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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.
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Match #1
mshta.exe (MS Hypertext App)
Prevalence
Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 10 MB
Identification
In addition to the file name, mshta.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.
| Vendor contains: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Product contains: | Windows |
| File name contains: | \system32\ |
To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.
PC Pitstop Analysis
mshta.exe - Hypertext application (HTA) files look much like web pages, but have the privileges of a standard Windows application. Sometimes HTA files are used to spread viruses, and some antivirus utilities such as McAfee will generate a warning any time HTA files run. Not all HTA files are viruses, though. PC Pitstop distributes some HTA "Autofix" files to perform system maintenance, for example.
mshta.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.
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MD5 Hashes
MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called mshta.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
| Program Name | MD5 Count |
| mshta.exe | > 10 |
| MD5 Hashes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | MD5 | Size | |||||
| 1 | 0xddcf6ef7d6c7b072a9d6b06772d49ce6 | 30720 bytes | |||||
| 2 | 0x021b1036e6a8dcf710064138d6b2f817 | 30720 bytes | |||||
| 3 | 0x6a4df95b352a4d969ae0b6951de7691f | 45568 bytes | |||||
| 4 | 0x316dffafa7ebdbb17c9c3d0623cbf36e | 410112 bytes | |||||
| 5 | 0x7aec2f71c40f1103ea0b5bdc0fb7acac | 411648 bytes | |||||
| MD5 Hashes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | MD5 | Size | ||
| 6 | 0x0622f88862010cd6e92a180875e1ae4b | 29968 bytes | ||
| 7 | 0xa76edc12d6b29a80c3005a9e33fecd30 | 68830 bytes | ||
| 8 | 0x352ea291180d504a9bff5b0e6cfa00c1 | 30720 bytes | ||
| 9 | 0xd12c0c3c8c84bb31e1a8a225f4032a93 | 407040 bytes | ||
| 10 | 0xd98500a082105f2980322f0441a22e8e | 30480 bytes | ||
Match #2
mshta.exe (mshta.exe)
Prevalence
Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 16 MB
Identification
In addition to the file name, mshta.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.
| Vendor contains: | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| Product contains: | Windows® Internet Explorer |
| File name contains: | \Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe |
To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.
PC Pitstop Analysis
mshta.exe -
mshta.exe is returning insufficient information about this program.
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Important Note
A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.
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