Search Protection by Spigot

Search Protection by Spigot is a low quality PUP or Potentially Unwanted Program, that may accompany the installation of the Spigot Toolbar. Search Protection by Spigot should be uninstalled at once, along with any other PUPs associated with Search Protection by Spigot (such as the Spigot Toolbar itself). Search Protection by Spigot is designed to take over your Web browser's default search engine and change it. This change is done under the pretense that Search Protection by Spigot is actually protecting your online searches. Search Protection by Spigot will continually change your Web browser's default search engine. Search Protection by Spigot is associated with an executable file that will continually monitor and change the affected Web browser's default search engine, even if the computer user has restored it manually. To remove the Search Protection by Spigot PUP entirely and restore the affected Web browser's search engine to normal, security researchers advise the immediate removal of any PUPs associated with Search Protection by Spigot, Search Protection by Spigot itself, and the aid of a proven security tool to scan the affected computer.

If Search Protection by Spigot is on Your Machine You May Have Various Problems

The symptoms displayed below have been associated with Search Protection by Spigot and similar PUPs:

• Search Protection by Spigot will change your Web browser's settings, forcing you to visit search engines and websites associated with Search Protection by Spigot repeatedly.
• Search Protection by Spigot causes the appearance of pop-up advertisements and various types of advertisements on the affected Web browser. Advertisements associated with Search Protection by Spigot include pop-up advertisements, in-text links and banners.
• Search Protection by Spigot may be linked to various system performance issues on the affected computer. Search Protection by Spigot may cause the affected Web browser to slow down, freeze or crash frequently. Search Protection by Spigot may also affect Web page loading speeds, your computer's security settings and the affected Web browser's Internet connection.