Estimated safety rating

mshta.exe is a program which is probably NOT a virus or malware. So, if mshta.exe is on your computer, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is virus-free, we still advise you to purchase a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend your system against potential security problems.

Executable file path

This application is normally stored in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is e2fe656a79d8f4c4fd70201e7423bda0.

Is running as a service

This application is NOT a Windows service. This is very good.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the Internet to communicate. Today this is ok. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Belongs to the operating system

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

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs in 32-bit mode. It does not benefit of the entire set of features of nowadays' PC chips. This ordinarily happens because the authors did not bother to upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description written in the exe is Microsoft (R) HTML Application host.

File version

File version extracted from the file 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255).

Manufacturer

Producer Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

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

Has valid windows

mshta.exe appears to have a visible user interface. This is good because it doesn't work in some kind of invisible mode. Its operation is clearly displayed to you.

Digitally signed

The digital signature is missing from this program. The publisher did not sign it. This is usually bad.

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall routine, which is good. si are uninstall.