How to remove SearchProtocolHost error

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SearchProtocolHost.exe file information

The process SearchProtocolHost.exe or Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host or searchprotocolhost.exe belongs to the software Microsoft Windows Operating System or SearchProtocolHost.exe or Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File SearchProtocolHost.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 184,832 bytes (44% of all occurrence), 182,784 bytes, 204,288 bytes, 156,160 bytes, 185,344 bytes, 179,200 bytes, 205,312 bytes.
The program is not visible. It is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. It is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 14% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as SearchProtocolHost.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the SearchProtocolHost.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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User Comments

searchfilterhost

:searchprotocolhost is spyware that comes from certain internet applications and add-ons. It slows down internet browsing performance by about 30%. some details that support this idea is that the process' priority can be changed, meaning it is not a "virgin" system process
JayZ

AVG flagged it in 2 different places and firewall traced it going to ports
VJ

Part of Windows Search desktop indexing service
joku (further information)

Along with SearchFilterHost.exe it's part of Windows Indexing Service. You may look at Process Explorer to verify that
Vit

I've just installed Win7, and it's currently hitting my disk hard, am I worried? no, cos I check things out first - I'm not worried about an infection cos I know my machine is secure
GoldChip (further information)

It directly creates ChkDisk.dll and protect.dll if you try to remove them from the registry or stop them from running MsConfig. This is not safe program behavior. I used ProcMon to track it. We are working with AvertLabs to fix this issue. These Dlls are linked to breaking one of our Web Apps.
Kory Olson

Summary: 2 users think SearchProtocolHost.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 4 users think SearchProtocolHost.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it. 1 user doesn't grade SearchProtocolHost.exe ("not sure about it").

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