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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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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SearchIndexer.exe

Microsoft Windows Search Indexer by Microsoft

Remove SearchIndexer.exe
Version:   7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   f17bf63098974c702ee0704ec2e1d780
SHA1:   ccd9d3d04c9ad3e2c52b43d77d9b9d1949bd5367
SHA256:   3ee7f3734f9f51cde042bcad232a857e9d7861b1be08f3d70a88b81faf3ec042
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:655.5 KB (671,232 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:0.01836542%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00840609%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00995933%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:129,853,405 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,561,403/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:5/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:18.42 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):15.85 MB
Private (minimum):10.28 MB
Non-paged memory:18.42 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:118.01 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):129.42 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:13.29 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):18.46 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:26,176/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:43.49 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:3/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:11.52 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:102.93 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,567/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:13
12
Handles:572
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-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 (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01462757%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00708908%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00753849%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:324,926/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.4 MB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.01010694%
Kernel CPU:0.00945143%
User CPU:0.00065552%
CPU cycles:255,921/sec
Memory:208 KB
MSSRCH.DLL
Total CPU:0.00949803%
Kernel CPU:0.00430854%
User CPU:0.00518949%
CPU cycles:219,393/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:1.55 MB
TQUERY.DLL
Total CPU:0.00518288%
Kernel CPU:0.00008548%
User CPU:0.00509740%
CPU cycles:166,179/sec
Memory:2.65 MB
SearchIndexer.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00076775%
Kernel CPU:0.00075254%
User CPU:0.00001521%
CPU cycles:7,946/sec
Memory:664 KB
ESENT.dll
Total CPU:0.00030031%
Kernel CPU:0.00028622%
User CPU:0.00001409%
CPU cycles:2,176/sec
Memory:2.32 MB

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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