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Ran Rogue Killer and Found Pickerhost.exe. Here are the logs. Should I be worried? RogueKiller Anti-Malware V13.1.4.0 (x64) [Feb 4 2019] (Free) by Adlice Software
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Website : https://adlice.com/download/rogueki...
Operating System : Windows 10 (10.0.17134) 64 bits
Started in : Normal mode
User : Bangk [Administrator]
Started from : C:\Program Files\RogueKiller\RogueKiller64.exe
Signatures : 20190204_072850, Driver : Loaded
Mode : Standard Scan, Scan -- Date : 2019/02/04 15:17:31 (Duration : 00:18:36)
Switches : -refid 3¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Processes ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
[Proc.Hidden (Malicious)] PickerHost.exe (14324) -- C:\Windows\System32\PickerHost.exe -> Found¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Process Modules ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Services ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Tasks ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Registry ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ WMI ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Hosts File ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Files ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Web browsers ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
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# Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 7.2.7.0
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# Build: 01-30-2019
# Database: 2019-01-31.3 (Cloud)
# Support: https://www.malwarebytes.com/support
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# Mode: Scan
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# Start: 02-04-2019
# Duration: 00:00:36
# OS: Windows 10 Home
# Scanned: 31793
# Detected: 0
***** [ Services ] *****No malicious services found.
***** [ Folders ] *****
No malicious folders found.
***** [ Files ] *****
No malicious files found.
***** [ DLL ] *****
No malicious DLLs found.
***** [ WMI ] *****
No malicious WMI found.
***** [ Shortcuts ] *****
No malicious shortcuts found.
***** [ Tasks ] *****
No malicious tasks found.
***** [ Registry ] *****
No malicious registry entries found.
***** [ Chromium (and derivatives) ] *****
No malicious Chromium entries found.
***** [ Chromium URLs ] *****
No malicious Chromium URLs found.
***** [ Firefox (and derivatives) ] *****
No malicious Firefox entries found.
***** [ Firefox URLs ] *****
No malicious Firefox URLs found.
########## EOF - C:\AdwCleaner\Logs\AdwCleaner[S00].txt ##########
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# Mode: Clean
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# Start: 02-04-2019
# Duration: 00:00:10
# OS: Windows 10 Home
# Cleaned: 0
# Failed: 0
***** [ Services ] *****No malicious services cleaned.
***** [ Folders ] *****
No malicious folders cleaned.
***** [ Files ] *****
No malicious files cleaned.
***** [ DLL ] *****
No malicious DLLs cleaned.
***** [ WMI ] *****
No malicious WMI cleaned.
***** [ Shortcuts ] *****
No malicious shortcuts cleaned.
***** [ Tasks ] *****
No malicious tasks cleaned.
***** [ Registry ] *****
No malicious registry entries cleaned.
***** [ Chromium (and derivatives) ] *****
No malicious Chromium entries cleaned.
***** [ Chromium URLs ] *****
No malicious Chromium URLs cleaned.
***** [ Firefox (and derivatives) ] *****
No malicious Firefox entries cleaned.
***** [ Firefox URLs ] *****
No malicious Firefox URLs cleaned.
*************************[+] Delete Tracing Keys
[+] Reset Winsock*************************
AdwCleaner[S00].txt - [1250 octets] - [04/02/2019 15:52:26]
########## EOF - C:\AdwCleaner\Logs\AdwCleaner[C00].txt ##########
Pull up the file's details in Windows Explorer. Is the file signed by Microsoft? If so, your anti-malware tool sucks.
From File.net, a Microsoft partner: "PickerHost.exe file information
The process known as File Picker UI Host belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).
Description: The original PickerHost.exe is an important part of Windows and rarely causes problems. PickerHost.exe is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Known file sizes on Windows 10/8/7/XP are 97,664 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 84,416 bytes. https://www.file.net/process/picker...
PickerHost.exe is a Windows core system file. It is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. The program is not visible. The file has a digital signature. Therefore the technical security rating is 0% dangerous.
Uninstalling this variant: If you have any problems with PickerHost.exe, you may also do the following:go to the support area of the Microsoft website
uninstall Microsoft Windows from your computer using the Control Panel applet Uninstall a ProgramRecommended: Identify PickerHost.exe related errors
If PickerHost.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 0% dangerous. The file size is 25,712 bytes. The file is a Windows system file. It is a Microsoft signed file. The program is not visible. The file has a digital signature. PickerHost.exe appears to be a compressed file.
Important: Some malware disguises itself as PickerHost.exe, particularly when not located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Therefore, you should check the PickerHost.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World."
You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.
It's located in the right place. Seems like it's a false positive from Rogue Killer - these can happen. Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks
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