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VersionsAdditional versions

7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 1.79%
7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.05%
7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.79%
7.00.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.23%
7.00.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.03%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.69%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.51%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.13%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.33%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 6.98%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.15%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 6.60%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.49%
7.00.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.08%
7.00.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.08%
7.00.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.03%
7.00.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.08%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 8.18%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 37.60%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.40%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.71%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 13.39%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.15%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.15%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.03%
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SearchIndexer.exe

Microsoft Windows Search Indexer by Microsoft

Remove SearchIndexer.exe
Version:   7.0.6001.16503 (longhorn(wmbla).080526-2159)
MD5:   7778bdfa3f6f6fba0e75b9594098f737
SHA1:   ed3a478772bddf65d413479f61812d981fefb655
SHA256:   50992333a9d31cf69c13573c24455422791199bd7c63c3fc7c3f0e4cc1bc6fa4
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is SearchIndexer.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 SearchIndexer.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:SearchIndexer.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Windows Search Indexer
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe
Original name:SearchIndexer.exe.mui
File version:7.0.6001.16503 (longhorn(wmbla).080526-2159)
Product version:7.0.6001.16503
Size:429.5 KB (439,808 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.116369
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • WSearch
  • 'WSearch' (Windows Search)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.01132020%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00424216%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00707804%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:17,611,784 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:6,223,510/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:7/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:26.16 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):27.96 MB
Private (minimum):8.08 MB
Non-paged memory:26.16 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:222.02 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):274.49 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:17.4 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):35.69 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:116,796/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:154.74 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:27/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:116.57 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:18/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:38.07 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:256/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:20
12
Handles:1014
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:5
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\searchindexer.exe /embedding
  • C:\windows.0\system32\searchindexer.exe /embedding
  • C:\win12515\system32\searchindexer.exe /embedding
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WSearch
Display name:WSearch
Description:“Provides content indexing, property caching, and search results for files, e-mail, and other content.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.14818474%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.04445542%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.10372932%
0.165382%
Memory:676 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.04096689%
Kernel CPU:0.02850426%
User CPU:0.01246262%
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:712 KB
MSSRCH.DLL
Total CPU:0.02975263%
Kernel CPU:0.01075013%
User CPU:0.01900249%
CPU cycles:159,447/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:1.37 MB
esent.dll
Total CPU:0.00866343%
Kernel CPU:0.00495065%
User CPU:0.00371278%
Memory:1.04 MB
SearchIndexer.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00099472%
Kernel CPU:0.00062972%
User CPU:0.00036501%
CPU cycles:2,368/sec
Memory:440 KB
TQUERY.DLL
Total CPU:0.00042672%
Kernel CPU:0.00010392%
User CPU:0.00032280%
CPU cycles:68/sec
Memory:1.52 MB
msscb.dll
Total CPU:0.00019307%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00019307%
Memory:44 KB
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.00000487%
Kernel CPU:0.00000487%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:172/sec
Memory:1.27 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 76.42%
Windows Vista Home Premium 11.38%
Windows Vista Ultimate 6.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 4.88%
Windows Vista Business 0.81%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 64.96% of Microsoft Windows Search Indexer.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 31.67%
Gateway 13.33%
Intel 13.33%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
Toshiba 6.67%
American Megatrends 5.83%
Compaq 3.33%
Lenovo 3.33%
Sahara 3.33%
ASUS 3.33%
Sony 1.67%
Acer 1.67%
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