Estimated safety rating

seaport.exe is a application which is most likely NOT a virus or malware. So, if seaport.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, it is still recommended to use a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself yourself against potential security problems.

Executable file path

The default name and path where this application is stored is
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingBar\7.1.391.0\SeaPort.EXE.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is 8e16f7a85441986fd2b9ce6c879524e4.

Is running as a service

This application is registered as a Windows service. This means it operates on your system in background, usually without showing anything to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which provide useful functions to other applications or to Windows in general.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the net to communicate. Today this is ok. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the entire set of features of current computer chips. This ordinarily happens because the authors did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description present in the program is Microsoft SeaPort Search Enhancement Broker.

File version

File version extracted from the file 7.1.391.0.

Manufacturer

Company Microsoft Corporation..

Copyright

Intellectual property rights notice © 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual functions of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for intercepting the keyboard. We recommend you to perform more in-depth research about this program.

Digitally signed

seaport.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of clean software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to seaport.exe checks out perfectly. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Corporation

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Code Signing PCA

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have an uninstall command stored in registry.