What is the "searchindexer.exe" ? Variant 505210

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 Microsoft® Windows® Operating System 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:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Microsoft Windows Search Indexer
Version:: 7.0.6001.16503
MD5:: 7778bdfa3f6f6fba0e75b9594098f737
SHA1:: ed3a478772bddf65d413479f61812d981fefb655
SHA256:: 50992333a9d31cf69c13573c24455422791199bd7c63c3fc7c3f0e4cc1bc6fa4
Size:: 439808
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: High

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This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Panda Antivirus Pro 2016	2016-09-07 22:57:52
Panda Free Antivirus	2016-09-07 18:35:27
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-09-07 09:09:14
McAfee VirusScan	2016-09-06 17:41:00
AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Virenschutz	2016-09-06 13:04:08
AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Virensch	2016-09-06 13:04:08
Avira Antivirus	2016-09-05 17:27:16
Avast Antivirus	2016-09-03 10:11:26

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SAFErating from user pcgreen26 for file C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe

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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