Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
 Additional versions
Additional versions
(Note, ScanSoft publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
 
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        IndexSearch.exe
PaperPort by ScanSoft
| Version: | 9.0 | 
| MD5: | 174cd4b3fe6ee70d72825f8dfdc5bf06 | 
| SHA1: | 15ae2a635f4f353e54a721616b4adfaea4361e6f | 
| SHA256: | 416c8ddbb569ba2a94158140c7b8840554c525d1cc24e7736ea92865bd81ecdf | 
What is IndexSearch.exe?
PaperPort, commercial software published by Nuance Communications, is designed to help users to organize digital documents and files. As a document management system, PaperPort is especially useful for working with scanned documents. (Its origins were as software 'bundled' with Visioneer scanners.)
Overview
indexsearch.exe is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This is typically installed with the program PaperPort published by ScanSoft, Inc.
 Details
Details
| File name: | indexsearch.exe | 
| Publisher: | ScanSoft, Inc. | 
| Product name: | PaperPort | 
| Description: | PaperPort IndexSearch | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\scansoft\paperport\indexsearch.exe | 
| File version: | 9.0 | 
| Size: | 40 KB (40,960 bytes) | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Programs
Programs
The following program will install this file
“Scan, organize, search, and share documents and photos quickly and easily from your home PC. Eliminate paper clutter, go green and organize your home office once and for all. The single greatest challenge to streamlining document-based processes is the three largely incompatible document formats — paper, Microsoft Office, and PDF — that dominate business documents. PaperPort Professional is the productive, cost-effective way to scan, or...”
 
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'IndexSearch' → C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\IndexSearch.exe
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 60.00% |  | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 20.00% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 20.00% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 40.00% of PaperPort.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Compaq | 80.00% |  | 
| Sahara | 20.00% |  |