Estimated safety rating

backgroundtaskhost.exe may be a dangerous application, according to heuristic analysis. It triggers many of the "possible danger" criteria described bellow. It is yet unknown if backgroundtaskhost.exe is malware or an ok program that doesn't cause harm your PC. We recommend you to be careful with it.

Executable file path

This program is usually stored in C:\Windows\System32\backgroundTaskHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is c8f00f1e209cee8dbf3755cbbe339177.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT run as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Belongs to the operating system

backgroundtaskhost.exe seems to use the functions of Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a x64 executable. It runs using the full capacity of modern computer processors.

File description

The description extracted from the program is Background Task Host.

File version

File version stored as a property 10.0.20226.1000 (WinBuild.160101.0800).

Manufacturer

Producer Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Copyright notice © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

backgroundtaskhost.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays most virus-free programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is broken. This indicates this app may be malware and that somebody most likely changed some of its code after the signature was generated. Please be very careful regarding this!

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Development PCA 2014

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have an uninstall routine set up in registry.