Versions

6.3.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952)	14.44%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	9.17%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	0.28%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.83%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.28%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	66.67%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	7.78%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423)	0.28%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423)	0.28%

This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

There are 9 versions of dashost.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952). dashost.exe is run as a standard windows process under the context of the LOCAL SERVICE account. The average file size is about 68.44 KB. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0006% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 5.02 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 11.52 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 335 Bytes per minute for reads and 2.57 KB per minute for writes.

Device Association Framework Provider Host enables pairing between the system and wired or wireless devices. This service is new for Windows 8.