What is the "wudfhost.exe" ?

Our database contains 438 different files for filename wudfhost.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name wudfhost.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host Process. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 31 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process wudfhost.exe.

"The Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) is the new Microsoft platform for writing Microsoft Windows drivers. WDF defines a single driver model that is supported by two frameworks: a user-mode driver framework (UMDF) and a kernel-mode driver framework (KMDF). WDF also includes driver verification and testing tools, such as Static Driver Verifier (SDV) and PREfast." This specific file is the User-mode Driver Framework Host Process. More info on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463301

wudfhost.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "wudfhost.exe"

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host Process
Version:
6.2.9200.16384
MD5:
8abfe00f213f2571498f1b8fd7939a98
SHA1:
803e2aa7eb71676c3d0981fa01be9a38ffaf050d
SHA256:
b557ec9efd33612bafe01ffd304b50efb8c3c19763470560da950b5ab4a9ac9c
Size:
229888
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows 8
Occurence:
High oc2

Is the Process "wudfhost.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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88% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
38% of reviewed files are marked as System file.
Latest new variant of the file with name "wudfhost.exe" was discovered 4257 days ago. Our database contains 40 variants of the file "wudfhost.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
Filename "wudfhost.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

User Reviews of the "wudfhost.exe"

There are multiple files in compliance with actual filter settings. All reviews for this files will be displayed.

Reviews for all files with name "wudfhost.exe"

  • SAFErating from user Mindconnect2020 for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe (Variant: 46593675)

    Windows internal

  • SAFErating from user saferating for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe (Variant: 13058431)

    Keep an eye out if it isn't in system32

  • THREATrating from user wudfhost.exe for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe (Variant: 34149850)

    THREATrating from user buck for file C:WindowsSystem32wudfhost.exe (Variant: 34149850

  • SAFErating from user Sabrina01 for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe (Variant: 40502947)

    Windows Systemfile for issuing Framework

  • SAFErating from user MightyDwarf for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe (Variant: 34865150)

    It's a Windows system file. Not a threat, unless found outside the system32 folder

  • SAFErating from user jua for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag es

  • SAFErating from user tec for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag de

  • SAFErating from user cyb for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag de

  • SAFErating from user Tu MADRE for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag es

  • SAFErating from user Captcurzk for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe (Variant: 34865150)

    No any probs

  • SAFErating from user focu for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe (Variant: 34865150)

    part of windows 10

  • THREATrating from user ......... for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag ru

  • SAFErating from user Hrupov for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag ru

  • SAFErating from user ADE for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe (Variant: 34865150)

    "WUDFHost.exe" is a part of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Some Windows Vista/7 drivers run in user mode (such as USB drivers), specifically in a process running the executable image WUDFHost.exe. See User Mode Driver Framework for a technical reference.

  • SAFErating from user jmmg for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe

  • SAFErating from user ed for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe

  • SAFErating from user Techni for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag de

  • SAFErating from user mioc for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag de

  • SAFErating from user Mikel for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag de

  • SAFErating from user Mikel for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exeflag de

  • THREATrating from user buck for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe (Variant: 34149850)

    Some versions are corrupt

  • SAFErating from user Sony for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe

  • SAFErating from user S for file C:\Windows\System32\wudfhost.exe

  • SAFErating from user Samuel Smith for file C:\Windows\System32\WUDFHost.exe (Variant: 13058431)

    This process starts when you connect certain devices, such as iPad, camera, printer. It hosts the user mode portion of the driver for the device.

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\WUDFHost.exe (Variant: 676386)

    "The Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) is the new Microsoft platform for writing Microsoft Windows drivers. WDF defines a single driver model that is supported by two frameworks: a user-mode driver framework (UMDF) and a kernel-mode driver framework (KMDF). WDF also includes driver verification and testing tools, such as Static Driver Verifier (SDV) and PREfast." This specific file is the User-mode Driver Framework Host Process. More info on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463301

  • SAFErating from user UPieper for file C:\Windows\System32\WUDFHost.exe

  • SAFErating from user lucien for file C:\Windows\System32\WUDFHost.exe (Variant: 676386)

    wudfhost.exe ist ein Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host Process von Microsoft Corporation Gehören Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Systemfremde Prozesse (z. B. wudfhost.exe) sind für Software erforderlich, die auf dem System installiert ist. Die meisten Anwendungen speichern Daten in der Systemregistrierung.

  • SAFErating from user Moraxv for file C:\Windows\System32\WUDFHost.exe (Variant: 677351)

    Version 6.1.7601.17514

  • SAFErating from user Nicox for file C:\Windows\System32\WUDFHost.exe (Variant: 4109)

    Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host