"mssearch.exe" is the process for the Search Engine of Windows Vista. There is also a file named mssearch.exe that is related to Microsoft SQL Server (Microsoft Search for full text indexing).  

Note: The mssearch.exe file is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. In other cases, mssearch.exe is a virus, spyware, trojan or worm! Check this with Security Task Manager.

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390 users ask for this file. 10 users rated it as not dangerous. 1 user rated it as not so dangerous. 3 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 2 users rated it as dangerous. 1 user didn't rate it ("don't know").

All comments about mssearch.exe: Microsoft SQL Server related. Microsoft Search (for full text indexing), not dangerous   Quel Thallas Microsoft SQL Server related. Microsoft Search (for full text indexing), not dangerous   mssearch.exe is a process relating to Microsoft Windows Server Suite, which is responsible for the catalogueing of indexes for Exchange server and SQL server. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.   Eamon Microsoft SQPKM Service, used in SQL Server and others, mainly used for indexing   Damien Jorgensen its spyware , your computer might detect it ( mine did) it is bundled with another procees i for got the name. to get rid of it do a search of system32 open that folder and go down till u find it and look for the date it was put on your computer. After that restore your computer to the day before it got on your computer and u should be good. And the reason i said it was a 3 cause it downloads other viruses so get it off asap.   Dan the Man who just figure this stuff out It is a malware, if you want to try this, all you have to do is go to some ads or sex sites.   Hernan Crespo Is part of an extremely bad spyware called "spyware quake". Be careful.   Daniel Mercer On XP machines = spyware   Microboy Microsoft Search (for full text indexing), not dangerous   dk Its an indexing service. it will use resources and depending on settings it can be quite heavy in usage. so you can see a 100% CPU with a lot of pagefile swapping. check out the link for more details to get some inside inforamtion about the service.  See also: Link   Paul Fijma This is the Microsoft SQL Server component for Full Text indexing. If you have SQL Server installed then you can expect to see it, otherwise it _may_ be malware   Gavin Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server Search. If you are running a server with MOSS (Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007) the executable for the search engine is mssearch.exe. I see two of these in my Task Manager.   Jean-Pierre Fouche SQL SQL SQL. If you run SQL server, leave it !!   myself Installed as part of MS SharePoint Portal   Red Baron This file is important to Microsoft SQL Server. It is not malware, spyware or a virus.   E-rich mssearch.exe can either be the aforementioned process by Microsoft, or it is malware indeed. Check whether Windows Search is installed, if yes, than uninstall it clearing all indexes with it and check again if process mssearch.exe is running. If yes again, it's certainly malware and running folder should be something like c:\windows\temp\ghtsrvc\. Refer to Antivirus solutions to solve this issue.   Harro If you know more about mssearch.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

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