What is the "searchprotocolhost.exe" ? Variant 853560

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.

searchprotocolhost.exe Process
Product:
Windows® Search
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host
Version:
7.0.6002.18005
MD5:
b5ef1da337db9859709a387638ac5e07
SHA1:
101e95b1c84db8923d1c6d7f85331f986c820d88
SHA256:
e4cbb9a6bce42eddaedb13411565472223dc60f0a2e9d5b903284e7ea9ef5258
Size:
185344
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
High oc2

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
Kaspersky Total Security2016-09-07 18:21:12
Microsoft Security Essentials2016-09-07 16:34:19
Avira Antivirus2016-09-07 12:36:09
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition2016-09-07 08:57:21
avast! Antivirus2016-09-06 20:34:12
Avast Antivirus2016-09-06 15:17:13
ESET Endpoint Security 6.2.2033.12016-09-06 07:45:11
BullGuard Antivirus2016-09-06 00:46:10
Baidu Antivirus2016-09-06 00:16:29
Antivirus shields were enabled and have latest antivirus database.

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

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User Reviews of the "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.