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7.00.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952) 2.26%
7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.51%
7.00.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.25%
7.00.9200.16579 (win8_gdr.130408-1425) 5.78%
7.00.9200.16578 (win8_gdr.130405-1703) 0.50%
7.00.9200.16433 (win8_gdr.121010-1704) 6.78%
7.00.9200.16433 (win8_gdr.121010-1704) 0.75%
7.00.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.50%
7.00.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.25%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.75%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.50%
7.00.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.25%
7.00.7601.17610 (win7sp1_gdr.110503-1502) 35.18%
7.00.7601.17610 (win7sp1_gdr.110503-1502) 11.31%
7.00.7600.16808 (win7_gdr.110503-1506) 2.51%
7.00.7600.16808 (win7_gdr.110503-1506) 1.76%
7.00.7600.16401 (win7_gdr.090727-1504) 0.25%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 13.32%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.78%
7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 5.53%
7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.51%
7.0.6001.16503 (longhorn(wmbla).080526-2159) 1.01%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.75%

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SearchFilterHost.exe

Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host by Microsoft

Remove SearchFilterHost.exe
Version:   7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
MD5:   c9ee7ff225eac1cb9c78c413667cdb80
SHA1:   8784a4ced5be17daa69fc4cf1c25762b481900a2
SHA256:   12b80f326b0408c883cab63cb11eeee1f89f2a919e54d408c56ffd628dfcfa47
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is SearchFilterHost.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 SearchFilterHost.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:SearchFilterHost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe
File version:7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
Product version:7.00.6002.18005
Size:85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:6.065404
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:0.11243669%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.07438720%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.03804948%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:28,379 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:4,569/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.52 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.71 MB
Private (minimum):5.96 MB
Non-paged memory:3.52 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:59.1 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):59.38 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.94 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.25 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,906/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:40 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:8 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:114
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 620 624 632 65536 628
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 612 616 624 65536 620
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 628 632 640 65536 636
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 624 628 636 65536 632
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 808 812 820 65536 816
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 660 664 672 65536 668
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 640 644 652 65536 648
  • (10 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 Filter 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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