iggyignatius
2009-11-20, 11:49
I have just upgraded from XP to Windows 7 Pro using PCMover. After rebooting, Spybot S&D reports that it has terminated a malicious software process, filename: taskhost.exe found in: C:\Windows\system 32\. It is identified as CoolWWWSearch.hjg. As far as I can tell, taskhost.exe is crucial to Windows. Should I allow the process to run?
Gopher John
2009-11-20, 16:05
I'm running WinXP Pro SP3, and don't have that file on my system. It is on the new Windows 7.
See the following two links.
PC Pitstop Libraries > Process Library > taskhost.exe (http://www.pcpitstop.com/libraries/process/i/taskhost.exe.html)
TASKHOST.EXE - Malicious Software (http://www.prevx.com/filenames/677844942378643512-X1/TASKHOST.EXE.html)
You could submit taskhost.exe to VirusTotal (http://www.virustotal.com/)