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taskhostw.exe trying to connect through Windows Firewall - Is it Malware?
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 862782" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>The services started via scheduled tasks by EXE files can be seen in Task Manager under their own names. Some applications can use services loaded from DLLs and they are hosted by a special executable taskhostw.exe. For example, on my computer, there is one instance of taskhostw.exe that hosts two DLLs: Microsoft PlaySound and Wininet Cache. They were started by the command-line:</p><p>taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}</p><p></p><p>If the service loaded from DLL requires the Internet connection, then this will be seen as a taskhostw.exe entry. So, normally there will be nothing malicious.</p><p>Simply check on VirusTotal if the taskhostw.exe that tries to connect is safe (if not then it will usually have non-system path). Next, the DLLs related to services hidden under the taskhostw.exe should be examined.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 862782, member: 32260"] The services started via scheduled tasks by EXE files can be seen in Task Manager under their own names. Some applications can use services loaded from DLLs and they are hosted by a special executable taskhostw.exe. For example, on my computer, there is one instance of taskhostw.exe that hosts two DLLs: Microsoft PlaySound and Wininet Cache. They were started by the command-line: taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E} If the service loaded from DLL requires the Internet connection, then this will be seen as a taskhostw.exe entry. So, normally there will be nothing malicious. Simply check on VirusTotal if the taskhostw.exe that tries to connect is safe (if not then it will usually have non-system path). Next, the DLLs related to services hidden under the taskhostw.exe should be examined.(y) [/QUOTE]
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