What is the "findstr.exe" ? Variant 979524

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. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process 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

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This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
IObit Malware Fighter	2016-09-03 14:24:27
Avira Antivirus	2016-09-03 14:24:27
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-07-21 15:45:10
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.2	2016-07-12 18:35:30
COMODO Antivirus	2016-07-09 15:14:58
AhnLab V3 Internet Security 9.0	2016-05-13 02:06:36
avast! Antivirus	2016-04-04 12:20:20
ESET Smart Security 8.0	2015-09-13 20:13:55
V3 Lite	2015-07-15 06:55:19
Kaspersky Internet Security	2015-05-23 05:46:22

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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