Search.protectedio.com is categorized as an adware application which is an online advertising platform created by adware or other unknown program to boost traffic and generate pop up ads. It is distributed through compromised malicious websites or legitimate websites from the Internet. Once installed, Search.protectedio.com constantly displays you various advertisements whenever you browsing on the Internet with Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. On the other hand this kind of pop-ups ads always use tracking cookies to collect computer users information including IP address, email address, personal browsing traces and so on. Search.protectedio.com can download other malware infection so remove it immediately.
