wscript.exe Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host allows you to work with the file system, the registry, network connections (disks, printers), the environment, etc. With the help of wsh scripts, you can control the start of programs, send signals to other processes, remotely administer the system, work with a network printer, manage login (login -scripts) and much more. Scripts for Windows Script Host can be not only individual programs, but also embedded in HTML pages, and used in Active Server Pages (ASP), JScript, VBScript or PerlScript. Process located C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
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cmd.exe Windows Command Processor
Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe Windows Command Processor or cmd , is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. It is the counterpart of COMMAND.COM in DOS and Windows 9x systems (where it is also called “MS-DOS Prompt”), and analogous to the Unix shells used on Unix-like systems. The initial version of Command Prompt for Windows NT was developed by Therese Stowell
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smss.exe Windows Session Manager
smss.exe Windows Session Manager -necessary to tell, that the present process is not only completely safe but without it even computer operation is impossible. Smss.exe is not included in the kernel of the system, but nevertheless, is a vital element for it. It starts important processes such as csrss.exe and winlogon.exe when the system starts.
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dwm.exe Desktop Window Manager
dwm.exe Desktop Window Manager is a composite window manager that handles effects in Windows: live taskbar thumbnails and even Flip3D. Dwm.exe is an innovative process showed up in Windows Vista, and now it is active part of the Windows 10, 7 operating system.
WUDFHost.exe Windows Driver Foundation – User-mode Driver Framework Host Process-this is a standard process in Windows, which controls and regulates the operation of drivers. Location of the process is similar to all other Windows OS C:\Windows\Sysem32. If you find out process in other folders in most cases this is a virus and you should delete it immediately
SearchIndexer.exe Microsoft Windows Search Indexer is a Windows service that indexes your files. SearchIndexer.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 10 are 439,810 bytes (42%) of all occurrences.
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DataExchangeHost.exe Data Exchange Host
DataExchangeHost.exe Data Exchange Host it is a process that operates as a component object model (COM) application inside the local ‘DataExchange Host’ COM server.
wlanext.exe Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework – is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. Wlanext.exe is created by Microsoft Corporation. It’s a system and hidden file. Wlanext.exe is usually located in the “System32” folder path. This is a Windows file, and process does not have a visible window. File is signed by Microsoft.
VSSVC.exe Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service -used for backup. If this process will be stopped, no back up at that moment. Also, if this service turns off, everything that depends on it will not run.
Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service (sppsvc.exe) it is a part of Microsoft Windows OS. The main function of this process is to keep OS from any kind of piracy software programs and keep in safe all Windows functions and this help to make licensing more simple. So, these process seems to be located in folder “System32” as part of the ecosystem.