What is the "findstr.exe" ? Variant 1086057

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Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Find String (QGREP) Utility
Version:: 5.1.2600.5512
MD5:: 75951d8a85067f8eccd0076f21e9e4e8
SHA1:: 90402fc2ec70868961de22e76f1d70ff68108acf
SHA256:: 8992bbcfdb6e0458d8da67e8cd1884f696a36c106e74b31468c3c4bbc942e574
Size:: 27136
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: Low

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This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Norton Internet Security	2014-10-07 02:29:10
Microsoft Security Essentials	2013-12-20 07:33:28

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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