How to Remove the searchindexer.exe virus from PC

What is searchindexer.exe?

searchindexer.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Microsoft Windows Search Indexer and belongs to Microsoft Windows Operating System. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as searchindexer.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with searchindexer.exe malware?

The type of malware programs varies and the mode of infection also varies. Any of the following can alert you if the system is infected.

If the internet connection fluctuation is high
If the searchindexer.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
If the system freezes quiet often
If the system performance is very low
If it invites the other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton
If the system is redirected to some strange websites
If the system is getting some annoying popup ads

To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the searchindexer.exe and open the location, if the location is sub folder C:\Windows\System32 then the system is not affected by searchindexer.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by searchindexer.exe malware.

How to remove the searchindexer.exe file from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Internet Security.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the searchindexer.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 26 November 2011 at 3:26 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	N/A	Executable	5fa6eaaf77f3a5dc 7686a1e1acdcfc07 17765967	e7563d11ba95798c 592a2d5ba015f64b	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	79ade045b619f4ac b1a9616321269099 16ee799c	a3aabefb170e390b ab22bfe88b124fcb	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	197.210.29.161/32	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	23149e819ce53cda d886e9799fdd8a8a 3533dd8b	7c073f0e9be34a4a 77fa94a52675eed4	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Egypt	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	30ca6dec0872c7ab dd03d7e97a8209cb 4ab310cc	2b0e185f49157591 bbe53acbed946f90	Virus.Win32. Expiro.naf	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Venezuela	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cf837801f6fe2c23 abcb437163c818f3 039ca9d4	0d7459ea74b08079 b78f1ecf264de9cf	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Pakistan	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	540cb4a3940ac5e0 ba28cda4f08e38be 103a32ba	1a748a715ea24075 30aaecdb2046febf	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	105.106.33.151/32	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6d9cf94647e35553 57eba5f483e7f06f 00147e17	4d0efcfecdb11f7c 67e822805f8ec7bd	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Pakistan	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dae5fa6407eba930 f54c8d865d254cef dee2be36	de2cc6346ae69722 c1d1b520ca2028bc	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	South Africa	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d780d68fe973ab20 070f1b92f06e24aa 37ab74f6	96693b39fad52d5b c6cbdaadf04efc93	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	154.236.155.114/32	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	642dc2e479266375 86dc12e089db70b1 71321cc8	566885cd1cbff007 b12b6c203fdf56a2	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Lao People's Democratic Republic	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8700a9929ff18722 601be5c188f0df8d 761a6842	b27b9d51336fb840 919b63b1f996104b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Egypt	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	547576d09a7dc596 cb7b078a4f9a58a8 41dd3512	bb5adeba6aca889a 6dba6029ca187755	Virus.Win32. Expiro.~BB	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Russian Federation	N/A
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9bb96babf97017d0 773ce52965f1c299 7d38d516	17aad637ef478ffb 66a9935e946b6037	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16808 (win7_gdr. 110503-150 6)	7.00.7600. 16808	Egypt	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ebc18bdffe81c905 31c27febaca6bd35 5d16f669	9f971b99f72f0327 2efece78fb293c29	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	154.121.71.182/32	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	98c5034d00304063 acc221fcb8778b74 89a9c24a	d226034d991e6e9b 6e069002f20d44ec	Virus.Win32. Expiro.SR	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Indonesia	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fa4e3d81df97ba5a 0019b9c6f57d4c27 92dcdccd	f016cd3222f70768 599d90879273b3a4	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	Pakistan	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9a2f84290d0b6d10 c9c96d2878780a39 e85e0c92	04c6bcc8eb5083c6 2c0b216388bd5a8b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	197.210.54.124/32	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	424d2ed5805e3b74 7612896ba499df0a a23e0436	1a7094fa1f45dbf2 aec3184aec90d0cd	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	India	N/A
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f42f671b16497d07 7328fd54fa22d21d c454c9af	a8b15a4b6ed560b4 74891a3c80dbcb56	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7601. 23930 (win7sp1_l dr.171011- 1526)	7.00.7601. 23930	Indonesia	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	535c36ca91c524d2 b5ee286a66cfb044 9c6354ed	24e418972c683a54 bef21ae81365e264	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16808 (win7_gdr. 110503-150 6)	7.00.7600. 16808	Egypt	N/A
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e0ac2b16e698c68e 6352fac31d7f807e 9cfd0ac6	4b1c37e0167262cd 3497634b069868eb	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	197.54.47.11/32	N/A
22	N/A	Executable	c500050edcc51572 7a88680c525f146b 538e3a90	67385d91bb1f6829 9d1efe12a61e590d	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Poland	N/A
23	N/A	Executable	08758abbc6765679 9b42151341246770 4bc7f110	bea337ea57d520d7 5c45eca4f283d040	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	181.66.169.99/32	N/A
24	N/A	Executable	e59de27b568653e9 1c4f2d6b32db8359 0aa73b63	a19b7c66ea74ee38 50365e1fdbe6e9e1	TrojWare.Win 32.Banbra.rh	No	N/A	N/A	Ukraine	N/A
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	69f6d93a6ac4290e cffb58db9a3598ec ff64a9c3	6a503fc8499fa97c 716d563b0ab968e1	Virus.Win32. Expiro.nw	No	7.00.7601. 17610 (win7sp1_g dr.110503- 1502)	7.00.7601. 17610	Russian Federation	N/A
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	069dd66981ca7225 74256ac693c30270 54f2d8e2	bc2bdd49451a2908 780571db1e6829d2	Virus.Win32. Expiro.~BB	No	7.00.7600. 16808 (win7_gdr. 110503-150 6)	7.00.7600. 16808	Russian Federation	N/A
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6831d999b8abf93e 67a407ef9c75beec 0776c5b7	6edaef172e237c3e d3a3c22c90956708	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	7.00.7600. 16385	196.64.235.221/32	N/A
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6cb43963e1ea30ef 5fc36d2e9be959f8 84fca080	5c92dcc5c28785cb 89a531c81b81cb14	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.7601. 23930 (win7sp1_l dr.171011- 1526)	7.00.7601. 23930	156.206.170.147/32	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 29 November 2008 at 3:28 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	N/A	Non-executable	22b46d7c7a031a96 9db19b5f87d1f96b fc0a7236	d729e95499fdf2a7 054b99bef93a6e7a	No	N/A	N/A	United States
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	78f8f5c371158625 94e36a16210456dc b374c34a	83a04bd64b73a701 5bc53199289903a6	No	7.0.14393. 0 (rs1_relea se.160715- 1616)	7.0.14393. 0	Greece
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	65811360b79fa7f3 5c44e06f64e8606c 8195b8b7	9791ca971ed4fce8 c904e74bf91b7f2a	No	7.0.19041. 3155 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.19041. 3155	Russian Federation
4	N/A	Non-executable	f0887ccfb96583d2 89ec64991882fc99 caba3b9e	1fb96dc6ec1a6946 33acca0e813d29b9	No	N/A	N/A	United States
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ac6820ca65ba50c0 704e4994ebc05bb1 d28d94df	941b08ed4561bc9e e5d906d4b5a7c90e	No	6.0.6000.1 6431 (vista_gdr (wmbla).07 0205-1422)	6.0.6000.1 6431	10.224.25.96/32
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a375efc3a1655f43 bfbe42557b5f0885 c2a9f139	004464ba79fbd757 568e70968908e071	No	7.0.15063. 0 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.15063. 0	179.7.71.228/32
7	N/A	Non-executable	3db3dbc61c7b3c91 03f123ec2c8c89d7 0df56a82	a2a126d7e1f9bc7a 1fd5d5761a2d41c1	No	N/A	N/A	United States
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5963678e7ea3b921 03bbb73b15b0be5f becf211b	132a02840e5d085d f391f01b84d1a8b4	No	7.0.19041. 2546 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.19041. 2546	Russian Federation
9	N/A	Non-executable	9bc38cb8b6fce9c2 8ddfc4017f9a393c 53844002	60467cfc0c4c7d91 80215a7015f0c6b0	No	N/A	N/A	United States
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	86005319b8b21578 0369bc993dfc7f13 aaf89ce7	f25ab33de0b087ff b9a56862fc878bc9	No	7.0.19041. 3758 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.19041. 3758	United States
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b6dcd41d8ef9dd57 41e4c76756bfc268 bc63e75e	3e0e52913fb8e40f bd05cc772232fd69	No	7.0.15063. 0 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.15063. 0	Japan
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3037d45a41f313fc f7a06aa8cbdfb5f8 291305ee	a644205b25211582 6dcf3b18af577bd4	No	7.00.7601. 23930 (win7sp1_l dr.171011- 1526)	7.00.7601. 23930	176.104.201.83/32
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4c11e698332f3fd6 19d4cac043b4804a a5de2630	3ca0b7f8f1f41c20 860ee171cae2b714	No	7.0.22000. 2003 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.22000. 2003	United States
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ed3a478772bddf65 d413479f61812d98 1fefb655	7778bdfa3f6f6fba 0e75b9594098f737	No	7.0.6001.1 6503 (longhorn( wmbla).080 526-2159)	7.0.6001.1 6503	Internal Submission
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	106a3cf1137da451 764ce36dcb91e4c3 8c4028be	7d2f2d4e8238b373 755d9c32453d3c3a	No	7.0.15063. 0 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.15063. 0	United States
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	700deff57aefd8dc af2c8806c9a0ce38 01b07417	ff3705874df20669 4ad2586963e71689	No	7.0.19041. 3570 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.19041. 3570	United States
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d88a127a212391b8 2204b52f8bc9f1d7 aefd6026	2ec497aa4b728d1b 1a368acf2e309e8b	No	6.0.6000.1 6431 (vista_gdr (wmbla).07 0205-1422)	6.0.6000.1 6431	10.224.25.96/32
18	N/A	Non-executable	a2ae81b3961866c4 8e6a99dd4f212868 4d2da7d8	532745d2e24751d6 b99701fc11a3033f	No	N/A	N/A	United States
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c1ce5164e67d6ffa 7af694f9e386870c 8201bff2	bf98e69b539036c4 76d2a174284f344e	No	7.0.15063. 0 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.15063. 0	United States
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b4830a06d1ff12d7 f95ccf893896de9f 8b70d9a8	39c548ad4a218e28 51401da7601e9128	No	7.0.15063. 0 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0)	7.0.15063. 0	United States

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