Estimated safety rating

wudfhost.exe is a program which is most likely legit. So, if wudfhost.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, it is still recommended to run a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to defend your PC against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is stored in C:\Windows\System32\WUDFHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is c6e7ab7e798167095987ebccb76df61b.

Is running as a service

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

Belongs to the operating system

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

Is a 32 bit executable file

This executable runs in 32-bit mode. It can not exploit the full set of features of current PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the makers did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description stored in the program is Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host Process.

File version

File version extracted from the file 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255).

Manufacturer

Author Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

wudfhost.exe is digitally signed. Today most serious programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to wudfhost.exe verifies as ok. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Verification PCA

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have an uninstall command set up in registry.