Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, ScanSoft publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
IndexSearch.exe
PaperPort by ScanSoft
Version: | 9.0 |
MD5: | ee25c4a5aa0839ef66ed3af0a79eef75 |
SHA1: | f49c8f0f137cb0a25835575c3d2975c8fb07ad6f |
SHA256: | dceded1711e687bdd6ec69b40ab9d3434ab711eacb2668a5b844f1d54854fb96 |
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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including PaperPort published by ScanSoft, Inc and PaperPort published by ScanSoft, Inc.
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
The following programs 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
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
OS version | distribution |
Microsoft Windows XP |
60.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.00% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 40.00% of PaperPort.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Compaq |
80.00% |
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Sahara |
20.00% |
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