perfhost.exe

x86 Performance Counter Host by Microsoft

Remove perfhost.exe
Version:   6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   e495e408c93141e8fc72dc0c6046ddfa
SHA1:   bae3a88e2b0ff5dfb8e8ae126bb2a65170bbff81
SHA256:   489b957dada0dc128a09468f1ad082dcc657e86053208ea06a12937be86fb919
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

perfhost.exe runs as a service under the name Host de DLL de Contador de Desempenho (PerfHost) with minimum LOCAL SERVICE privileges (predefined local account used by the service control manager) on the local PC and presents anonymous credentials on the network. This version is designed to run on Windows 7 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:perfhost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:x86 Performance Counter Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\windows\syswow64\perfhost.exe
Original name:perfhost.exe.mui
File version:6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:6.1.7600.16385
Size:20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.577918
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'PerfHost' (Host de DLL de Contador de Desempenho)
  • 'PerfHost'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00004363%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00003402%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000961%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:39,045 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:9,605/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.34 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.75 MB
Private (minimum):2.09 MB
Non-paged memory:2.34 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:39.81 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):42.21 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.11 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.09 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:845/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:4 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:75
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\windows\syswow64\perfhost.exe
Owner:LOCAL SERVICE
Windows Service
Service name:PerfHost
Display name:Host de DLL de Contador de Desempenho
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.25517207%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.06153380%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.19363827%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:6,997,050/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:9/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
1.16 MB
perfhost.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00004306%
Kernel CPU:0.00004306%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:670/sec
Memory:32 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.00%
Windows 8.1 18.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.00%
Windows 7 Professional 6.00%
Windows 8 4.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.50%
Windows 8 Pro 3.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 48.74% of x86 Performance Counter Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 18.75%
ASUS 17.97%
Hewlett-Packard 17.58%
Acer 12.50%
Toshiba 10.94%
Lenovo 9.38%
Sony 4.69%
Intel 2.34%
GIGABYTE 1.95%
Samsung 1.56%
Alienware 1.17%
Medion 0.78%
Sahara 0.39%
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