searchindexer.exe task purpose and description:

SearchIndexer.exe is a file that was most likely on your computer when you purchased it. The actual disk location is listed below, please verify this location as spyware and virus writers often use similiar names and place their files in different folders in an attempt to fool you into thinking it is a good file and not a bad file. This SearchIndexer.exe program is from Microsoft and it is part of the Microsoft desktop search software. This also may have been installed with your office software. If you do not want this task running then your should disable or uninstall the Microsoft desktop search indexing. It is considered a safe file and it is not spyware or virus related. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual process or task name: (You can view alphabetical task list here)
searchindexer.exe

File type:
This is an executable program.

Where is this file and folder located on my computer?
This searchindexer file can be found on your hard drive at : C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchIndexer.exe

General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes. You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows "task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files on your computer, for example, searchindexer.exe may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned. You can always find the location of searchindexer.exe on your computer by using your Windows search options, but I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.

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