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cisvc.exe file information

The process Content Index service or Indexing Service belongs to the software Microsoft Windows Operating System or CiSvc or MicrosoftR WindowsR Operating System by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: cisvc.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 5,632 bytes (88% of all occurrence), 5,120 bytes, 6,656 bytes, 11,264 bytes.
File cisvc.exe is a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. It is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. Therefore the technical security rating is 2% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If cisvc.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 76% dangerous. File size is 3,363,328 bytes. cisvc.exe is a file without information about the maker of this file. The program is not visible. File cisvc.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. File cisvc.exe is not a Windows system file. The process listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. cisvc.exe is able to hide itself.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "FamilyKeyLogger" can run at start up. "Family Keylogger - is your best choice, if you want to know what other users on your machine are typing". Note! - this is not the cisvc.exe service.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as cisvc.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the cisvc.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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Not spam. It's part of Indexing service
  Aris   (further information)

If you find yourself killing this process regularly, go to control panel, administrative tools, computer managment; look under service and application; go to indexing service and look at the start up type column. If it is automatic, change it to manual and it won't bother you again.
  snak123  

cisvc.exe is the biggest pain i have coem across for taking up CPU usages in my past 10 years of computer usage
  Tim  

Cisvc is used to index your computers hard drive when your computer is idle, so next time you search, it will be "faster". It can be potentially dangerous however, if you are using an application that uses lots of power, and CiSvc decides to start indexing, it can heat your cpu to over 70*C. MBs without automatic fan control can potentially burn out. My core 2 duo reached 85*C, and the computer suddenly turned off to avoid damage to the cpu. Cisvc somtimes does not accuratly detect when the system is idle, and as a result, exessive CPU load can occure. Turn off!
  John  

if cpu is running 100% I kill off cisvc and it drops to 2%
  windoze  

It eats up my CPU processing power whenever I try to actually load anything. Disabling it Helped me, but i'm afraid to remove
  Mattiaus  

It's a Windows component. But if you want to use video cutting software for generating new mpg or avi files there could be problems with the sync... means video and audio stream doesn't really fit anymore. Why? Indexing process works in a sporadic way! Poison for the synchronisation which needs constant access to the CPU!
  Patrick  

Trojan by blackcore/KillHouse Inc, If its sitting in yer temp directory, which it should not be (Its a sytem32 file) then BLAM...trojan. Antivirus will pick it up as such.
  Chris  

It never showed up on any scan until today. System slowed dramatically so I scanned with Spyware Detector which has been run many times on this machine and never alerted on the file. Today it did and found 32 related entries in the registry. Quarantined and deleted the file.
  Grasshopper  

Indexing service. I used to not let this run, but lateley I've got it going, as it does speed up my PC searches drasticly. I'ts set as a ow priority so it takes a back seat when running PC. As mentioned above, it may take a little time to give beack the recourses, but for me right now it's worth it. Note: I've tried Google desktop search etc. in the past, and it requires the same type of index as well.
   

I have it cionstantly running Also its location is C:\WINDOWS\system32 and in C:\WINDOWS\dllcache. and when i try to turn it off in Find preferences it WAS ALLREADY OFF ...
  fiju  

cisvc.exe is a process that belongs to the Microsoft Windows Operating System. It is used to monitor the memory usage in CIDAEMON.exe and prevent low memory problems. This is an essential system process and should not be removed. This program is an essential system process and should not be removed.
  Tear-a-bite  

It is Microsofts Indexing Service, not dangerous, just annoying
  JHSL   (further information)

Creates a plethoria of Page Faults
  Attila the Snail  

I always immediately shut down this program whenever I start my computer up. If you leave it running, every now and then it will max out your CPU and your computer will stop responding, which needless to say is incredibly annoying.
  Bryan  

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