If a computer uses Microsoft indexing service and their CPU has high utilization, then they probably have cidaemon.exe. This process updates and builds the index, which makes the searching of files faster. It was written by Microsoft Corp.
The process is a file of the windows system and contains a filtering component that manages how files are filtered. For every service catalog, there exists one occurrence of the process. C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe is where it is normally located. Apart from enabling faster searches of files, the process also, helps the computer run smoothly and steadily. The process usually runs in the background. It has no relation whatsoever with any hardware in the computer.
Some errors are usually brought to one’s computer by the cidaemon.exe. The process itself is however not a malware, Trojan or spyware. These problems arise if the process is not found in its correct place. One can get rid of these errors by running a free scan. If one’s memory, Internet settings and CPU have a problem, the user can optimize them by running a free performance scan in their computer. Running a task manager can help one know if the process is working correctly. Errors brought about by this process can be fixed by running a registry cleaner in the computer as well. In case of persistent malware, running a spyware removal tool can help clean the computer.
One can know if the Microsoft Indexing Service cidaemon.exe is causing an error if the rate of the CPU utilization is high. Another thing one should look out for is if the computer runs slowly. The cause might be an error created by this process. If the size of the page file a person is using is very large; 1.2GB and more, then their computer could be experiencing an error brought about by the above process. If the file space as well as CPU time the process is using is very high, the computer could be having a problem with errors brought on by the process.
An advantage of the cidaemon.exe process is, it does not take up much memory. The main disadvantages are it can make the CPU work slowly as it takes too much of the time the CPU would have used to execute its functions. Another disadvantage is it can take up too much page file space. To ensure that the system is running smoothly press ctrl-alt-del and look in the task manager to see what applications are running.
You can try to shutdown the index in service console.