What is SearchSettings.dll?

SearchSettings.dll is part of Search Settings and developed by Vendio Services, Inc. according to the SearchSettings.dll version information.

SearchSettings.dll's description is "Search Settings module for Internet Explorer"

SearchSettings.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Search Settings\kb125\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SearchSettings.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameSearch Settings
Company nameVendio Services, Inc.
File descriptionSearch Settings module for Internet Explorer
Internal nameSearch Settings IE Module
Original filenameSearchSettings.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2007 Vendio Services, Inc.
Product version1, 0, 0, 13
File version1, 0, 0, 13

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSearch Settings
Company nameVendio Services, Inc.
File descriptionSearch Settings module for Internet ..
Internal nameSearch Settings IE Module
Original filenameSearchSettings.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2007 Vendio Services, I..
Product version1, 0, 0, 13
File version1, 0, 0, 13

Folder name variants

SearchSettings.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Search Settings\kb125\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD567804ce862881900f93ad5219eeac8f5
SHA256ddc22f675a83862ce466623a3349f1e0e132c94af4fe7aa7950c4990be683991

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 53% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 15 users.

User vote results: There were 8 votes to remove and 7 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 15 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Spigot writes

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Hi, my name is Laurentiu and I work for Spigot.

I am here to provide information about how to remove searchsettings.exe. Please take a look here: http://www.spigot.com/remove-search-settings.html

Please contact me from our website http://www.spigot.com/contact.html if you need more help.
Thank you.

# 17 Nov 2011, 6:55

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Spigot: Thank you for the info about the SearchSettings.dll file.

# 3 Dec 2011, 16:20

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