Process name: Windows Search Engine
Product: Windows Vista
Company: Microsoft
File: mssearch.exe
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"mssearch.exe" is the process for the Search Engine of Windows Vista. There is also a file named mssearch.exe which is Microsoft SQL Server related (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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385 users ask for this file. 7 users rated it as not dangerous. 1 user rated it as not so dangerous. 2 users rated it as neutral. 2 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 2 users rated it as dangerous.

All comments about mssearch.exe: Quel Thallas Microsoft SQL Server related. Microsoft Search (for full text indexing), not dangerous Microsoft SQL Server related. Microsoft Search (for full text indexing), not dangerous Eamon 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. Damien Jorgensen Microsoft SQPKM Service, used in SQL Server and others, mainly used for indexing Wenn mssearch.exe läuft, und mit Nero eine CD/DVD brenne, wird der Lesepuffer nicht schnell genug nachgeführt. Deshalb kille ich den Prozess bevor ich cds brenne. Dann gibts keine buffer-underruns. Dan the Man who just figure this stuff out 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. Hernan Crespo It is a malware, if you want to try this, all you have to do is go to some ads or sex sites. Daniel Mercer Is part of an extremely bad spyware called "spyware quake". Be careful. Microboy On XP machines = spyware dk Microsoft Search (for full text indexing), not dangerous Paul Fijma 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 Gavin 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 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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