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"taskhost.exe" Process on Windows 7
What is the "taskhost.exe" process on windows 7? Is the "taskhost.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "taskhost.exe" process?
✍: FYIcenter.com
"taskhost.exe" process
represents "Host Process for Windows Tasks" program.
"taskhost.exe" acts the host for all DLL based services that are running on the system.
"taskhost.exe" process is very similar to "svchost.exe"
in that it’s a generic process used to load DLLs.
Because of this, "taskhost.exe" may open multiple instances of
itself in order to handle DLL’s that may be unrelated to one another.
"taskhost.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "services" as shown in the process tree below:
Boot wininit services taskhost
On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "taskhost.exe" process may be listed as:
Image Name Memory Description -------------------- ---------- ----------- taskhost.exe 18,308 K Host Process for Windows Tasks
Additional information about "taskhost.exe" process:
Command line: taskhost.exe USER Programe file information: Name: taskhost.exe Location: C:\windows\system32\taskhost.exe Description: Host Process for Windows Tasks Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Size: 68608 bytes Last modified: 11/22/2012 10:13:57 PM Company Name: Microsoft Corporation Some data files used: C:\Windows\System32 C:\Windows\System32\en-US\taskhost.exe.mui C:\Windows\System32 C:\Windows\System32\en-US\MsCtfMonitor.dll.mui C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WebCacheLock.dat C:\Windows\System32\en-US\KernelBase.dll.mui C:\Windows\System32\en-US\winmm.dll.mui C:\Windows\Fonts\StaticCache.dat C:\Windows\System32\en-US\user32.dll.mui C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache\WebCacheV01.tmp Some registry keys used: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Language Groups HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Locale\Alternate Sorts HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Locale HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{905E63B6-C1BF-494E-B29C-65B732D3D21A}\PropertyBag HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\crypt32 HKCU\Keyboard Layout\Toggle HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CTF\TIP Some DLL libraries used: C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll C:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll C:\windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll C:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll C:\windows\system32\ole32.dll C:\windows\system32\GDI32.dll C:\windows\system32\USER32.dll C:\windows\system32\LPK.dll C:\windows\system32\USP10.dll C:\windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
"taskhost.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "taskhost.exe" process.
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