How to remove mssearch error

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mssearch.exe file information

The process Microsoft PKM Search Service belongs to the software PKM or Microsoft Search or DVD Solution or Mjuice Components or PC Study Bible or mssearch.exe or Reporting Agents or Video Device Driver V by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File mssearch.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" (mostly C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\ or C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSSearch\Bin\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 69,632 bytes (79% of all occurrence), 73,728 bytes, 856,064 bytes.
There is no file information. The program has no visible window. mssearch.exe is not a Windows core file. mssearch.exe is able to hide itself. Therefore the technical security rating is 51% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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

This file is important to Microsoft SQL Server. It is not malware, spyware or a virus.
E-rich

Installed as part of MS SharePoint Portal
Red Baron

SQL SQL SQL. If you run SQL server, leave it !!
myself

Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server Search. If you are running a server with MOSS (Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007) the executable for the search engine is mssearch.exe. I see two of these in my Task Manager.
Jean-Pierre Fouche

This is the Microsoft SQL Server component for Full Text indexing. If you have SQL Server installed then you can expect to see it, otherwise it _may_ be malware
Gavin

Its an indexing service. it will use resources and depending on settings it can be quite heavy in usage. so you can see a 100% CPU with a lot of pagefile swapping. check out the link for more details to get some inside inforamtion about the service.
Paul Fijma (further information)

Microsoft Search (for full text indexing), not dangerous
dk

On XP machines = spyware
Microboy

Is part of an extremely bad spyware called "spyware quake". Be careful.
Daniel Mercer

It is a malware, if you want to try this, all you have to do is go to some ads or sex sites.
Hernan Crespo

its spyware , your computer might detect it ( mine did) it is bundled with another procees i for got the name. to get rid of it do a search of system32 open that folder and go down till u find it and look for the date it was put on your computer. After that restore your computer to the day before it got on your computer and u should be good. And the reason i said it was a 3 cause it downloads other viruses so get it off asap.
Dan the Man who just figure this stuff out

Wenn mssearch.exe läuft, und mit Nero eine CD/DVD brenne, wird der Lesepuffer nicht schnell genug nachgeführt. Deshalb kille ich den Prozess bevor ich cds brenne. Dann gibts keine buffer-underruns.

Microsoft SQPKM Service, used in SQL Server and others, mainly used for indexing
Damien Jorgensen

mssearch.exe is a process relating to Microsoft Windows Server Suite, which is responsible for the catalogueing of indexes for Exchange server and SQL server. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.
Eamon

Microsoft SQL Server related. Microsoft Search (for full text indexing), not dangerous

Microsoft SQL Server related. Microsoft Search (for full text indexing), not dangerous
Quel Thallas

Summary: 10 users think mssearch.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. 2 users think mssearch.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 1 user doesn't grade mssearch.exe ("not sure about it").

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