What is the "searchprotocolhost.exe" ? Variant 12290376

Our database contains 1081 different files for filename searchprotocolhost.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the searchprotocolhost.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name searchprotocolhost.exe. This file belongs to product Windows® Search and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host. 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 searchprotocolhost.exe.

Product:: Windows® Search
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host
Version:: 7.0.9200.16384
MD5:: 302dba2131460ffcbbd50a2c249a7044
SHA1:: 04e828602c18a7005faa8f88aca3dab4a7beab48
SHA256:: 155064911aeb4154bddd4014708c1d4f4876cdad856c293b460f2bf2aaf270ac
Size:: 373760
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows 8
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Windows Defender	2016-09-05 15:37:17
Trend Micro Maximum Security	2016-09-05 14:28:36
Avast Antivirus	2016-09-05 05:53:20
Norton Internet Security	2016-08-29 19:26:05
avast! Antivirus	2016-08-27 14:29:14
Kaspersky Internet Security	2016-08-26 20:23:03
360 Total Security	2016-08-25 06:34:52
Baidu Antivirus	2016-08-24 02:24:50
Avira Antivirus	2016-07-28 04:51:49
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 8.0	2016-07-27 05:49:57

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100% of reviewed files are marked as System file.

Our final rating for this file is Safe. Final rating is based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

Filename "searchprotocolhost.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.

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SAFErating from user Admin (Variant: 12290376)
Windows 8 version of the Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host.

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Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe"

SAFErating from user Richie for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe (Variant: 46594120)
This file is a legitimate part of the MIcrosoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host.
SAFErating from user Mindconnect2020 for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe (Variant: 45067796)
Look at MikeOne's and Sabrina01's comment. If you don't use it: deavtivate
SAFErating from user Mindconnect2020 for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe (Variant: 46594120)
Take a look at Sabrina01' and mikeOne's comments. It's safe. Many different MDS caused by many different Versions. This Version - 10/17/2017 - is belonging to Win 10, 1709, b.19299.16
SAFErating from user Sabrina01 for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe (Variant: 43222786)
Just another most distinguised module of Windows. ... (searching ...). Can be disabled if you don't need it. - Ein weiteres vornehmes Zubehör von Windows. Es kann deaktiviert werden, wenn man es nicht braucht.
SAFErating from user Alex for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe (Variant: 34866929)
Directory: C:WindowsSystem32
SAFErating from user Garry for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe
SAFErating from user Good for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe
SAFErating from user Alex for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe
SAFErating from user Richard Stefan for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe (Variant: 502241)
This file is a legitimate part of the MIcrosoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host. This executable and the Search Indexing serveice cooperate on search and indexing processes in MS Windows environment. More info about the file and its functionality can be found on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678934(VS.85).aspx - If you don't need this system feature and you want to minimize CPU usage by searchprotocolhost.exe, then you can try to stop Windows Search service.