WSHost.exe

Store Broker by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove WSHost.exe
Version:   6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
MD5:   85e7f4b0a07a16f21c23b5b467e02ddc
SHA1:   1d0d8a3a9320956acf82faadf6a4eb5b5f9846d4
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

wshost.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). The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation. and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:wshost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Store Broker
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\windows\winstore\wshost.exe
File version:6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product version:6.3.9600.16384
Size:27.26 KB (27,912 bytes)
Build date:8/22/2013 5:53 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Monday, June 17, 2013
Expiration date:Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.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:0.00344530%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00234463%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00110067%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:18,576 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:431,103/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:4/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.99 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):21.5 MB
Private (minimum):13.86 MB
Non-paged memory:6.99 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:128.13 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):154.1 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:18.76 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):23.06 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:15,024/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5.24 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:5/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.57 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:3/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2.81 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:41/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:456
600
GUI GDI count:11
103
GUI GDI peak:18
142
GUI USER count:11
49
GUI USER peak:21
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\windows\winstore\wshost.exe -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00930678%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00166269%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00764409%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:125,049/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
1.16 MB
WSHost.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00574742%
Kernel CPU:0.00450366%
User CPU:0.00124376%
CPU cycles:148,045/sec
Memory:40 KB
combase.dll
Total CPU:0.00022711%
Kernel CPU:0.00004954%
User CPU:0.00017757%
CPU cycles:4,052/sec
Memory:1.84 MB
WinStoreUI.dll
Total CPU:0.00018877%
Kernel CPU:0.00006488%
User CPU:0.00012389%
CPU cycles:1,324/sec
Memory:1.05 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 54.17%
Windows 8.1 Pro 20.83%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 12.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 8.33%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 4.17%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 54.17% of Store Broker.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 32.26%
Lenovo 19.35%
Acer 16.13%
Hewlett-Packard 12.90%
Toshiba 6.45%
Sony 6.45%
Samsung 3.23%
GIGABYTE 3.23%
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