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What is msftesql.exe? MS Search?

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

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: Msftesql.exe is associated with MS Search from Microsoft Corporation.

msftesql.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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msftesql.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
msftesql.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x54819fc5c79e4b2c6e896f9de440494d 2/1/2012 10:23:00 PM Unknown Unknown MS Search 89 KB
2 Status 0x64149160ccbae488d61abe3f46e8a95f 1/24/2012 12:51:00 AM Unknown 12.0.5626.1 MS Search 90 KB
3 Status 0x6b298f50ec2f975430189741ee6a5ca2 8/20/2011 10:33:00 AM Unknown Unknown MS Search 93 KB
4 Status 0xf7e0900f9a8e3f71f2c16a932f0e03e0 3/30/2011 11:59:00 AM Unknown 12.0.6828.0 MS Search 90 KB
5 Status 0x0f835373e4041eda28657d3df8faf86d 6/28/2010 9:06:00 PM Unknown Unknown MS Search 90 KB
6 Status 0x1081b0066009e62b0a440cc445acc3b9 2/16/2010 10:17:00 AM Unknown 12.0.6214.0 MS Search 90 KB
7 Status 0x4462bb246cbf138d4fcd7b318ef3a357 10/11/2009 5:11:00 PM Unknown Unknown MS Search 90 KB
8 Status 0x34527ada0b444924d377f42ab55f1004 5/28/2008 11:26:00 PM Unknown Unknown MS Search 93 KB
9 Status 0x72bbd8e58b5d486e8599d4f261458768 5/10/2008 8:19:00 PM Unknown Unknown MS Search 90 KB


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