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7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 16.22%
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7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 5.56%
7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.11%
7.0.6001.16503 (longhorn(wmbla).080526-2159) 0.89%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.67%

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SearchProtocolHost.exe

Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host by Microsoft

Remove SearchProtocolHost.exe
Version:   7.00.9200.16433 (win8_gdr.121010-1704)
MD5:   66a7aa1dccb12937718a5ed499d99e46
SHA1:   f4576823bc99fa2ce7cbb55b51c5b0d9bd052975
SHA256:   bdfde8813e98bc3a08b55f8b86512ef19e4ad7a9f51d9b42ed10aca8d639f887
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is SearchProtocolHost.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 SearchProtocolHost.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:SearchProtocolHost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe
File version:7.00.9200.16433 (win8_gdr.121010-1704)
Product version:7.00.9200.16433
Size:296 KB (303,104 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:5.610878
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:0.17860422%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.10907200%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.06953223%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,384,602 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.89 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.51 MB
Private (minimum):5.88 MB
Non-paged memory:1.89 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:62.94 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):64.09 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.76 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.22 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:341
600
GUI GDI count:5
103
GUI GDI peak:6
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:7
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe197_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe197 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon"
  • "C:\windows\syswow64\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-2736412845-838216524-3954774277-101345_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-2736412845-838216524-3954774277-101345 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon" "1"
  • "C:\windows\syswow64\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-1197314435-3568804910-2497814878-1001386_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-1197314435-3568804910-2497814878-1001386 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon" "1"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-1820866147-2801804105-3433585739-100416_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-1820866147-2801804105-3433585739-100416 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon" "1"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe15_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe15 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-968137073-1087062331-1390988932-10003_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-968137073-1087062331-1390988932-10003 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon" "1"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe4_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe4 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon"
  • (7 more)
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 Protocol 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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