Estimated safety rating

conhost.exe is a application which is probably NOT a virus or malware. So, if conhost.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, we still advise you to use a well-known antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself your system against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is found in C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is d752c96401e2540a443c599154fc6fa9.

Is running as a service

This application is NOT registered as a Windows service. This is good.

Belongs to the operating system

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

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a 64-bit executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.

Has valid windows

This application does NOT have visible windows. This is most likely a bad thing.

Digitally signed

conhost.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays most clean programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature found in conhost.exe verifies as ok. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

Can be uninstalled

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