SearchIndexer.exe
Microsoft Windows Search Indexer by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 32 versions of SearchIndexer.exe in the wild, the latest version being 7.00.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). It is started as a Windows Service called 'Windows Search' with the name 'WSearch' and described as “Provides content indexing, property caching, and search results for files, e-mail, and other content.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 604.38 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0038% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 37.4 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 38.7 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 39.9 KB per minute for reads and 282.34 KB per minute for writes.
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,”
 Details
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| 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 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | WSearch |
| Display name: | Windows Search |
| Description: | “Provides content indexing, property caching, and search results for files, e-mail, and other content.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of SearchIndexer.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'WSearch'
- 'WSearch' (Windows Search)
All file variations of SearchIndexer.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
76.42% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
11.38% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
6.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
4.88% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.81% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 64.96% of Microsoft Windows Search Indexer.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
31.67% |
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| Gateway |
13.33% |
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| Intel |
13.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.50% |
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| Toshiba |
6.67% |
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| American Megatrends |
5.83% |
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| Compaq |
3.33% |
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| Lenovo |
3.33% |
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| Sahara |
3.33% |
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| ASUS |
3.33% |
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| Sony |
1.67% |
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| Acer |
1.67% |
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