perfhost.exe
x86 Performance Counter Host by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) | 
| MD5: | eb88fa19f0ea05dd04be9c5ffeeffe1a | 
| SHA1: | cf1adf659173e30b720efccf6f3ff22e02840095 | 
| SHA256: | 459cf99d5243c4acaa38c7b426adc52f1044c759d06a925d475df6213aeb85cd | 
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
perfhost.exe runs as a service under the name Host de DLL de Contador de Desempenho (PerfHost) within the local user context. This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.
 Details
Details
| File name: | perfhost.exe | 
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Product name: | x86 Performance Counter Host | 
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System | 
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\syswow64\perfhost.exe | 
| Original name: | perfhost.exe.mui | 
| File version: | 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) | 
| Product version: | 6.2.9200.16384 | 
| Size: | 20.5 KB (20,992 bytes) | 
| Digital DNA | 
| Entropy: | 5.577918 | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'PerfHost'  (Host de DLL de Contador de Desempenho)
- 'PerfHost' 
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 624 KB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 2.4 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 2.4 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 624 KB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 12.11 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 13.14 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 2.4 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 2.43 MB |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 2 |  | 
| Handles: | 36 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined | 
| Platform: | 64-bit | 
| Command line: | C:\windows\syswow64\perfhost.exe | 
| Owner: | User | 
| Windows Service | 
| Service name: | PerfHost | 
| Display name: | Host de DLL de Contador de Desempenho | 
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess | 
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) | 
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 33.00% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 | 18.00% |  | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 14.00% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Pro | 8.00% |  | 
| Windows 7 Professional | 6.00% |  | 
| Windows 8 | 4.50% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Single Language | 3.50% |  | 
| Windows 8 Pro | 3.00% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center | 2.50% |  | 
| Windows 8 Single Language | 2.50% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Basic | 1.50% |  | 
| Windows 8 Enterprise N | 1.00% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 N | 0.50% |  | 
| Windows Seven Black Edition | 0.50% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation | 0.50% |  | 
| Windows Vista Home Premium | 0.50% |  | 
| Windows 8 Enterprise | 0.50% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 48.74% of x86 Performance Counter Host.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Dell | 18.75% |  | 
| ASUS | 17.97% |  | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 17.58% |  | 
| Acer | 12.50% |  | 
| Toshiba | 10.94% |  | 
| Lenovo | 9.38% |  | 
| Sony | 4.69% |  | 
| Intel | 2.34% |  | 
| GIGABYTE | 1.95% |  | 
| Samsung | 1.56% |  | 
| Alienware | 1.17% |  | 
| Medion | 0.78% |  | 
| Sahara | 0.39% |  |