Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.5.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 7.34%
8.0.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 23.94%
8.0.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.16%
8.0.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.39%
7.5.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 30.50%
7.5.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 23.55%
7.5.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.70%
7.5.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.70%
7.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 6.56%
7.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.16%

Relationships

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
LsaNtStatusToWinError, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, LsaManageSidNameMapping, LsaFreeMemory, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, SetServiceStatus, A_SHAInit, A_SHAUpdate, A_SHAFinal
api-ms-win-service-core-l1-1-0.dll
SetServiceStatus
api-ms-win-service-core-l1-1-1.dll
SetServiceStatus
api-ms-win-service-winsvc-l1-1-0.dll
RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW
api-ms-win-service-winsvc-l1-2-0.dll
RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW
iisutil.dll
TerminateIISUtil, IsPathUnc, PuDbgPrint, PuDeleteDebugPrintsObject, PuLoadDebugFlagsFromRegStr, PuCreateDebugPrintsObject, PuDbgPrintError, InitializeIISUtil
kernel32.dll
CreateThreadpoolTimer, SetThreadpoolTimer, CloseThreadpoolCleanupGroupMembers, CloseThreadpoolCleanupGroup, CloseThreadpool, TrySubmitThreadpoolCallback, CreateThreadpool, SetThreadpoolThreadMaximum, SetThreadpoolThreadMinimum, CreateThreadpoolCleanupGroup, CloseThreadpoolTimer, LocalAlloc, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, LocalFree, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, InterlockedExchange, GetLastError, GetFileAttributesW, FindClose, FindNextFileW, FindFirstFileW, CopyFileW, CreateDirectoryW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, CloseHandle, CreateEventW, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, OutputDebugStringA, GetExitCodeThread, CreateThread, DelayLoadFailureHook, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, InterlockedCompareExchange, LoadLibraryExA, Sleep, ResolveDelayLoadedAPI
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
nativerd.dll
GetDefaultNativeConfigurationSystem, CreateNativeConfigurationSystem, InitializeNativeConfiguration, TerminateNativeConfiguration
ntdll.dll
RtlSubAuthoritySid, RtlInitializeSid, RtlCreateTimerQueue, RtlCreateTimer, RtlDeleteTimerQueueEx, RtlDeleteTimer, RtlInitUnicodeString, RtlLengthRequiredSid
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize
sfc.dll
SfcIsFileProtected
shell32.dll
SHFileOperationW
vssapi.dll
CreateWriter
Export table
ServiceMain

apphostsvc.dll

Internet Information Services by Microsoft

Remove apphostsvc.dll
Version:   7.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
MD5:   dfae18c675d71fd06d57dc69d2913975
SHA1:   601e7f772fe69767ce4cbefef5a2a2af859692a7
SHA256:   5eceeb8f49811100551c46cf66d9fa4ed34242c6f87f5bcbea3a17900cb37dc1
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is apphostsvc.dll?

IIS Application Host Helper Service is part of IIS. Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web server application and set of feature extension modules created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows.

About apphostsvc.dll (from Microsoft)

“Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows® Server is a flexible, secure and manageable Web server for hosting anything on the Web. From media streaming to web applications, IIS's scalable and op”

Overview

apphostsvc.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. .

DetailsDetails

File name:apphostsvc.dll
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Internet Information Services
Description:IIS Application Host Helper Service
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\apphostsvc.dll
File version:7.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
Product version:7.0.6002.18005
Size:51 KB (52,224 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Hosted services
Runs as a shared service under the Windows svcHost
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'
  • Shared name is 'AppHostSvc'

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.00%
Windows 8 15.00%
Windows 7 Professional 8.00%
Windows 8.1 7.00%
Windows 8 Pro 7.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8 Release Preview 0.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 53.30% of Internet Information Services.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 37.20%
Dell 13.53%
ASUS 12.56%
Acer 10.14%
Toshiba 7.73%
GIGABYTE 3.38%
Lenovo 2.90%
Gateway 2.90%
Samsung 1.93%
Intel 1.93%
American Megatrends 1.45%
Alienware 0.97%
Medion 0.97%
MSI 0.97%
Sony 0.97%
Sahara 0.48%
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