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WUDFHost.exe Windows Driver Foundation – User-mode Driver Framework Host Process-this is a standard process in Windows, which controls and regulates the operation of drivers. Location of the process is similar to all other Windows OS C:\Windows\Sysem32. If you find out process in other folders in most cases this is a virus and you should delete it immediately
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DataExchangeHost.exe Data Exchange Host it is a process that operates as a component object model (COM) application inside the local ‘DataExchange Host’ COM server.
wlanext.exe Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework – is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. Wlanext.exe is created by Microsoft Corporation. It’s a system and hidden file. Wlanext.exe is usually located in the “System32” folder path. This is a Windows file, and process does not have a visible window. File is signed by Microsoft.
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VSSVC.exe Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service -used for backup. If this process will be stopped, no back up at that moment. Also, if this service turns off, everything that depends on it will not run.
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Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service (sppsvc.exe) it is a part of Microsoft Windows OS. The main function of this process is to keep OS from any kind of piracy software programs and keep in safe all Windows functions and this help to make licensing more simple. So, these process seems to be located in folder “System32” as part of the ecosystem.
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mshta.exe Microsoft (R) HTML Application host – is an executable file in Windows, developed by Microsoft Corporation and supplied with the operating system. The element is the object of launching the Microsoft HTML Application – a program that is responsible for the operation of HTML-based applications (.hta files) and running scripts in Windows.
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audiodg.exe Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation its system prosess, belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System. Native audioodg.exe is an important part of everyday usage PC, but it can cause many problems.
The file is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Known file sizes on Windows 10/8/7/XP are 100,864 bytes (44% of all occurrences), 88,064 bytes.
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Runtime Broker is a Windows process in Task Manager that helps manage permissions on your PC for apps from Microsoft Store. It should only use a few megabytes of memory, but in some cases, a faulty app might cause Runtime Broker to use up to a gigabyte of RAM or more.
tracert.exe TCP/IP Traceroute Command -belongs to the Microsoft Windows Operating System program from Microsoft. This is not just a command but working program. Windows application designed to find the path by which network packets are sent from one node to another. Also, this means that you can always find TRACERT.exe in the “SYSTEM32” folder. So, this is not a virus.
CSRSS.EXE (Client Server Runtime Process) is part of the user’s Win32 subsystem. Сsrss.exe is responsible for console applications, creating / deleting threads and for the 16-bit MS-DOS virtual environment.
When studying the running processes in the Windows 10, 8 and Windows 7 task manager, you may have a question: what is the csrss.exe (Client Server Runtime Process), especially if it loads the processor, which sometimes happens.