Quite often, users of all skill levels have to run the “Task Manager” (in Windows 7, for example). Most ordinary users usually do not pay attention to active processes, but when it comes to the load on the processor and RAM, they try to find out what affects resources so much. And in the "Dispatcher" displays a lot of obscure processes, one of which can be called conhost.exe. What kind of service it is and what it is responsible for will be shown later. Along the way, we also pay attention to the fact that it can be a virus. How to neutralize it, we will consider separately.
Conhost.exe process: what is it?
In general, this active process does not apply to viruses, but is a very important system service, which is intended for the so-called rendering of console windows.
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If it is a virus, finding this using the above criteria will not be difficult. As for the means of neutralizing the threat, it is completely optional to immediately use disk programs. To get started, use at least the Dr. Scanner. Web CureIt, marking for verification all the items presented in the main menu of the application.