Estimated safety rating

microsofthost.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers many of the "probable danger" criteria detailed bellow. It is yet unknown if microsofthost.exe is a virus or an ok program that doesn't cause harm the computer. We advise you to be careful with this program.

Executable file path

Usually, this program is stored in C:\ProgramData\WindowsTask\MicrosoftHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this file is 90dd7cebbb836d0e8855928e6109f07b.

Is running as a service

This application does NOT operate as a Windows service. This is normally a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the Internet to communicate. Today this is quite normal. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 64 bit executable file

64-bit code has been detected. This program can put to good use the full power of a modern computer processor.

File description

The description written in the file is NT Kernel & System.

File version

File version 2.5.0.

Manufacturer

Maker Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice Microsoft Corporation.

Has valid windows

This file does NOT have visible elements of user interface. This is most likely a bad thing.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous functions of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for intercepting the keyboard. We recommend you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

The digital certificate is missing from this program. The maker did not bother to sign it. This is usually bad.

Can be uninstalled

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