Versions

6,8,703,0	16.67%
5,6,309,0	66.67%
5,6,169,0	16.67%

There are 3 versions of mchost.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6,8,703,0. mchost.exe is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. The average file size is about 111.05 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to McAfee by VeriSign. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0014% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.97 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 7.46 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 358 Bytes per minute for reads and 134 Bytes per minute for writes.

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