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VersionsAdditional versions

7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 1.79%
7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.05%
7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.79%
7.00.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.23%
7.00.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.03%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.69%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.51%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.13%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.33%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 6.98%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.15%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 6.60%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.49%
7.00.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.08%
7.00.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.08%
7.00.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.03%
7.00.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.08%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 8.18%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 37.60%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.40%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.71%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 13.39%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.15%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.15%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.03%
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Child processes
Related files

SearchIndexer.exe

Microsoft Windows Search Indexer by Microsoft

Remove SearchIndexer.exe
Version:   7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   e7be2296105069da0c8f9206f070c6ef
SHA1:   a2b5f1e4ac36ad4d2accca76b3b2137eeea2f239
SHA256:   7c11fe31594b68671ece5e117198f30dd1afc197154aa0654fe13a188db8cad1
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is SearchIndexer.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 SearchIndexer.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:SearchIndexer.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Windows Search Indexer
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe
Original name:SearchIndexer.exe.mui
File version:7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Product version:7.00.9200.16384
Size:797 KB (816,128 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.116369
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • WSearch
  • 'WSearch' (Windows Search)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00218411%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00120541%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00097870%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:9,618,816 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,674,270/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:9/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:35.56 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):41.37 MB
Private (minimum):19.2 MB
Non-paged memory:35.56 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:533.89 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):722.91 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:32.4 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):47.89 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:297,154/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:54.41 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:14/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:284.29 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:39/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:42.73 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:668/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:644
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe /embedding
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WSearch
Display name:WSearch
Description:“Provides content indexing, property caching, and search results for files, e-mail, and other content.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
MSSRCH.DLL
Total CPU:0.04806478%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00852421%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.03954057%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,227,390/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:2.04 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.02858400%
Kernel CPU:0.00952800%
User CPU:0.01905600%
CPU cycles:412,977/sec
Memory:1.74 MB
TQUERY.DLL
Total CPU:0.00246753%
Kernel CPU:0.00057548%
User CPU:0.00189205%
CPU cycles:70,845/sec
Memory:3.4 MB
ESENT.dll
Total CPU:0.00083452%
Kernel CPU:0.00069315%
User CPU:0.00014137%
CPU cycles:21,428/sec
Memory:2.75 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00075850%
Kernel CPU:0.00041102%
User CPU:0.00034748%
CPU cycles:17,747/sec
Memory:288 KB
SearchIndexer.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00022352%
Kernel CPU:0.00015199%
User CPU:0.00007153%
CPU cycles:3,970/sec
Memory:808 KB
npggNT64.des
Total CPU:0.00007253%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00007253%
CPU cycles:43,823/sec
Memory:296 KB

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 76.42%
Windows Vista Home Premium 11.38%
Windows Vista Ultimate 6.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 4.88%
Windows Vista Business 0.81%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 64.96% of Microsoft Windows Search Indexer.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 31.67%
Gateway 13.33%
Intel 13.33%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
Toshiba 6.67%
American Megatrends 5.83%
Compaq 3.33%
Lenovo 3.33%
Sahara 3.33%
ASUS 3.33%
Sony 1.67%
Acer 1.67%
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