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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional 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%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, TraceMessage, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegGetValueW, RegOpenKeyExW, DuplicateToken, EventWrite, SetThreadToken, ConvertSecurityDescriptorToStringSecurityDescriptorW, RegCloseKey
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll
GetLastError, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter
api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
DuplicateHandle, CloseHandle
api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-2-0.dll
HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap
api-ms-win-core-heap-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
LocalFree
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll
GetModuleHandleA, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryExW, GetProcAddress
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-0.dll
GetModuleHandleA, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryExW, GetProcAddress
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-2.dll
OpenProcess, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, SetThreadToken
api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
QueryPerformanceCounter
api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll
RegGetValueW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW
api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
CompareStringOrdinal
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
ResetEvent, AcquireSRWLockExclusive, EnterCriticalSection, InitializeSRWLock, LeaveCriticalSection, ReleaseSRWLockExclusive, DeleteCriticalSection, CreateEventW, AcquireSRWLockShared, ReleaseSRWLockShared, SetEvent, Sleep, WaitForSingleObject, InitializeCriticalSection
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-1.dll
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount
api-ms-win-core-threadpool-l1-2-0.dll
SubmitThreadpoolWork, WaitForThreadpoolWaitCallbacks, WaitForThreadpoolWorkCallbacks, CloseThreadpoolWork, CreateThreadpoolWork, CloseThreadpoolWait, SetThreadpoolWait, CreateThreadpoolWait
api-ms-win-devices-query-l1-1-1.dll
DevGetObjectPropertiesEx, DevFreeObjectProperties
api-ms-win-eventing-classicprovider-l1-1-0.dll
GetTraceLoggerHandle, UnregisterTraceGuids, TraceMessage, RegisterTraceGuidsW, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags
api-ms-win-eventing-provider-l1-1-0.dll
EventWrite
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll
DuplicateToken
api-ms-win-security-sddl-l1-1-0.dll
ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, ConvertSecurityDescriptorToStringSecurityDescriptorW
kernel32.dll
WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, CloseThreadpoolWait, CreateThreadpoolWait, SetThreadpoolWait, InitializeSRWLock, AcquireSRWLockExclusive, ReleaseSRWLockExclusive, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, ResetEvent, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateThreadpoolWork, SubmitThreadpoolWork, WaitForThreadpoolWorkCallbacks, CloseThreadpoolWork, OpenProcess, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, AcquireSRWLockShared, ReleaseSRWLockShared, HeapAlloc, WaitForThreadpoolWaitCallbacks, LocalFree, LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary, CompareStringOrdinal, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcessHeap, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, Sleep, HeapFree, SetEvent, CreateEventW, GetLastError, GetProcAddress
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
rpcrt4.dll
NdrMesTypeEncode2, NdrAsyncServerCall, NdrServerCall2, RpcServerUseProtseqEpW, I_RpcMapWin32Status, RpcServerRegisterIf3, RpcServerUnregisterIfEx, RpcAsyncCompleteCall, MesEncodeIncrementalHandleCreate, MesIncrementalHandleReset, RpcExceptionFilter, MesHandleFree, I_RpcBindingInqLocalClientPID, RpcImpersonateClient, RpcRevertToSelf, I_RpcExceptionFilter, UuidFromStringW, NdrMesTypeAlignSize2, RpcSsDestroyClientContext, RpcStringFreeW, RpcStringBindingComposeW, RpcBindingFromStringBindingW, RpcBindingSetOption, RpcBindingFree, NdrClientCall2

dasHost.exe

Device Association Framework Provider Host by Microsoft

Remove dasHost.exe
Version:   6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
MD5:   128b6d388138b3af8b0e9b165d3bfd6f
SHA1:   db35ef3dc3727ec4317f114a935329bf962dff37
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is dasHost.exe?

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

Overview

dashost.exe executes as a process with LOCAL SERVICE privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:dashost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Device Association Framework Provider Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\dashost.exe
File version:6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product version:6.3.9600.16384
Size:63 KB (64,512 bytes)
Build date:8/22/2013 4:45 AM
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00007700%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00007700%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:16 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,859/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:848 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.54 MB
Private (minimum):584 KB
Non-paged memory:848 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:16.41 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):18.14 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:600 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.55 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,124/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:5 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:131
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:dashost.exe {ab2c0a50-c648-43be-940990055b41b535}
Owner:LOCAL SERVICE
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 26.50%
Windows 8.1 23.50%
Windows 8 Pro 15.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 5.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 4.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 3.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 1.00%
Windows 8 Pro N 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 40.20% of Device Association Framework Provider Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 16.41%
ASUS 16.03%
Lenovo 14.50%
Acer 12.98%
Dell 12.98%
Toshiba 12.98%
Sony 6.11%
GIGABYTE 2.67%
Intel 2.29%
Samsung 1.91%
Alienware 0.76%
American Megatrends 0.38%
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