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7.00.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952) 2.22%
7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.89%
7.00.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.22%
7.00.9200.16579 (win8_gdr.130408-1425) 4.89%
7.00.9200.16578 (win8_gdr.130405-1703) 0.67%
7.00.9200.16433 (win8_gdr.121010-1704) 6.22%
7.00.9200.16433 (win8_gdr.121010-1704) 1.56%
7.00.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.67%
7.00.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.22%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.67%
7.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.44%
7.00.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.22%
7.00.7601.17610 (win7sp1_gdr.110503-1502) 32.44%
7.00.7601.17610 (win7sp1_gdr.110503-1502) 12.00%
7.00.7600.16808 (win7_gdr.110503-1506) 2.44%
7.00.7600.16808 (win7_gdr.110503-1506) 2.00%
7.00.7600.16401 (win7_gdr.090727-1504) 0.22%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 16.22%
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.56%
7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 5.56%
7.00.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.11%
7.0.6001.16503 (longhorn(wmbla).080526-2159) 0.89%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.67%

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Child processes
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SearchProtocolHost.exe

Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host by Microsoft

Remove SearchProtocolHost.exe
Version:   7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   89ed7c028a487340b7d93d5a38fdcb54
SHA1:   55081a83fcc55c4d2a664bc416576cdb2e150e70
SHA256:   8217fa0de986e9041c030cd8d504f706e8d9de10ed205a2619ff62461edc1441
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is SearchProtocolHost.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 SearchProtocolHost.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:SearchProtocolHost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe
File version:7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:7.00.7600.16385
Size:160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:5.610878
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:0.15890580%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.10383486%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.05507094%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:121,068 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
User CPU time:0 ms/min
0 ms/min
CPU cycles:623,087/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:24/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.35 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.35 MB
Private (minimum):4.63 MB
Non-paged memory:2.35 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:48.49 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):49.32 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.44 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.79 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,911/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:353.53 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:4/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:1.78 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:149/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:302
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI GDI peak:5
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:6
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe21_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe21 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe6_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe6 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-4110198237-3223122348-3973131986-100018_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe_s-1-5-21-4110198237-3223122348-3973131986-100018 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon" "1"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe2_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe2 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe22_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe22 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe4_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe4 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchprotocolhost.exe" global\usgthrfltpipemssgthrpipe37_ global\usgthrctrlfltpipemssgthrpipe37 1 -2147483646 "software\microsoft\windows search" "mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows nt; ms search 4.0 robot)" "C:\ProgramData\microsoft\search\data\temp\usgthrsvc" "downleveldaemon"
  • (52 more)
Owner:User
Parent process:SearchIndexer.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.06835551%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.05390466%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01445085%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,382,744/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:12/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.23 MB
1.16 MB
SearchProtocolHost.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.06434183%
Kernel CPU:0.03909106%
User CPU:0.02525076%
CPU cycles:1,611,292/sec
Context switches:7/sec
Memory:172 KB
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.02872498%
Kernel CPU:0.01669720%
User CPU:0.01202778%
CPU cycles:599,752/sec
Context switches:4/sec
Memory:1.36 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 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 Protocol 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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