What is the "findstr.exe" ?

Our database contains 44 different files for filename findstr.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name findstr.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Find String (QGREP) Utility. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 11 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process findstr.exe.

This utility is a genuine MS Windows part - Find String (QGREP) Utility. Any user of unix-like operating system will be aware of the GREP utility, this executable is the representation of similar functionality for MS Windows. This command searches for patterns of text in files using regular expressions. 

Syntax

findstr [/b] [/e] [/l] [/r] [/s] [/i] [/x] [/v] [/n] [/m] [/o] [/p] [/offline] [/g:file] [/f:file] [/c:string] [/d:dirlist] [/a:ColorAttribute] [strings] [[Drive:][Path] FileName[...]]

Findstr is capable of finding the exact text you are looking for in any ASCII file or files. However, sometimes you have only part of the information that you want to match, or you want to find a wider range of information. In such cases, findstr has the powerful capability to search for patterns of text using regular expressions.

More information about this functionality can be found on http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490907.aspx

findstr.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "findstr.exe"

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Find String (QGREP) Utility
Version:
6.1.7601.17514
MD5:
18f02c555fbc9885df9db77754d6bb9b
SHA1:
c568d518052c4ba25f462b70d96a663f24a2c9da
SHA256:
28feb2fec791ef44cf24a61c4bf175b00dba030b53ab1b5b36aed898a2f5cf37
Size:
62976
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
Medium oc1

Is the Process "findstr.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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Latest new variant of the file with name "findstr.exe" was discovered 4452 days ago. Our database contains 17 variants of the file "findstr.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

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  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\findstr.exe (Variant: 17313917)

    This utility is a genuine MS Windows part - Find String (QGREP) Utility. Any user of unix-like operating system will be aware of the GREP utility, this executable is the representation of similar functionality for MS Windows. This command searches for patterns of text in files using regular expressions.
    Syntax :
    findstr [/b] [/e] [/l] [/r] [/s] [/i] [/x] [/v] [/n] [/m] [/o] [/p] [/offline] [/g:file] [/f:file] [/c:string] [/d:dirlist] [/a:ColorAttribute] [strings] [[Drive:][Path] FileName[...]]
    Findstr is capable of finding the exact text you are looking for in any ASCII file or files. However, sometimes you have only part of the information that you want to match, or you want to find a wider range of information. In such cases, findstr has the powerful capability to search for patterns of text using regular expressions.
    More information about this functionality can be found on http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490907.aspx

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\findstr.exe (Variant: 2719161)

    This utility is a genuine MS Windows part - Find String (QGREP) Utility. Any user of unix-like operating system will be aware of the GREP utility, this executable is the representation of similar functionality for MS Windows. This command searches for patterns of text in files using regular expressions.
    Syntax
    findstr [/b] [/e] [/l] [/r] [/s] [/i] [/x] [/v] [/n] [/m] [/o] [/p] [/offline] [/g:file] [/f:file] [/c:string] [/d:dirlist] [/a:ColorAttribute] [strings] [[Drive:][Path] FileName[...]]
    Findstr is capable of finding the exact text you are looking for in any ASCII file or files. However, sometimes you have only part of the information that you want to match, or you want to find a wider range of information. In such cases, findstr has the powerful capability to search for patterns of text using regular expressions.
    More information about this functionality can be found on http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490907.aspx