Estimated safety rating

svchost.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers too many of the "possible danger" flags described in this document. It is yet unknown if svchost.exe is malware or not that doesn't harm your PC. We recommend you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

The default name and folder where this application is stored is
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is d4461ec74a79986aaab9ef3312c961f4.

Is running as a service

This application is registered as a Windows service. This means it operates on your system in background, usually without displaying any user interface to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which provide useful functions to other applications or to Windows in general.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the net to communicate. Today this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your computer check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs as a 32-bit program. It does not use the entire power of current PC processors. This is quite normal because the publishers did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

Has valid windows

This app does NOT have visible elements of user interface. This is usually a bad thing.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have an uninstall routine stored in registry.