What is AmznSearchProtect.exe?

AmznSearchProtect.exe is part of Amazon Browser Settings and developed by Distromatic according to the AmznSearchProtect.exe version information.

AmznSearchProtect.exe's description is "Amazon Browser Settings"

AmznSearchProtect.exe is digitally signed by Browser Distribution Services Inc..

AmznSearchProtect.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Amazon Browser Settings\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AmznSearchProtect.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAmazon Browser Settings
Company nameDistromatic
File descriptionAmazon Browser Settings
Internal namedistro-silent-installer
Original filenamedistro-silent-installer.exe
Legal copyrightBrowser Distribution Services
Product version3.0.5.1338-fc43e392
File version1.2.1.1414

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

Product nameAmazon Browser Settings
Company nameDistromatic
File descriptionAmazon Browser Settings
Internal namedistro-silent-installer
Original filenamedistro-silent-installer.exe
Legal copyrightBrowser Distribution Services
Product version3.0.5.1338-fc43e392
File version1.2.1.1414

Digital signatures [?]

AmznSearchProtect.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameBrowser Distribution Services Inc.
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number0e7157187a3c9c51e5535c5d49605d0c

Filename variants

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

Folder name variants

AmznSearchProtect.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Amazon Browser Settings\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5659e281bd04de1391f64519e7262e986
SHA256be2180ace74988b24f669e1f64a578ae513433709a3dda43f16b88f31a2baa6c

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to amznsearchprotect.exe:

amznsearchprotect.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

amznsearchprotect.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Amazon Browser Settings has stopped working.

End Program - amznsearchprotect.exe. This program is not responding.

amznsearchprotect.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

amznsearchprotect.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 96% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 24 users.

User vote results: There were 23 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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