What is the "searchindexer.exe" ? Variant 528985

Our database contains 694 different files for filename searchindexer.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the searchindexer.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name searchindexer.exe. This file belongs to product Windows® Search and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft Windows Search Indexer. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 2 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process searchindexer.exe.

Product:: Windows® Search
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Microsoft Windows Search Indexer
Version:: 7.0.7600.16385
MD5:: 622d95520182f6d3d05310d5810ca8b3
SHA1:: 3cd4818cedb6c619263085c3d27026798b867ff9
SHA256:: 8162f06721e7b994933639d45beef34643db36c25ae9dd8593991f45d5c2dfcc
Size:: 428032
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows Vista
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Avast Antivirus	2016-09-07 22:38:09
ESET Smart Security 9.0.349.0	2016-09-07 21:48:51
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 8.0	2016-09-07 21:37:24
Panda Antivirus Pro 2016	2016-09-07 21:36:43
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-09-07 20:44:01
Kaspersky Internet Security	2016-09-07 20:42:53
360 Total Security	2016-09-07 17:07:45
Avira Antivirus	2016-09-07 17:06:35
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition	2016-09-07 14:49:03
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 9.0.381.1	2016-09-07 09:08:16

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SAFErating from user Moraxv for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe
SAFErating from user PeterPac for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe (Variant: 500896)
Unneeded search mech - uses to much resource

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Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe"

SAFErating from user Richie for file C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe (Variant: 46589341)
searchindexer.exe is in most cases the system service which makes indexs for fast search of local files.
SAFErating from user gasReport for file C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe (Variant: 43250726)
Microsoft Windows Search Indexer
SAFErating from user Safe for file C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe
SAFErating from user gomch for file C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe
SAFErating from user Sena for file C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe (Variant: 2230996)
searchindexer.exe is in most cases the system service which makes indexs for fast search of local files. This process often uses much processor time and memory. Can be disabled via services (Stop Search Service). More specifically for MS Windows OS : "Windows Search, formerly known as Windows Desktop Search (WDS) on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, is an indexed desktop search platform created by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows. " "SearchIndexer.exe hosts the indexes and the list of URIs that require indexing, as well as exposes the external configuration and query APIs that other applications use to leverage the Windows Search features." - check more info on Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Search
SAFErating from user Pragal for file C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe