Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

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%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
CopySid, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetTokenInformation, AddAce, GetAce, GetAclInformation, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, TraceEvent, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, LookupAccountNameW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, DeregisterEventSource, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, RevertToSelf, LookupAccountSidW, CreateWellKnownSid, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorA, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, GetLocaleInfoW, CreateFileW, CreateFileMappingW, FindResourceExW, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, OutputDebugStringW, DeleteFileA, FlushViewOfFile, GetLocalTime, CreateFileA, FormatMessageW, FileTimeToSystemTime, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime, GetTimeFormatW, LocalFree, SetPriorityClass, GetPriorityClass, SetLastError, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, OutputDebugStringA, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, lstrlenA, InterlockedExchange, GetVersionExA, HeapSetInformation, GetCurrentProcessId, SetErrorMode, GetHandleInformation, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, MapViewOfFile, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, UnmapViewOfFile, SetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetModuleFileNameW, SearchPathW, LoadLibraryExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, SizeofResource, VerifyVersionInfoW, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, lstrcmpiW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, lstrlenW, InterlockedDecrement, GetCurrentThread, CloseHandle, GetCurrentProcess, GetProcessTimes, InterlockedIncrement, GetVersionExW, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, CopyFileA
msshooks.dll
LoadMSSearchHooks
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
RtlUnwind, VerSetConditionMask
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoGetMarshalSizeMax, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoMarshalInterface, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, StringFromCLSID, CoTaskMemFree, CoReleaseMarshalData
shlwapi.dll
SHRegGetValueW
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA, LoadStringW, CharNextW

SearchFilterHost.exe

Microsoft Windows Search Filter Host by Microsoft

Remove SearchFilterHost.exe
Version:   6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:   78b5ae488dcd24556cf976be0bba82be
SHA1:   b6632831352162c39cf51b46af392db5d8120fc4
SHA256:   f7ba4161d2e2503e8fc428d9b2a01159396df95e054b0bbe6c892d37c4caf57a
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:6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:6.0.6000.16386
Size:74.5 KB (76,288 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:0.32530447%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.16231227%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.16299220%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:10 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.72 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.27 MB
Private (minimum):4.26 MB
Non-paged memory:2.72 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:49.82 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):49.82 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.48 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.48 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:89
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 636 640 648 65536 644
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 624 628 636 65536 632
  • "C:\Windows\System32\searchfilterhost.exe" 0 640 644 652 65536 648
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:SearchIndexer.exe (Microsoft Windows Search Indexer 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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