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cidaemon.exe file information

The process Indexing Service filter daemon belongs to the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System or MicrosoftR WindowsR Operating System or Microsoft? Windows? Operating System or cidaemon.exe by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File cidaemon.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 8192 bytes (97% of all occurrence), 9728 bytes.
It is a Windows core system file. The program is not visible. File cidaemon.exe is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. Therefore the technical security rating is 3% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as cidaemon.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the cidaemon.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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service will start after you open windows explorer. your computer will be slow
  Amly  
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after doing a search in XP, you can choose to activate indexing, Indexing is Not Essinetial, but it help make searching faster
  Arrolis  
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Usually the file is the indexing service. Like most of the services it can be hooked by malware, so if you want to disable it you can always use the services control panel to disable it. See KB920685 for one example exploit.
  tB   (further information)
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MS Indexing service - Used for fast searching - databases - mysql - sql - so on
  ParentTechnology.com  
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File Indexing, Surely it is not dangerous even it occupy 100%
  Ganesh  
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When I'm working with the computer, cidaemon.exe cpu usage is low. However, it went up to 100% after 5 min idling and causing my mother board to heat up to 61 deg C and causing sudden and violent shut down.
  xra989  
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its like the genuine XTC the afterpcdmp
   
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You can't just end the process..you have to go into services and stop/disable the Indexing Service. If it's a webserver, you don't need it running anyway..
  Steve  
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MS file indexing service
  OKiDoki  
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search, files or folders, change preferences, with index services, No, do not enable..
  tommyt  
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Correct if I'm wrong but, as long as I know, this service is used only when needed and then turned off by the system. Note that sometimes it shows a certain value at the CPU field, and sometimes don't.
  David  
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It is just for faster searches.
  Anonymous  
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Indexing Service - No harm, but not necessary either
  Dan  
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cidaemon.exe is an indexing service which catalogues files for faster file searches. This is done from time to time (generally when the system is idle) for faster results.
  Raajaram Krishnamoorthy  
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It is part of Window's indexing service. It may tie up too much of your system's resources on slower computers. It can be turned off easily from your search window.
   
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Summary: 30 users think cidaemon.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 9 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 6 users suspect danger. 6 users think cidaemon.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 2 users doesn't grade cidaemon.exe ("not sure about it").

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