Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 20.00%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 20.00%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 40.00%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 20.00%

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Parent process
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
TraceMessage, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegCloseKey, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, EventRegister, EventUnregister, RegQueryValueExW, SetThreadToken, EventWrite, EventEnabled, AccessCheck, MapGenericMask, OpenThreadToken, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegEnumValueW
api-ms-win-core-com-l1-1-0.dll
CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoCreateInstance, CoResumeClassObjects, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CLSIDFromString, IIDFromString, GetHGlobalFromStream, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, StringFromGUID2, CoGetObjectContext, CoCreateGuid, CoRevertToSelf, CoImpersonateClient, CoSuspendClassObjects
kernel32.dll
InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, OutputDebugStringW, HeapSetInformation, SetErrorMode, GetErrorMode, RtlCaptureStackBackTrace, CloseHandle, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, IsDebuggerPresent, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, CreateEventW, CreateThread, InterlockedIncrement, Sleep, UnregisterWaitEx, CreateTimerQueue, RegisterWaitForSingleObject, DeleteTimerQueueEx, OutputDebugStringA, FindResourceExW, GetPrivateProfileSectionW, GetVersionExW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, AddVectoredExceptionHandler, DebugBreak, DeleteTimerQueueTimer, CreateTimerQueueTimer, LoadResource, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, WaitForMultipleObjects, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, WriteFile, FlushFileBuffers, ReadFile, DuplicateHandle, SetEndOfFile, SetFilePointer, SetFilePointerEx, CreateFileW, GetTickCount64, LoadLibraryW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetFileAttributesW, FindClose, FindNextFileW, DeleteFileW, FindFirstFileW, QueueUserWorkItem, ResetEvent, ExitProcess, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreW, GetCurrentThread, LocalFree, GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedCompareExchange, WideCharToMultiByte, SizeofResource, MultiByteToWideChar, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, LeaveCriticalSection, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleHandleW, LoadLibraryExW, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, FreeLibrary, InterlockedExchange
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
RtlReportException, EtwEventWrite, EtwTraceMessage, EtwEventRegister, EtwEventUnregister, EtwEventEnabled
powrprof.dll
PowerDeterminePlatformRole
user32.dll
CharNextW, PostThreadMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetMessageW, UnregisterClassA
winspool.drv
GetJobNamedPropertyValue, StartDocPrinterW, OpenPrinterW, ClosePrinter, EndDocPrinter, GetPrinterDriverDirectoryW, FreePrintPropertyValue, GetPrinterDriverW, GetPrinterDataW, GetPrinterW, ReadPrinter, WritePrinter, SeekPrinter, StartPagePrinter, EndPagePrinter, DocumentPropertiesW, SetJobW
xmllite.dll
CreateXmlReader

PrintFilterPipelineSvc.exe

Print Filter Pipeline Host by Microsoft

Remove PrintFilterPipelineSvc.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   2b259c790ca641ff4ca122579b28fd19
SHA1:   c1480cefcb9e6beb6c163ff8e5fb830b1d012dee
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

printfilterpipelinesvc.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). This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:printfilterpipelinesvc.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Print Filter Pipeline Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe
File version:6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Product version:6.2.9200.16384
Size:613.5 KB (628,224 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:0.00034916%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00018076%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00016840%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:234 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:3.37 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.78 MB
Private (minimum):8.76 MB
Non-paged memory:3.37 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:70.98 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):79.86 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.76 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):14.73 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:149
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00008393%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00003002%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00005390%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,938/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.4 MB
1.16 MB
printfilterpipelinesvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00004819%
Kernel CPU:0.00002409%
User CPU:0.00002409%
CPU cycles:542/sec
Memory:624 KB
combase.dll
Total CPU:0.00002409%
Kernel CPU:0.00002409%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:183/sec
Memory:1.21 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 40.00%
Windows 8.1 20.00%
Windows 8 Pro 20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 40.00% of Print Filter Pipeline Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 50.00%
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
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