Estimated safety rating

searchprotocolhost.exe is a program which is most likely NOT a virus or malware. So, if searchprotocolhost.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your system is virus-free, we still advise you to use a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself your system against threats.

Executable file path

Usually, this program is located in C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 96cb662846932e98d3b14cbcafd3fe30.

Is running as a service

This program is NOT registered as a Windows service. This is good.

Belongs to the operating system

searchprotocolhost.exe seems to have something to do with Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a x64 executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.

File description

The description stored in the file is Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host.

File version

File version extracted from the file 7.0.15063.447 (WinBuild.160101.0800).

Manufacturer

Publisher Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Intellectual property rights notice © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

searchprotocolhost.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays the large majority of clean programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature found in searchprotocolhost.exe checks out perfectly. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.