What is amdhost.exe?

amdhost.exe is part of Microsoft ® Windows Script Host and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the amdhost.exe version information.

amdhost.exe's description is "Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host"

amdhost.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

amdhost.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\lrvoyn\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected amdhost.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on amdhost.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft ® Windows Script Host
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft ® Windows Based Script Host
Internal namewscript.exe
Original filenamewscript.exe.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5.8.9200.16384
File version5.8.9200.16384

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMicrosoft ® Windows Script Host
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft ® Windows Based Script Host
Internal namewscript.exe
Original filenamewscript.exe.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version5.8.9200.16384
File version5.8.9200.16384

Digital signatures [?]

amdhost.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Production PCA 2011
Certificate serial number330000002418fc0b689e7399d0000000000024

VirusTotal report

1 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the amdhost.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Avast Win64:Dropper-gen [Drp]
1 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the amdhost.exe file.

Filename variants

amdhost.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

amdhost.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\lrvoyn\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5524c9700e3385814c278cf547ce75fec
SHA2564a8a6db58eb4212d103b8a126b37f5792280578b4960f6770ce1b5bf3b1bc987

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to amdhost.exe:

amdhost.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

amdhost.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host has stopped working.

End Program - amdhost.exe. This program is not responding.

amdhost.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

amdhost.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with amdhost.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with amdhost.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with amdhost.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 18 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
18

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with amdhost.exe. Only 18 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


Free online surveys

And now some shameless self promotion ;)

A screenshot of FreeFixer's scan result.Hi, my name is Roger Karlsson. I've been running this website since 2006. I want to let you know about the FreeFixer program. FreeFixer is a freeware tool that analyzes your system and let you manually identify unwanted programs. Once you've identified some malware files, FreeFixer is pretty good at removing them. You can download FreeFixer here. It runs on Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/2016/2019/Vista/7/8/8.1/10. Supports both 32- and 64-bit Windows.

If you have questions, feedback on FreeFixer or the freefixer.com website, need help analyzing FreeFixer's scan result or just want to say hello, please contact me. You can find my email address at the contact page.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

No comments posted yet.

Leave a reply