What is GoogleDesktopIndex.exe? Is GoogleDesktopIndex.exe spyware or a virus?

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Process name: Google Desktop

Product: Google Desktop or Google Desktop Search or Digg's Top Stories Plugin or formZ RadioZity Demo or Able2Extract or Citation (version 8) or Acoustica Effects Pack or CCV Patch (version 501a)

Support: Help link ☒   Update link ☒   Uninstall tool ☒  

Company: Google (toolbar.google.com)

File: GoogleDesktopIndex.exe


This is an indexing component of the Google Desktop Search program, a free utility that lets you use Google's search technology to locate items on your own computer. This process runs in the background and is responsible for indexing your files to enable Desktop Search to find them efficiently (without an index, each search could take hours.) See also: GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe.http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/googledesktopindex.exe.html 

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Users Opinions

Average user rating of GoogleDesktopIndex.exe: 4.5 based on 35 votes. Read also the 27 reviews.

1415 users ask for this file. 27 users rated it as not dangerous. 4 users rated it as not so dangerous. 1 user rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 1 user rated it as dangerous. 3 users didn't rate it ("don't know").


All comments about GoogleDesktopIndex.exe:
rate1 Google desktop  See also: Link   mustafa
rate1 its from google  
rate4 part of Google search engine, can be dangerous without firewall.   xax
rate1 this is google's new desktop search tool, it is cool and safe  See also: Link   Paul English
rate1 Google desktop engine. Installed on demand.  See also: Link   chacal1233
rate2 Google desktop search, safe  See also: Link   Adam
rate2 Very handy toolbar, not had any probs so far with it   Dave Taylor
rate1 google search engine. cool tool, safe!  
rate2 used for Googles Desktop utility. Be aware that this utility will index anything on your local machine, even if it is in someone else's profile.   Sandy
rate1 google desktop search   zach
rate1 google desktop   col
rate1 Google indexing engine for "Desktop Search"  See also: Link   shadow
rate1 Amazing tool! Just what I needed. Wonderful search options for audio, video, MS Office files, logs and more.   Mystic-Danny
rate1 It's from google, safe!  See also: Link   Patte
rate0 It's part of a Google Desktop Search Program. Very useful but check the personal preference settings. It can index items you may not want recording.   brad
rate4 google desktop my pc has been slow since installing  
rate1 just google it!   xakep
rate1 Its a good helping too   Martin
rate1 runs ok   Reg
rate3 Depending on who distributes it, they can earn a commission every time you use it to search. Shady and ill-conceived.   Daveeep
rate1 Part of Google Desktop   Fr0g
rate1 if you want google desktop search you want this   Ali
rate5 Google Desktop - Remote Exploitable  See also: Link   DH
rate0 delete the aleart  
rate0 ati hotkey poller  
rate2 no prob's it is an toolbar of google  
rate1 100% safe :D   Bob

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