backgroundTaskHost.exe

Background Task Host by Microsoft

Remove backgroundTaskHost.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   a2d246cf52d67e7db8563f248c44b89b
SHA1:   88f2ba1d55b27c3ba380d447a3654b078f831287
SHA256:   7a15a061c763fadceca0cbc57650f392fcd8827ba5c6a9807a5005c7c52d22d7
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

backgroundtaskhost.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:backgroundtaskhost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Background Task Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\backgroundtaskhost.exe
File version:6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Product version:6.2.9200.16384
Size:8.5 KB (8,704 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 58313

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00225862%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00225862%
    0.013761%
    Kernel CPU time:42 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:7,982/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:5.59 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):7.9 MB
    Private (minimum):3.19 MB
    Non-paged memory:5.59 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:99.07 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):102.28 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:2.28 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):8.83 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:5,678/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:30 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:10 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:16 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:7
    12
    Handles:202
    600
    GUI GDI count:6
    103
    GUI GDI peak:6
    142
    GUI USER count:3
    49
    GUI USER peak:4
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Low
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Windows\System32\backgroundtaskhost.exe" -servernamC:app.appxtfr7aqh8scbre7cejn7f73qp5pad90wx.mca
    • "C:\windows\syswow64\backgroundtaskhost.exe" -servernamC:app.appxt014q6qzk9mjya2jb3xbkeaj9z6kaf4x.mca
    • "C:\Windows\System32\backgroundtaskhost.exe" -servernamC:app.appxddt3w60atwx5bn2nda6a1b22ct1pgn3g.mca
    Owner:User
    Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00265951%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00265951%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:58,666/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:1.4 MB
    1.16 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 8 Pro 42.86%
    Windows 8 23.81%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 14.29%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 14.29%
    Windows 8 Single Language 4.76%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 47.62% of Background Task Host.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Lenovo 23.53%
    Sony 23.53%
    Acer 23.53%
    ASUS 11.76%
    Intel 11.76%
    Hewlett-Packard 5.88%
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