What is Everything.exe?

The genuine Everything.exe file is a software component of Everything by David Carpenter.
Everything is a desktop search utility for Windows. Everything.exe runs the Everything application. This is not a required application and may be disabled or removed if not required.

Everything is a free and open-source search utility that allows modification and commercial redistribution. It was developed by David Carpenter and first released in 2009. The program garnered much attention due to its ability to rapidly index and search for files and folders by name.

The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the Everything.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

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Everything.exe file information

Windows Task Manager with Everything — Everything.exe process in Windows Task Manager

The process known as Everything or everything belongs to software Everything or ExplorerMax by voidtools or David Carpenter.

Description: Everything.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. The Everything.exe file is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of the user's "Documents" folder (mostly C:\Program Files\Everything\). Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 1,441,792 bytes (30% of all occurrences), 1,048,576 bytes and 40 more variants.
It is a service (Everything) running invisible in the background. The service provides NTFS indexing, ReFS indexing and USN Journal services to the Everything search client.
Everything.exe is a file with no information about its developer. Everything.exe is not a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. Everything.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 44% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.

Uninstalling this variant: If problems with Everything.exe come up, you can also do the following:
1) uninstall Everything or Take Command 27 software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 10/8/7)
2) visit the www.voidtools.com ^[1][2] website.

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If Everything.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 60% dangerous. The file size is 317,440 bytes (22% of all occurrences), 798,720 bytes and 12 more variants. The Everything.exe file is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. There is no description of the program. Everything.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Uninstalling this variant: If problems with Everything.exe come up, you can also do the following:
1) uninstall ExplorerMax or Everything software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 10/8/7)
2) visit the www.drivethelife.com support page.
If Everything.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 41% dangerous. The file size is 1,441,792 bytes (28% of all occurrences), 602,624 bytes and 4 more variants. It is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. There is no information about the author of the file. Everything.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Uninstalling this variant: If problems with Everything.exe come up, you can also uninstall Everything software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 10/8/7).
If Everything.exe is located in a subfolder of Windows folder for temporary files, the security rating is 66% dangerous. The file size is 2,265,096 bytes (20% of all occurrences), 2,266,128 bytes, 1,778,192 bytes, 2,237,256 bytes or 1,441,792 bytes.
If Everything.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 36% dangerous. The file size is 1,706,312 bytes.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Everything.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, for example not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.ELEX.cx (detected by Kaspersky), and TROJ_GEN.R002C0OBB18 (detected by TrendMicro). Therefore, you should check the Everything.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Search engine. Indexing drive content. Starts at boot up. If paranoid – block it with firewall. Will not ask for Internet access unless you ask it to check for updates.
John Kelly (further information)

Actual everything.exe is a safe program, however, a variation of W32.Sality virus parades as everything-1.3.exe in processes. If you don't recall installing everything.exe manually, remove it.
cyn

From the Everything program, which searches your folders. It's very safe.
Jake (further information)

I've been using it for years and often many times a day with no problems.
L Schwartz

no problems in 2 years.

Great Search App - Used for years
Andy (further information)

this is search engine mode offline
mal

Maybe dangerous. I found it communicating with an Ip address

So long as you are the one that installed the program, it's just fine. It is not a malicious program. However, beware of others with similar names, or if you did not install this...
dsb

its safe. it's a program freeware.
tiger

it is virus or something similar. I removed it with AdwCleaner.
Adam

Everything is a very fast search utility from David Carpenter
Tom (further information)

It is a program created by David Carpenter used to search for files/folders/applications much faster than Windows search can by indexing file/folder/application names and searching the index. If you did not intentionally install this program, it is a virus that mimics what everything.exe looks like in processes and should be removed.
(further information)

The statement that Windows doesn't need this file is incomplete. Windows 10's attempt to mix search info from the web and your hard drive means sooner or later you will want a better search tool for your hard drive. Everything.exe fills that need.
Andrew Pollock

It's a keyloger
steve

Steve thinks it's a keylogger but he can't spell so you can take that with a grain of salt... I have used it for years with no problem.
da box

it looks like it has an icon for a GSC GAME WORLD game called "cossac 3" but i have no idea where it came from or what the game is about、
Davvy Juniper Yalie

It is a virus that prevents user to use keyboard
GANESH SHAW

Found this on my PC and seemed to be a legit version, but I never manually installed it so it must have came bundled with something else. That's reason enough for me to get rid of it.
DannyC

I have been using it for over 10 years.
Simon (further information)

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Summary: Average user rating of Everything.exe: based on 33 votes with 20 user comments. 15 users think Everything.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 5 users think it's probably harmless. 7 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 4 users think Everything.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.

Best practices for resolving Everything issues

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with Everything. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.

Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.

To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.

To help you analyze the Everything.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.

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