backgroundTaskHost.exe
- File Path:
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\backgroundTaskHost.exe
- Description: Background Task Host
Hashes
Type | Hash |
---|---|
MD5 | DD15DCECF4B1EF67B89FA0B603C7D413 |
SHA1 | F84AC16AEBE0C7FF5C7823394AB9DEF50FB25F8C |
SHA256 | 80898E0BA235C0B49DC7336F7079BD303302BE396CE14F05F8E2E5B969156301 |
SHA384 | 13DAD2DBC5799BBD8C3B1C6C1C1FFF0B02FC904CB7F79EE9BF5F196DD184981CAF21C0AD90CBF257A4EC2EB707296225 |
SHA512 | AB8385063FD1E2DABFCCDBB57B4AE0B1D8C9568A0460B7027B7A44EAFA0BDD1696759FE7152CC8880713A46EC7411190206F59921D9F7D108D30CF056E74D6D4 |
SSDEEP | 384:JB3rKpHXoQHWZWfGWNmXjDBRJ+lNFElZW:J1r0XNHWO0Xj1Pcv |
Signature
- Status: Signature verified.
- Serial:
330000023241FB59996DCC4DFF000000000232
- Thumbprint:
FF82BC38E1DA5E596DF374C53E3617F7EDA36B06
- Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
- Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
File Metadata
- Original Filename: backgroundTaskHost.exe
- Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
- Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
- File Version: 10.0.18362.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
- Product Version: 10.0.18362.1
- Language: English (United States)
- Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
File Similarity (ssdeep match)
Possible Misuse
The following table contains possible examples of backgroundTaskHost.exe
being misused. While backgroundTaskHost.exe
is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.
Source | Source File | Example | License |
---|---|---|---|
sigma | image_load_abusing_azure_browser_sso.yml | - '\BackgroundTaskHost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
sigma | proc_access_win_in_memory_assembly_execution.yml | - '\backgroundTaskHost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
sigma | proc_access_win_in_memory_assembly_execution.yml | - 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
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