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What is searchprotocolhost.exe? SearchProtocolHost

Vendor:      Microsoft Corporation
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Last Seen by PC Pitstop:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Pitstop has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Pitstop Analysis

Purpose: Searchprotocolhost.exe is a Windows program. However its possible for it to become infected. EVEN IF A Anti-Virus program puts searchprotocolhost.exe in chest you still have the real one located in your system files.

searchprotocolhost.exe is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.

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searchprotocolhost.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 7.90%
Average CPU use for this program: null%
Average RAM for this program: null MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
searchprotocolhost.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
1 Status 0x5b7dd6a1acb0a1b3734e17680683eb37 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 58 190 766 Not Applicable
2 Status 0x2a0b63014ad1ed027d47a58c89f4a1aa More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 24939 191424 745137 Not Applicable
3 Status 0x7a99d75362812eb91871fcfc55921304 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 3402 26041 92659 Not Applicable
4 Status 0xc4894b3b448b647bedc9e916d181bdbe More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 75468 540441 2227032 Not Applicable
5 Status 0xb5ef1da337db9859709a387638ac5e07 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 706991 4973079 20726039 Not Applicable
6 Status 0x6f120db4262ada8525c36b0a93936074 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 6437 39864 161633 Not Applicable
7 Status 0x8ced678a1d1b5fa24dbc67262149b786 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 224 1312 5673 Not Applicable
8 Status 0x89ed7c028a487340b7d93d5a38fdcb54 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 9890 73873 293500 Not Applicable
9 Status 0x2a0b58e00585d72f97fd5f5480c79c1a More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 230 2841 6862 Not Applicable
10 Status 0x4b0ea20d942af11584d2d72a8419e3cb More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 468 3798 16851 Not Applicable
11 Status 0x4dd38c9f28b9a0d8b1635580e8df7d86 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 37616 274212 915592 Not Applicable
12 Status 0xe1ac89f6c5252057e6062843e36a6701 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 481678 3820949 16008618 Not Applicable
13 Status 0x5d66cbcda60ecce893b8e69bd5f23f92 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 12509 89612 413990 Not Applicable
14 Status 0xeac07f21ba802080f70cb15a10f33b5b More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 3 28 227 Not Applicable
15 Status 0x7372d2a811bd4bb22880c93261800146 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 9 90 321 Not Applicable
16 Status 0x8cb4fcfed03d7584a83515ed4149f6be More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 9 17 69 Not Applicable
17 Status 0x66a7aa1dccb12937718a5ed499d99e46 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 4174 26705 257985 Not Applicable
18 Status 0x6e8a6456a7839f9c8351d074dca1f5d2 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 149 668 3590 Not Applicable
19 Status 0x6f801720ec6e7dac3778bfe9b4e8d218 More File Information 6/13/2013 Unsigned 0 57 57 Not Applicable
20 Status 0x810b61b9cac722cd8240baca3eb4008c More File Information 6/12/2013 Unsigned 0 18 508 Not Applicable
21 Status 0xbdfe748b131c9eb7adfaa6794c420fd7 More File Information 6/10/2013 Unsigned 0 15 176 Not Applicable
22 Status 0xf5ef3e42ad3388e7dd8ab004aa7645d1 More File Information 6/8/2013 Unsigned 0 1 1 Not Applicable
23 Status 0xd252efddddef0d6527526569b4b71d56 More File Information 5/20/2013 Unsigned 0 0 51 Not Applicable
24 Status 0x23be499bd2b03ae077c0b61ee19eab7d More File Information 4/25/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
25 Status 0x10a992dee1c9b590f4bb8b1009d596f2 More File Information 3/19/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
26 Status 0x069cd40131dec54feb02309718aad2ca More File Information 3/12/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
27 Status 0xd5f55dedd79f93da5d2c8c3c8449677e More File Information 3/10/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
28 Status 0x59449916f0966a6209aae01043041867 More File Information 2/12/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
29 Status 0x424c0286e48c7c45dd40e8d77209a212 More File Information 2/11/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Win32.Parite.b (v)
30 Status 0xecff357b6482ec64bd8dc1fa3ebb8925 More File Information 2/11/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
31 Status 0x534b786887d5348da07ddd75bab30865 More File Information 1/31/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
32 Status 0xa5d3c8c4f7a641903f3e99d316ee564a More File Information 1/27/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
33 Status 0x2efa24f90a048ff081c29e52d9e3b8ef More File Information 1/19/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
34 Status 0xbb8f3749be81c14a85a5a6ff03f64d40 More File Information 1/17/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
35 Status 0xed1bd7909c89d3c4f448429094af90b4 More File Information 1/15/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
36 Status 0xa7c8e4407760cc1128d6b8fbc7276a89 More File Information 1/1/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
37 Status 0xdd1b5e8f64b5948550cec10cd3596d54 More File Information 12/7/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
38 Status 0xb56a699b814fb8f9e448063e7ef4e4ec More File Information 11/6/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
39 Status 0xa75409ecf2d7dfe8ccbeef446316c9af More File Information 10/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
40 Status 0x8098801870c48ed4c22b5b799cf3dd3b More File Information 10/26/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
41 Status 0x1b7671bd667f5a429facc45bab682579 More File Information 10/9/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
42 Status 0x1cbb01079f4bffa9a7d22dcc9a734394 More File Information 9/4/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
43 Status 0x9c5c3be7364cac109c89cef5e9f3d070 More File Information 8/23/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
44 Status 0xbac633389dcfeb37477bdc7c666e2316 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
45 Status 0xc7850a5949a120b10c852c4fe80720eb More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
46 Status 0x14897f6c240de4fe783d164bec2a2c47 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
47 Status 0x7a419bf0a287c380b9e5fcdaed28a53d More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
48 Status 0x7a2a8eed261ddedc6a2ec5e8480f292f More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
49 Status 0x1d27787e4025168cd1b4769479bd94f7 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
50 Status 0x248054c0ed7596a4a3b8e4ae6c797efb More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
51 Status 0xaf1c3bd5210c754d9305a9c8b4e860f4 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
52 Status 0x52d9f985e2eb55557119be94972a9106 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
53 Status 0xd8b101824d035a9beed12b01f3c2fa91 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
54 Status 0x17f473119a8873578ac04178c281b998 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
55 Status 0x9065ea5fabddcc676f863f1aaa231b0c More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
56 Status 0x90ef8b07092ffebd03b65afff478c7cf More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
57 Status 0x342c9d5752c0186d4fa5fd30edea5291 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
58 Status 0x3340266359eee5d2c4903aa495eca702 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
59 Status 0x7727f24b49a44a916204e5711f6700bb More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
60 Status 0xd4744c8d5b021bbda261676e7a6f8803 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
61 Status 0x037e09d84d77dbb1d5ea87296ecfdde0 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
62 Status 0x9df49c987d48e72a0ea28485150da417 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
63 Status 0x4dd9f6b891350784d7960db3c1906c59 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
64 Status 0x328546d8502a22d961f5d212f11ea081 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
65 Status 0xae9983e0d5ce495c9ac9c1b9069707b3 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
66 Status 0x23c654b4c67d42e9080c2e5c4f6833a4 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
67 Status 0xfc16c6154e7bfddccb5c451bbaa2eb55 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
68 Status 0x322b3ce75467dcae6f10c62615787a53 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
69 Status 0x2d88974571518818b361cc01137811c4 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
70 Status 0x062776b11fdf28a19e94d82cc9ca5a37 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
71 Status 0x3fc90e78004a66631c0b076415730dbd More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0x8b5b79c261fa91c6cc9475195b2776e7 2/24/2013 12:58:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 187 KB
2 Status 0x6e8a6456a7839f9c8351d074dca1f5d2 10/9/2012 6:32:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 295 KB
3 Status 0x8ced678a1d1b5fa24dbc67262149b786 8/5/2012 10:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 295 KB
4 Status 0xeac07f21ba802080f70cb15a10f33b5b 2/29/2012 6:14:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 294 KB
5 Status 0xe1ac89f6c5252057e6062843e36a6701 2/8/2012 4:43:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 0 KB
6 Status 0xc4894b3b448b647bedc9e916d181bdbe 2/8/2012 4:39:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 180 KB
7 Status 0x5d66cbcda60ecce893b8e69bd5f23f92 2/8/2012 4:25:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 0 KB
8 Status 0x89ed7c028a487340b7d93d5a38fdcb54 2/8/2012 4:20:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 160 KB
9 Status 0x2a0b63014ad1ed027d47a58c89f4a1aa 2/8/2012 2:21:00 AM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) SearchProtocolHost.exe 199 KB
10 Status 0xb5ef1da337db9859709a387638ac5e07 2/8/2012 2:09:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 181 KB
11 Status 0x4b0ea20d942af11584d2d72a8419e3cb 2/7/2012 2:48:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16431 (vista_gdr(wmbla).070205-1422) SearchProtocolHost.exe 178 KB
12 Status 0xbb8f3749be81c14a85a5a6ff03f64d40 2/6/2012 1:18:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 0 KB
13 Status 0x7a99d75362812eb91871fcfc55921304 1/26/2012 4:13:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) SearchProtocolHost.exe 175 KB
14 Status 0x7372d2a811bd4bb22880c93261800146 1/23/2012 9:38:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 160 KB
15 Status 0x2a0b58e00585d72f97fd5f5480c79c1a 1/21/2012 4:55:00 PM Unknown 6.0.5824.16387 (vista_rtm.061017-1900) SearchProtocolHost.exe 199 KB
16 Status 0x7e69464e93a54e86ef31c5cef7950859 1/8/2012 8:47:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost 160 KB
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0x2ad471746edaf6f30692a58505deb083 1/13/2012 8:42:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 180 KB
2 Status 0x5b101fdc575adfc583582968381590da 12/31/2011 4:17:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 169 KB
3 Status 0x86a516da71050c143dd935373bd79b1b 9/16/2011 7:49:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 181 KB
4 Status 0x7abd4a22643d20556d60cea54cbafad0 9/6/2011 9:00:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 182 KB
5 Status 0x6f120db4262ada8525c36b0a93936074 9/4/2011 6:29:00 AM Unknown 6.0.6000.20499 (vista_ldr.061218-1510) SearchProtocolHost.exe 199 KB
6 Status 0x54716dd2a5be1dc62b5052d4c810238f 8/7/2011 5:28:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 160 KB
7 Status 0x5bbb37f90d9490ce6d8e527860ff53b5 8/7/2011 12:51:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 160 KB
8 Status 0x9c5c3be7364cac109c89cef5e9f3d070 8/3/2011 9:52:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 180 KB
9 Status 0x10a992dee1c9b590f4bb8b1009d596f2 7/17/2011 12:38:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 160 KB
10 Status 0x2203d77a350460369a57e8997457dc31 5/15/2011 4:24:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 148 KB
11 Status 0xdc8dd126e91b32eccff355cd866ec54e 5/5/2011 5:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 180 KB
12 Status 0x449997fe94112a876908bd0f09a0cae3 5/3/2011 2:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 160 KB
13 Status 0x9df49c987d48e72a0ea28485150da417 3/26/2011 1:39:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 160 KB
14 Status 0xfe5ae2a900fcf9caf96e702e67eed1bd 3/18/2011 8:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 180 KB
15 Status 0xe7d0febc0053ebbe32366e0ca861be49 3/5/2011 3:21:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 160 KB
16 Status 0x810b61b9cac722cd8240baca3eb4008c 11/25/2010 6:06:00 PM Unknown 6.0.5361.0 (winmain(wmbla).060424-1240) SearchProtocolHost.exe 152 KB
17 Status 0x107da5578230a7c14fb17d23ca4872bd 9/27/2010 2:14:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 181 KB
18 Status 0xc6d187f59277b206f467633ba6e34569 9/16/2010 12:51:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 180 KB
19 Status 0xc7850a5949a120b10c852c4fe80720eb 8/20/2010 12:21:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 160 KB
20 Status 0xd873cb10bc0e17e558c802039d4e32b6 8/14/2010 4:35:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 160 KB
21 Status 0x34eef92e0cacb1db2a56cb5634e1978c 8/7/2010 2:41:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 180 KB
22 Status 0xe1e1e39f0295d877edec846f3adcbd74 8/3/2010 7:01:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 159 KB
23 Status 0x3bec42501d2ef182c8009bd0cbdde540 7/16/2010 11:17:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 160 KB
24 Status 0x12ac7710e4e0703db8a41b53ed927094 7/14/2010 6:59:00 PM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 199 KB
25 Status 0x4dd9f6b891350784d7960db3c1906c59 6/16/2010 8:23:00 AM Unknown Unknown SearchProtocolHost.exe 181 KB



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