What is PresentationHost.exe?
PresentationHost.exe is a legitimate file. It is a process known as Windows Presentation Foundation Host. It is associated with Windows Operating System developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is commonly stored in C:\Windows\System32. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as PresentationHost.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with PresentationHost.exe malware?
The type of malware programs varies and the mode of infection also varies. Any of the following can alert you if the system is infected.
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the PresentationHost.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
- If the system performance is very low
- If the system is redirected to some strange websites
- If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
- If the system freezes quiet often
- If it invites the other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton
To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the PresentationHost.exe and open the location, then the system is not affected by PresentationHost.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by PresentationHost.exe malware.
How to remove the PresentationHost.exe file from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Internet Security.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.
Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the PresentationHost.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
First Seen: 27 November 2011 at 12:08 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | b984d6ae03d89d52 332ec5f9b3a7375d 42f462a1 |
c3e966ccf2272e58 a88fecf9b3805803 |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
Yes | 4.0.40305. 0 built by: Main |
4.0.40305. 0 |
 Turkey |
N/A |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 55b126ae000fae05 fc8f1b24330d9614 74b415d9 |
ede6020257578d01 db1a4158bb030fdb |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
Yes | 3.0.6920.1 427 built by: SP |
3.0.6920.1 427 |
 Taiwan |
N/A |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | e27cc660d2c6aa55 e54bd25ee0098082 8167c1a7 |
205f505e6fc53439 2db2ef813cb8dad6 |
Virus.Win32. Expiro.naf |
No | 4.0.40305. 0 built by: Main |
4.0.40305. 0 |
 Russian Federation |
N/A |
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First Seen: 13 August 2008 at 5:19 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 105b805b992f2b2f e4ddebb6915d616f c4f1e196 |
302964dcac79d618 cc7b72c778da9fd2 |
Yes | 4.0.31106. 0 built by: Main |
4.0.31106. 0 |
 10.224.1.59/32 |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 105b805b992f2b2f e4ddebb6915d616f c4f1e196 |
302964dcac79d618 cc7b72c778da9fd2 |
Yes | 4.0.31106. 0 built by: Main |
4.0.31106. 0 |
 United States |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 105b805b992f2b2f e4ddebb6915d616f c4f1e196 |
302964dcac79d618 cc7b72c778da9fd2 |
Yes | 4.0.31106. 0 built by: Main |
4.0.31106. 0 |
10.108.51.116/32 |
| 4 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | da4b0ae85c5e6e8c 4c96a409a32a6c2c a39a4db4 |
1f5ff2cd4dc37654 5e80e34faa8f9125 |
Yes | 4.0.40305. 0 built by: Main |
4.0.40305. 0 |
10.224.1.55/32 |
