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7.00.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952) 2.26%
7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.51%
7.00.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.25%
7.00.9200.16579 (win8_gdr.130408-1425) 5.78%
7.00.9200.16578 (win8_gdr.130405-1703) 0.50%
7.00.9200.16433 (win8_gdr.121010-1704) 6.78%
7.00.9200.16433 (win8_gdr.121010-1704) 0.75%
7.00.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.50%
7.00.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.25%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.75%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.50%
7.00.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.25%
7.00.7601.17610 (win7sp1_gdr.110503-1502) 35.18%
7.00.7601.17610 (win7sp1_gdr.110503-1502) 11.31%
7.00.7600.16808 (win7_gdr.110503-1506) 2.51%
7.00.7600.16808 (win7_gdr.110503-1506) 1.76%
7.00.7600.16401 (win7_gdr.090727-1504) 0.25%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 13.32%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.78%
7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 5.53%
7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.51%
7.0.6001.16503 (longhorn(wmbla).080526-2159) 1.01%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.75%

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SearchFilterHost.exe

Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host by Microsoft

Remove SearchFilterHost.exe
Version:   7.00.7600.16808 (win7_gdr.110503-1506)
MD5:   7ffe38a9bce22aed21a0cea1e6ead1b5
SHA1:   5646e1de42882454341cc73995c0e5218577c0e3
SHA256:   64b97b5e404e653151ba29e77a3e20634706294bf62d4d5da3a9568c5069c875
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is SearchFilterHost.exe?

Windows Search for the desktop and the enterprise delivers fast search capabilities for files, e-mail, documents, and more, provides performance enhancements and support for enterprise-critical features, and is easy to manage and extend with customized functionality.

About SearchFilterHost.exe (from Microsoft)

Windows Search provides an easy and comprehensive solution for finding and organizing the content you care about, whether it's on your PC, in an e-mail message or attachment, on a remote file share,

DetailsDetails

File name:SearchFilterHost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe
File version:7.00.7600.16808 (win7_gdr.110503-1506)
Product version:7.00.7600.16808
Size:84.5 KB (86,528 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:6.065404
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.11149754%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.08913138%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.02236616%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:16 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,146,806/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:16/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.71 MB
Private (minimum):4.29 MB
Non-paged memory:1.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:36.36 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):36.84 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.5 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.51 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,153/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:13.92 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:226/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:3.14 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:204/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:107
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 512 516 524 65536 520
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 516 520 528 65536 524
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 520 524 532 65536 528
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 668 672 680 65536 676
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 504 508 516 65536 512
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 548 552 560 65536 556
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 508 512 520 65536 516
  • (7 more)
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:SearchIndexer.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
SearchFilterHost.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.05326509%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.03864027%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01462482%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,441,858/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:96 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01334029%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.01334029%
CPU cycles:44,978/sec
Memory:1.23 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 57.14%
Windows Vista Home Premium 28.57%
Windows Vista Ultimate 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 28.57%
Intel 28.57%
Dell 28.57%
Hewlett-Packard 14.29%
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