PREVHOST.exe

Preview Handler Surrogate Host by Microsoft

Remove PREVHOST.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   0085390758f1c5f41ee299eddd766bb4
SHA1:   a9224c8276b8c9cee31f497f55c65ec23fb70894
SHA256:   0c4222a9d689c47e3f6f16e0f7054e20935aef0b8f804d857b8ab5cced6de7cf
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

prevhost.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:prevhost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Preview Handler Surrogate Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\prevhost.exe
File version:6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Product version:6.2.9200.16384
Size:14.5 KB (14,848 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00916481%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00913855%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002627%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:586 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:36/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.03 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):15.47 MB
Private (minimum):6.81 MB
Non-paged memory:6.03 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:94.24 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):96.7 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.54 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):17.01 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:23,476/min
2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:41
12
Handles:319
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:10
142
GUI USER count:75
49
GUI USER peak:77
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\windows\syswow64\prevhost.exe {dc6efb56-9cfa-464d-8880-44885d7dc193} -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 40.00%
Windows 8 Pro 20.00%
Windows 7 Professional 20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.00%
Windows 8 5.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 55.00% of Preview Handler Surrogate Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 33.33%
GIGABYTE 22.22%
Hewlett-Packard 22.22%
Intel 11.11%
Acer 5.56%
Alienware 5.56%
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