What is IeWatchDog.dll?

IeWatchDog.dll is part of SearchProtect and developed by Search Protecter according to the IeWatchDog.dll version information.

IeWatchDog.dll's description is "SearchProtect for ie"

IeWatchDog.dll is digitally signed by Taiwan Shui Mu Chih Ching Technology Limited.

IeWatchDog.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\XTab\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected IeWatchDog.dll.

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

7 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the IeWatchDog.dll file. That's a 12% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
DrWeb	Adware.SearchProtect.2
ESET-NOD32	Win32/ELEX.BM potentially unwanted
Jiangmin	AdWare/SearchProtect.j
K7AntiVirus	DoS-Trojan ( 200dc3621 )
K7GW	DoS-Trojan ( 200dc3621 )
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0130
VBA32	AdWare.SearchProtect

IeWatchDog.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove IeWatchDog.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the IeWatchDog.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that IeWatchDog.dll 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 IeWatchDog.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the IeWatchDog.dll 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 IeWatchDog.dll in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Program Files (x86)\XTab\IeWatchDog.dll

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

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If IeWatchDog.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If IeWatchDog.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If IeWatchDog.dll 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 IeWatchDog.dll no longer appear in the scan result.

Folder name variants

IeWatchDog.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\XTab\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\Program Files\XTab\

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