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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:   6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:   5de40982e3ae45dc00586a93637b351b
SHA1:   52d84c278699cebea839c26daa37be7ea2e046b0
SHA256:   41ecdd49ba8a5af6a4aa91bd2403999fdd1eb8305d5b3ee8b0c7243f93479178
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:6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:6.0.6000.16386
Size:281 KB (287,744 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:0.02349272%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01044170%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01305102%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:46,322,221 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,433,047/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:61.06 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):25.2 MB
Private (minimum):10.95 MB
Non-paged memory:61.06 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:154.07 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):193.22 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:14.98 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):30.16 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:223,749/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:713.76 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:584/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:887.54 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:360/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:277.51 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,090/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:15
12
Handles:1037
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\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
 
mssrch.dll
Total CPU:0.05293111%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.02174437%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.03118674%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,204,039/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.34 MB
1.16 MB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.01271115%
Kernel CPU:0.00696558%
User CPU:0.00574557%
CPU cycles:338,799/sec
Memory:764 KB
esent.dll
Total CPU:0.00475127%
Kernel CPU:0.00449366%
User CPU:0.00025761%
CPU cycles:124,082/sec
Memory:1.41 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00342110%
Kernel CPU:0.00296916%
User CPU:0.00045194%
CPU cycles:79,215/sec
Memory:1.12 MB
SearchIndexer.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00134684%
Kernel CPU:0.00097106%
User CPU:0.00037579%
CPU cycles:32,589/sec
Memory:292 KB
TQUERY.DLL
Total CPU:0.00010854%
Kernel CPU:0.00003253%
User CPU:0.00007601%
CPU cycles:1,784/sec
Memory:1.44 MB

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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