Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

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%

Relationships


PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
CopySid, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetTokenInformation, AddAce, GetAce, GetAclInformation, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, TraceEvent, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, LookupAccountNameW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, DeregisterEventSource, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, RevertToSelf, LookupAccountSidW, CreateWellKnownSid, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorA, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, GetLocaleInfoW, CreateFileW, CreateFileMappingW, FindResourceExW, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, OutputDebugStringW, DeleteFileA, FlushViewOfFile, GetLocalTime, CreateFileA, FormatMessageW, FileTimeToSystemTime, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime, GetTimeFormatW, LocalFree, SetPriorityClass, GetPriorityClass, SetLastError, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, OutputDebugStringA, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, lstrlenA, InterlockedExchange, GetVersionExA, HeapSetInformation, GetCurrentProcessId, SetErrorMode, GetHandleInformation, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, MapViewOfFile, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, UnmapViewOfFile, SetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetModuleFileNameW, SearchPathW, LoadLibraryExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, SizeofResource, VerifyVersionInfoW, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, lstrcmpiW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, lstrlenW, InterlockedDecrement, GetCurrentThread, CloseHandle, GetCurrentProcess, GetProcessTimes, InterlockedIncrement, GetVersionExW, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, CopyFileA
msshooks.dll
LoadMSSearchHooks
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
RtlUnwind, VerSetConditionMask
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoGetMarshalSizeMax, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoMarshalInterface, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, StringFromCLSID, CoTaskMemFree, CoReleaseMarshalData
shlwapi.dll
SHRegGetValueW
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA, LoadStringW, CharNextW

SearchFilterHost.exe

Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host by Microsoft

Remove SearchFilterHost.exe
Version:   7.00.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813)
MD5:   dc83bd0d3a236cf3a0f9d6f5c7a4078b
SHA1:   4268c4eab7a4048b0d4fc403cd8a9eee85db36da
SHA256:   6fad15fd6d9daabca07d614fc16684bbd72a87d0e564ed0313a49aab18fba170
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:7.00.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813)
Product version:7.00.9200.16420
Size:192.5 KB (197,120 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
 
Memory
Private (maximum):4.05 MB
Private (minimum):4.01 MB

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 576 580 588 65536 584
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:SearchIndexer.exe (by Microsoft)

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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