Estimated safety rating

backgroundtransferhost.exe is a program which is probably NOT a virus or malware. So, if backgroundtransferhost.exe is on your system, it is probably ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your system is clean, we still advise you to purchase a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself yourself against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

This program is usually found on disk in C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this file is b181fe8ee5d34a36994a9cca5750c0c7.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT operate 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 quite normal. For example, most of the programs on your computer check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Belongs to the operating system

backgroundtransferhost.exe appears to have something to do with Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs as a 32-bit program. It can not use the entire power of current computer CPUs. This is quite normal because the authors did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description present in the exe is Download/Upload Host.

File version

File version extracted from the file 10.0.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616).

Manufacturer

Author Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

backgroundtransferhost.exe has a digital signature. Today the large majority of legit programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from backgroundtransferhost.exe verifies as ok. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

Can be uninstalled

This executable does NOT have a removal routine set up in registry.