What is the "findstr.exe" ? Variant 1017865

Our database contains 44 different files for filename findstr.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the findstr.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name findstr.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Find String (QGREP) Utility. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process findstr.exe.

findstr.exe Process
Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Find String (QGREP) Utility
Version:
6.0.6002.18005
MD5:
186954438de3ddbf0b46f895b7936de3
SHA1:
754c6761d4673173252a286d78d033e5715808ba
SHA256:
3b879f3c2f990d01299471a869ff43c848975def5a5ca3ac510765971fafd68d
Size:
60928
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows Vista
Occurence:
Low oc0

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This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
Microsoft Security Essentials Prerelease2012-12-11 08:09:15
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User Reviews of the "findstr.exe"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe (Variant: 17265102)

    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