Estimated safety rating

dashost.exe is a program which is probably NOT a virus or malware. So, if dashost.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 purchase a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to defend your system against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

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

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is 52e5a0e43ddeda7f0d9c9680324b5d19.

Is running as a service

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

Belongs to the operating system

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

Is a 32 bit executable file

This executable runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the full set of features of current computer chips. This is quite normal because the makers did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description extracted from the exe is Device Association Framework Provider Host.

File version

File version extracted from the file 10.0.10586.0 (th2_release.151029-1700).

Manufacturer

Publisher Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

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

Digitally signed

dashost.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays most legit software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

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

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: 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.