Need to replace files "searchfilterhost.exe"

[Guest Stephan G.]

Hello.

 

I have detected viruses in the following files on my 32-bit Vista system:

 

C:\WINDOWS\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe (modified 5/27/2008)

C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_windowssearchengine_31bf3856ad364e35_7.0.6001.16503_none_3b8c27e8ba3dd3dd\SearchFilterHost.exe

(modified 5/27/2008)

 

 

File sizes, dates, and Checksums indicate that these are two copies of

the same file.

 

My Malware protector has "quarantined" the files, but says it cannot

remove them safely, presumably because they are part of the OS.

 

Since they have been quarantined (and supposedly rendered inoperable)

the OS seems to keep working fine.

 

Can someone explain the purpose of these files? A search of the

microsoft support website is not yielding information that is useful, at

least to me.

 

Is there any way I can manually replace these files?

 

Thanks.

 

-stephan G.

[Guest Dell Techie]

Malware protector are also names of rogue malware program in disguise.

 

Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com...alware-105.html

 

Run Superantispyware

 

http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com...ition-free.html

 

Run a complete scan with free curing utility Dr.Web CureIt!

http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com...web-cureit.html

 

Run an online scan

http://spywarefighter.blogspot.com/2008/09...nline-scan.html

http://spywarefighter.blogspot.com/2008/09...virus-scan.html