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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952) 44.79%
6.3.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952) 1.04%
6.3.9600.16500 (winblue_gdr.131226-1506) 5.21%
6.3.9600.16500 (winblue_gdr.131226-1506) 1.04%
6.3.9600.16474 (winblue_gdr.131122-1506) 3.13%
6.3.9600.16456 (winblue_gdr.131105-0117) 4.17%
6.3.9600.16412 (winblue_gdr.130925-1958) 20.83%
6.3.9600.16412 (winblue_gdr.130925-1958) 1.04%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 1.04%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 3.13%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 1.04%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 1.04%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 11.46%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.04%

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PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
EventWrite, TraceMessage, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, EventRegister, EventUnregister, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteTreeW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegGetValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, OpenProcessToken, RegSetKeyValueW, RegEnumKeyExW
api-ms-win-core-apiquery-l1-1-0.dll
ApiSetQueryApiSetPresence
api-ms-win-core-com-l1-1-1.dll
CoReleaseMarshalData, PropVariantClear, StringFromCLSID, CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateInstance, CoCreateGuid, CoResumeClassObjects, CoRegisterClassObject, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoReleaseServerProcess, CoGetCallContext, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoRevokeClassObject, CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream, RoGetAgileReference, CoUninitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, CoGetApartmentType, CoGetMalloc, StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeEx, CLSIDFromString, CoCreateFreeThreadedMarshaler, StringFromIID, CoWaitForMultipleHandles, CoGetClassObject
api-ms-win-core-delayload-l1-1-1.dll
ResolveDelayLoadedAPI, DelayLoadFailureHook
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll
UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetLastError, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, RaiseException
api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-1.dll
CompareFileTime, GetFileAttributesW, SetFileAttributesW, DeleteFileW, FindNextFileW, FindClose, RemoveDirectoryW, FindFirstFileW
api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
CloseHandle, DuplicateHandle
api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-2-0.dll
HeapSetInformation, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap
api-ms-win-core-heap-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
LocalAlloc, LocalReAlloc, LocalFree
api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-1.dll
CreateSemaphoreW
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll
GetModuleFileNameW, FreeLibraryAndExitThread, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleA, GetModuleHandleExW
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-0.dll
GetModuleFileNameW, FreeLibrary, FreeLibraryAndExitThread, GetModuleHandleA, GetModuleHandleExW
api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1.dll
GetUserDefaultLCID, GetGeoInfoW, GetUserGeoID
api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll
PathAllocCombine, PathCchAppend
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-2.dll
CreateThread, OpenThreadToken, GetCurrentThread, SetPriorityClass, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsFree, GetStartupInfoW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, OpenProcessToken, TlsGetValue, ProcessIdToSessionId, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, SetThreadPriority
api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
QueryPerformanceCounter
api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegDeleteTreeW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegGetValueW, RegOpenCurrentUser, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryInfoKeyW
api-ms-win-core-registry-l2-1-0.dll
RegDeleteKeyValueW
api-ms-win-core-shlwapi-legacy-l1-1-0.dll
PathFindFileNameW
api-ms-win-core-shlwapi-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
StrToIntExW, StrToIntW, StrStrIW, StrRChrW, QISearch
api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
CompareStringOrdinal, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar
api-ms-win-core-string-l2-1-0.dll
CharLowerBuffW
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
CreateEventExW, InitOnceExecuteOnce, WaitForSingleObject, AcquireSRWLockExclusive, ReleaseSRWLockExclusive, CreateEventW, SetEvent, EnterCriticalSection, ResetEvent, CreateMutexExW, ReleaseMutex, DeleteCriticalSection, OpenEventW, InitializeCriticalSectionEx, InitializeCriticalSection, ReleaseSRWLockShared, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeSRWLock, ReleaseSemaphore, OpenSemaphoreW, AcquireSRWLockShared, Sleep
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-1.dll
GetSystemTime, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetTickCount, GetVersionExW, GetTickCount64, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetOsSafeBootMode
api-ms-win-core-threadpool-l1-2-0.dll
SetThreadpoolTimer, WaitForThreadpoolTimerCallbacks, CloseThreadpoolTimer, CallbackMayRunLong, TrySubmitThreadpoolCallback, CreateThreadpoolTimer, FreeLibraryWhenCallbackReturns, SetThreadpoolWait, CreateThreadpoolWait, CloseThreadpoolWait
api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
SystemTimeToFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime
api-ms-win-core-url-l1-1-0.dll
UrlEscapeW
api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
EncodePointer, DecodePointer
api-ms-win-core-winrt-error-l1-1-1.dll
RoTransformError, RoOriginateError, RoOriginateErrorW
api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll
RoRevokeActivationFactories, RoGetActivationFactory, RoActivateInstance, RoRegisterActivationFactories
api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll
WindowsCreateString, WindowsGetStringRawBuffer, WindowsCreateStringReference, WindowsStringHasEmbeddedNull, WindowsIsStringEmpty, WindowsDeleteString
api-ms-win-eventing-classicprovider-l1-1-0.dll
TraceMessage, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, GetTraceEnableLevel
api-ms-win-eventing-provider-l1-1-0.dll
EventRegister, EventWrite, EventUnregister
api-ms-win-power-base-l1-1-0.dll
PowerDeterminePlatformRoleEx
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll
AdjustTokenPrivileges, GetSidSubAuthority, GetTokenInformation, CreateWellKnownSid
api-ms-win-security-lsalookup-l1-1-1.dll
ReleaseIdentityProviderEnumContext, GetIdentityProviderInfoByGUID, EnumerateIdentityProviders, GetDefaultIdentityProvider
api-ms-win-security-provider-l1-1-0.dll
GetNamedSecurityInfoW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, SetEntriesInAclW
api-ms-win-security-sddl-l1-1-0.dll
ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, ConvertSidToStringSidW
api-ms-win-shcore-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
SHStrDupW, CommandLineToArgvW, SHStrDupA
api-ms-win-shcore-registry-l1-1-1.dll
SHRegGetValueW, SHSetValueW, SHDeleteKeyW, SHRegSetPathW, SHDeleteValueW, SHRegGetPathW
api-ms-win-shcore-stream-l1-1-0.dll
IStream_Copy, IStream_Write, IStream_Reset, IStream_Size, IStream_Read, SHOpenRegStream2W, SHCreateMemStream
api-ms-win-shcore-thread-l1-1-0.dll
SHCreateThreadWithHandle, SHGetThreadRef, SHSetThreadRef, SHCreateThread, SHCreateThreadRef
api-ms-win-shell-shellfolders-l1-1-0.dll
SHGetKnownFolderPath
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentProcess, HeapSetInformation, SetProcessInformation, CompareStringOrdinal, LocalFree, CompareFileTime, ResetEvent, AcquireSRWLockShared, ReleaseSRWLockShared, Sleep, GetTickCount64, SetThreadpoolTimer, WaitForMultipleObjects, AcquireSRWLockExclusive, ReleaseSRWLockExclusive, CreateEventExW, SetPriorityClass, OpenEventW, ResolveDelayLoadedAPI, DelayLoadFailureHook, InitializeSRWLock, SetThreadPriority, GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleHandleExW, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, DuplicateHandle, TlsFree, TlsAlloc, GetCurrentThread, LocalAlloc, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedExchange, GetCurrentProcessId, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, WaitForSingleObject, GetLastError, CloseHandle, InterlockedCompareExchange, CloseThreadpoolTimer, CreateThreadpoolTimer, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, CreateEventW, SetEvent
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
WinSqmAddToAverageDWORD, RtlInitUnicodeString, EtwTraceMessage, WinSqmAddToStream, RtlFreeHeap, RtlAllocateHeap, ZwAlpcCancelMessage, ZwAlpcSendWaitReceivePort, ZwAlpcConnectPort, RtlWaitOnAddress, TpAllocAlpcCompletion, AlpcGetMessageAttribute, RtlWakeAddressAll, TpWaitForAlpcCompletion, ZwAlpcDisconnectPort, ZwClose, TpReleaseAlpcCompletion, ZwAlpcQueryInformation, AlpcInitializeMessageAttribute, vDbgPrintEx, WinSqmIsOptedIn, WinSqmAddToStreamEx, WinSqmSetDWORD, WinSqmIncrementDWORD, WinSqmSetDWORD64, NtPowerInformation, EtwEventWrite, NtSetInformationProcess, NtSetInformationThread
propsys.dll
PSCreateMemoryPropertyStore, PropVariantToBoolean, PropVariantToStringAlloc, PropVariantToUInt32
user32.dll
SystemParametersInfoW, GetKeyboardLayout, DefWindowProcW, DestroyWindow, CharLowerBuffW, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongW, ActivateKeyboardLayout
userenv.dll
GetProfileType

SettingSyncHost.exe

Host Process for Setting Synchronization by Microsoft

Remove SettingSyncHost.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813)
MD5:   97e58c94c2dea1e9f2241eaf0af48651
SHA1:   fc9aad5141f0f9cf96b681b9a4d666034475861d
SHA256:   be32caf82816de38225355c0a6be4bb6d9ae0bf760a652f2660dfdf1188ccd23
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

settingsynchost.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:settingsynchost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Host Process for Setting Synchronization
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\settingsynchost.exe
File version:6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813)
Product version:6.2.9200.16420
Size:79 KB (80,896 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00020866%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00009490%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00011376%
0.014873%
Memory
Private (maximum):11.51 MB
Private (minimum):7.55 MB

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\settingsynchost.exe" -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 41.05%
Windows 8.1 Pro 21.05%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 9.47%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 6.32%
Windows 8 Pro 5.26%
Windows 8 4.21%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 2.11%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 2.11%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.11%
Windows 8.1 N 1.05%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.05%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 1.05%
Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview 1.05%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center 1.05%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.05%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 44.68% of Host Process for Setting Synchronization.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 25.93%
Hewlett-Packard 15.74%
Acer 14.81%
Lenovo 12.96%
Toshiba 9.26%
Dell 9.26%
Sony 5.56%
Alienware 1.85%
Samsung 1.85%
Medion 1.85%
GIGABYTE 0.93%
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