What is Au_.exe?

Au_.exe is part of Search Protect and developed by Client Connect LTD according to the Au_.exe version information.

Au_.exe's description is "Search Protect Uninstaller"

Au_.exe is digitally signed by ClientConnect LTD.

Au_.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\~nsu.tmp\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Au_.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

11 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Au_.exe file. That's a 20% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Adware.SearchProtect.1
AVG	SearchProtect.1DD
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.SearchProtect.1
DrWeb	Adware.Conduit.45
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Adware.SearchProtect.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32	probably a variant of Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.H
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Adware.SearchProtect.1
GData	Gen:Variant.Adware.SearchProtect.1
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.SearchProtect.1
VIPRE	Conduit (fs)

Au_.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Au_.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Au_.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Au_.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate Au_.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Au_.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Au_.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Au_.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Au_.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Au_.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If Au_.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Au_.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

Au_.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• uninstall.exe

Folder name variants

Au_.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\~nsu.tmp\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\program files (x86)\searchprotect\Main\bin\
• C:\Users\FENDER~1\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\

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