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What is searchindexer.exe? SearchIndexer

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Windows
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/
Last Seen by PC Pitstop:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: SearchIndexer.exe is the Windows Vista indexing service.

searchindexer.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 4.40%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 17 MB

Program Name MD5 Count
searchindexer.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
1 Status 0x7778bdfa3f6f6fba0e75b9594098f737 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 74 706 2178 Not Applicable
2 Status 0x236f286e103fd44bd85fdd93097fd5dd More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 4524 32855 132531 Not Applicable
3 Status 0x622d95520182f6d3d05310d5810ca8b3 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 177 1293 4880 Not Applicable
4 Status 0x71402c7923f6b7f8acb48e50f35463e7 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 247 1762 6673 Not Applicable
5 Status 0xf17bf63098974c702ee0704ec2e1d780 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 5 23 35 Not Applicable
6 Status 0x031397f2f9b2445cd901c8694e4012fd More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 56 1626 3018 Not Applicable
7 Status 0xaed0dff80c6b3914769407e78d7ab21a More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 528 3499 15990 Not Applicable
8 Status 0xa9b79d2975ec4f325278f24dda9f916d More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
9 Status 0x0aed0dff80c6b3914769407e78d7ab21 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
10 Status 0xd7706763057282e93c6bb51708f84b19 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
11 Status 0x2cad3112c75fa6a25c231ccbb2af6975 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Virus.Win32.Expiro.w (v)
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0x6c47a1c5138c8c068075902113523f39 12/1/2012 11:07:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 655 KB
2 Status 0x76b9f6a13d49132b099fcae5f95ead40 11/16/2012 5:13:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 489 KB
3 Status 0xde57b006eae1bdb8332b11fc6494e6af 10/28/2012 12:51:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 655 KB
4 Status 0x0109800b64546e7554591f7c2b9a1923 10/8/2012 8:13:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 433 KB
5 Status 0xbd26fa75f588fe43ec659c1ae59d8eb4 9/26/2012 3:45:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 654 KB
6 Status 0xc2584ce57185c3a06d2ff81ee9ef2d09 7/13/2012 11:04:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 431 KB
7 Status 0x7778bdfa3f6f6fba0e75b9594098f737 2/8/2012 4:39:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 429 KB
8 Status 0x2ec497aa4b728d1b1a368acf2e309e8b 2/7/2012 2:48:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16431 (vista_gdr(wmbla).070205-1422) SearchIndexer.exe 293 KB
9 Status 0xaed0dff80c6b3914769407e78d7ab21a 2/6/2012 8:29:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 431 KB
10 Status 0x236f286e103fd44bd85fdd93097fd5dd 2/6/2012 7:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 417 KB
11 Status 0x11ff81bd29a9118076bc435e90efe450 2/5/2012 7:59:00 PM Unknown 6.0.5361.0 (winmain(wmbla).060424-1240) SearchIndexer.exe 209 KB
12 Status 0x622d95520182f6d3d05310d5810ca8b3 2/4/2012 2:04:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 418 KB
13 Status 0xf1c1cd8f3c4e995a5d6dbb5b0524057d 1/24/2012 10:39:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 429 KB
14 Status 0xe9b7c100c0bf2aad7cc88cebd3e6ed81 1/21/2012 4:55:00 PM Unknown 6.0.5824.16387 (vista_rtm.061017-1900) SearchIndexer.exe 281 KB
15 Status 0x5de40982e3ae45dc00586a93637b351b 1/19/2012 4:31:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) SearchIndexer.exe 281 KB
16 Status 0xef68eebe88fdbe6d31f3e446c1dd9fb8 1/9/2012 10:57:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) SearchIndexer.exe 295 KB
17 Status 0xe80cdfcb27645525e75ba89e9789a0f0 11/30/2011 4:45:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 429 KB
18 Status 0x2092779679f0771a060b50f57a0c044c 9/29/2011 5:43:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 435 KB
19 Status 0x4fb383223c3f9e7f4285c42e82e430b9 8/24/2011 8:09:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 418 KB
20 Status 0xcba6d7dce8d7f10c541bed38dd6a7eab 8/5/2011 12:11:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) SearchIndexer.exe 281 KB
21 Status 0x743f5253ad3452130905c8615a38e770 8/3/2011 9:52:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 430 KB
22 Status 0xa58afea15d048aadcadabf9e239c4365 7/18/2011 4:02:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) SearchIndexer.exe 295 KB
23 Status 0xf8cda6b5023ad4d901c967f3f80816db 7/14/2010 6:59:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 448 KB
24 Status 0x78f1bacdcfbaa967f28a9927280ca776 5/19/2010 12:16:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 418 KB
25 Status 0x4577026ff697da38a7f4a57528b4cf39 5/14/2010 5:28:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchIndexer 421 KB



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