What is the "searchfilterhost.exe" ?

Our database contains 1011 different files for filename searchfilterhost.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name searchfilterhost.exe. This files most often belongs to product Windows® Search. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 21 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process searchfilterhost.exe.

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. SearchFilterHost.exe hosts the IFilters and property handlers to extract metadata and textual content. It is a low integrity process, which means that it does not have any permission to change the system settings. So, even if it encounters files with malicious content, and by any chance if they manage to take over the process, they will not be able to change any system settings. Check more on Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Search

searchfilterhost.exe Process

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

Product:
Windows® Search
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host
Version:
7.0.7601.17610
MD5:
49a3ad5ce578cd77f445f3d244aeab2d
SHA1:
a136dcf156975d8b60b438f19977a3052f9752d0
SHA256:
1d200547c6277c4a878a9add94045f7accc583609985c592aae9b9b9ca7b812a
Size:
113664
Directory:
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_windowssearchengine_31bf3856ad364e35_7.0.7601.17610_none_d17c28e532189242
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
High oc2

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

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93% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
7% of reviewed files are marked as Threat .
64% of reviewed files are marked as System file.
Latest new variant of the file with name "searchfilterhost.exe" was discovered 4308 days ago. Our database contains 46 variants of the file "searchfilterhost.exe" with final rating Safe and 1 variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
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Filename "searchfilterhost.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

User Reviews of the "searchfilterhost.exe"

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Reviews for all files with name "searchfilterhost.exe"

  • SAFErating from user gnomik for file C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe

  • SAFErating from user VoGGNirvana for file C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exeflag ru

  • SAFErating from user Alex for file C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe (Variant: 34866932)

    Directory: C:WindowsSystem32

  • THREATrating from user Русский for file C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exeflag ru

  • SAFErating from user Felipe for file C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe

  • SAFErating from user Gethard for file C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe

  • SAFErating from user zemzo for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe

  • SAFErating from user vandamko for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe

  • SAFErating from user Admin for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe (Variant: 12290381)

    Windows 8 version of the Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host.

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe (Variant: 10116008)

    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. SearchFilterHost.exe hosts the IFilters and property handlers to extract metadata and textual content. It is a low integrity process, which means that it does not have any permission to change the system settings. So, even if it encounters files with malicious content, and by any chance if they manage to take over the process, they will not be able to change any system settings. Check more on Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Search

  • SAFErating from user yudi for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe

  • SAFErating from user Admin for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe

  • SAFErating from user Moraxv for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe

  • SAFErating from user Bear for file C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_windowssearchengine_31bf3856ad364e35_7.0.6002.18005_none_3d746908b76294a3\SearchFilterHost.exe (Variant: 18189)

    Part of PeerBlock

  • SAFErating from user John Croker for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe (Variant: 2916)

    File name: searchfilterhost.exe Submission date: 2010-09-14 09:55:31 (UTC) Current status: finished Result: 0 /43 (0.0%)