtect\SearchProtect
C:\Users\user\Appdata\Roaming\DefaultTab
C:\Users\user\Appdata\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab

Delete conduit related registry keys

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\tree\BackgroundContainer Startup Task
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Conduit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Conduit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\BackgroundContainer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\Conduit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\ConduitSearchScopes
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\uTorrentControl_v6\toolbar\Repository\conduit_CT3289075
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\DefaultTab
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\SearchProtect
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\Save Sense
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CltMngSvc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DefaultTabUpdate
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SearchProtect

Delete conduit related registry value

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\run :: BackgroundContainer ::: “C:\Windows\system32\Rundll32.exe” “C:\Users\user
\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer\BackgroundContainer.dll”,DllRun
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\IECT3289075 :: DisplayIcon ::: C:\ProgramData\Conduit\IE\CT3289075\SetupIcon.ico

Delete conduit related registry value data

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\SearchProtect :: Publisher ::: Conduit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\SearchProtect :: DisplayName ::: Search Protect
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\SearchProtect :: DisplayIcon ::: C:\PROGRA~1\SearchProtect\SearchProtect\bin\cltmng.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\SearchProtect :: UninstallString ::: “C:\PROGRA~1\SearchProtect\Main\bin\uninstall.exe” /S
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\IECT3289075 :: UninstallString ::: C:\ProgramData\Conduit\IE\CT3289075\UninstallerUI.exe -ctid=CT3289075 -toolbarName=uTorrentControl_v6 -toolbarEnv=conduit -type=IE -origin=AddRemove -userMode=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3c471948-f874-49f5-b338-4f214a2ee0b1} :: (Default) ::: Conduit Community Alerts
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3c471948-f874-49f5-b338-4f214a2ee0b1}\InprocServer32 :: (Default) ::: C:\Program Files\Conduit\Community Alerts\Alert.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{40FA19B4-9006-41DA-BB11-F936BE177162} :: AppPath ::: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Conduit\CT3289075
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks\{97192212-B1FB-4A85-90CD-7A8DF6BB0CEC} :: Path ::: \BackgroundContainer Startup Task
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\BackgroundContainer\LogicFileManager :: LogicFilePath ::: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer\TBUpdaterLogic_1.0.0.1.dll
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\uTorrentControl_v6\toolbar :: UsageURL ::: http://usage.users.conduit.com/UsersWebService.asmx/UsersRequests
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\DefaultTab :: DisplayName ::: DefaultTab
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\DefaultTab :: InstallLocation ::: “C:\Users\user22\AppData\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\DefaultTab :: UninstallString ::: “C:\Users\user22\AppData\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\uninstalldt.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\Save Sense :: DisplayName ::: Save Sense (remove only)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{7F6AFBF1-E065-4627-A2FD-810366367D01} :: (Default) ::: DefaultTab Browser Helper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{7F6AFBF1-E065-4627-A2FD-810366367D01}\InprocServer32 :: (Default) ::: C:\Users\user22\AppData\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\DefaultTabBHO.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{7F6AFBF1-E065-4627-A2FD-810366367D01}\ProgID :: (Default) ::: DefaultTabBHO.DefaultTabBrowser.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{7F6AFBF1-E065-4627-A2FD-810366367D01}\VersionIndependentProgID :: (Default) ::: DefaultTabBHO.DefaultTabBrowser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\uTorrentControl_v6\toolbar :: SocialDomains ::: http://apps.conduit.com; http://social.conduit.com
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\uTorrentControl_v6\toolbar\Repository\conduit_CT3289075\ToolbarComponentUsage :: ServiceUrl : http://component.usage.toolbar.conduit-services.com/ToolbarComponentUsage.ashx
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\uTorrentControl_v6\toolbar\Repository\conduit_CT3289075\ToolbarLogin :: ServiceUrl : http://login.toolbar.conduit-services.com/Login.ashx
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A1E28287-1A31-4b0f-8D05-AA8C465D3C5A} :: (Default) ::: DefaultTabBrowserActiveX Class
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A1E28287-1A31-4b0f-8D05-AA8C465D3C5A}\InprocServer32 : (Default) : c\Users\user22\AppData\Roaming\DefaultTab\DefaultTab\DefaultTabBHO.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A1E28287-1A31-4b0f-8D05-AA8C465D3C5A}\ProgID :: (Default) ::: DefaultTabBHO.DefaultTabBrowserActiveX.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A1E28287-1A31-4b0f-8D05-AA8C465D3C5A}\VersionIndependentProgID :: (Default) : DefaultTabBHO.DefaultTabBrowserActiveX
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{B2D33ED6-EBBD-467C-BF6F-F175D9B51363} : AppName : DefaultTabStart64.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\Conduit\Community Alerts\Settings :: ALPClientsServerName ::: http://alert.client.conduit.com
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\Conduit\Community Alerts\Settings :: ALPServicesServerName ::: http://alert.services.conduit.com
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\Conduit\RevertSettings :: ConduitLatestHomePage ::: http://search.conduit.com?SearchSource=10&CUI=UN39173047331940281&UM=1&ctid=CT3289075&SSPV=IE_No_DUM_G
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\uTorrentControl_v6\toolbar :: GroupingServerURL ::: http://grouping.services.conduit.com/
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\uTorrentControl_v6\toolbar :: SearchServerUrl ::: http://search.conduit.com
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\uTorrentControl_v6\toolbar :: Server ::: users.conduit.com

That’s it… Now reboot your computer once, Conduit is completely removed.

 


 

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Step 9 : To Remove conduit search registry entries with Adwcleaner.exe

Here is the proper step-by-step guide to remove any adware from registry, please follow the steps.

9.1 : Download AdwCleaner from the below link.

Click Here to Download: Adwcleaner.exe

9.2 : Run that downloaded file (Adwcleaner.exe).

9.3 : When you get it started, click on scan button to search the search.conduit.com files and registry entries (As shown below screenshot).

9.5 : When scanning process will be finished, click on Clean button to delete all the search.conduit.com files and registry entries (as shown on below screenshot)

 

Step 10 : How to Clean an your computer from my Computer ?

1. Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free, then double click on it to install it.

2. Update online Virus Definition

3. Tick mark on “Perform quick scan” then click on Scan

4. When the scan done click on “Show results”

5. After clicking on Show result it will you a another window where you will get the found threats. Click on “Remove Selected”

 Conduit is from a technical perspective not much of a virus, however it really does show a lot of detrimental features, for example rootkit capacities to connect deep into your operating system, browser hijacking, as well as in basic just upsetting an individual experience. The market usually represents it as a a “PUP,”  How to Remove Conduit Search or most likely unwanted software. Such as, whenever you set up Utorrent, additionally, you will accept change your default browser homepage and default search engine to search.conduit.com., as well as set up the Conduit Toolbar.But if you remove Utorrent out of your computer, your web browser’s default settings won’t be restored. Which means that you’ll have got to uninstall Conduit Toolbar as well as search.conduit.com out of your favorite internet browser manually.

The reason for this information is to provide a variety of steps to get rid of Conduit from your hard disk drive and browser, particularly the FireFox.  However, some of the steps below may also be put on to the Internet explorer yet others. Additional, addititionally there is some steps on stopping the Conduit Cookies.  However over time, new methods to set up Conduit is going to be created.  In the beginning, the steps below could be replicated anytime.

Obviously pressed the incorrect “Download” button. Now rather than my home page have to reset, while i open Firefox the “search.conduit.com” page starts. I often tried the “about:config” method many times however it failed. There’s nothing for auction on “add/remove” that’s associated. Also scanned with Ad-aware, Extremely AntiSpyware and Norton 360. How do you thoroughly clean search.conduit away from my internet browser?

Search.conduit.com is just like many viruses introduced that may get away antivirus or may even avoid from scanning. Why? It’s
apparent that individuals generally got this particular virus on their computers whenever browsing online, How to Remove Conduit Search however when they needed to take it off, only to find that this antivirus software programs could not figure it out whatsoever. This really is for the reason that search.conduit.com skins strong inside the registry entries at quick quickness that’s able to preventing antivirus software. Apart from, additionally, it may infect a lot of system files making all of them turn out to be its connected files. Even though search.conduit.com removal did not help, people can continue to clean this particular threat completely by using the manual removal guide down below.

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C:\Users\User1\Appdata\Local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer\BackgroundContainer.dll
C:\Users\User1\Appdata\Local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer\TBUpdaterLogic_1.0.0.1.dll

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