"rundll32.exe" Process on Windows 8
Q
What is the "rundll32.exe" process on Windows 8? Is the "rundll32.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "rundll32.exe" process?
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"rundll32.exe" process
represents "Windows host process (Rundll32)" program.
"rundll32.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "Boot" as shown in the process tree below:
Boot rundll32
On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "rundll32.exe" process may be listed as:
Image Name Memory Description -------------------- ---------- ----------- rundll32.exe 9,772 K Windows host process (Rundll32)
Additional information about "rundll32.exe" process:
Command line: "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Bluetooth\btmshell.dll",TrayApp Programe file information: Name: rundll32.exe Location: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Version: 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) Size: 51712 bytes Last modified: 7/25/2012 11:08:39 PM Company Name: Microsoft Corporation Some data files used: C:\Windows\System32 C:\Windows\System32\en-US\rundll32.exe.mui C:\Windows\Fonts\StaticCache.dat 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\Sorting\Ids HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WindowsRuntime\CLSID HKCR\ActivatableClasses\CLSID Some DLL libraries used: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll C:\Windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll C:\Windows\system32\msvcrt.dll C:\Windows\system32\imagehlp.dll C:\Windows\system32\SHLWAPI.dll C:\Windows\system32\GDI32.dll C:\Windows\system32\IMM32.DLL C:\Windows\system32\MSCTF.dll
"rundll32.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "rundll32.exe" process.
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