How to remove an conhost error
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Conhost.exe file information
The process known as Console Window Host or bitcoin-miner belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System or Bitcoin Miner by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) or Ufasoft (www.ufasoft.com).
Description: The file conhost.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings".
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 169,984 bytes (5% of all occurrences), 191,488 bytes and 53 more variants. 
It is a file without information about the developer of this file. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows core file. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command).
conhost.exe is able to monitor applications.
Therefore the technical security rating is 66% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
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If conhost.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 2% dangerous. The file size is 271,360 bytes (98% of all occurrences) or 269,824 bytes. It is a Windows core system file. The program has no visible window. The file is a Microsoft signed file. conhost.exe is able to record inputs.
If conhost.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 63% dangerous. The file size is 156,672 bytes (10% of all occurrences), 171,008 bytes and 15 more variants. There is no file information. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows core file. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command). conhost.exe is able to monitor applications.
If conhost.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 64% dangerous. The file size is 267,776 bytes (84% of all occurrences) or 657,920 bytes.
If conhost.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 42% dangerous. The file size is 267,776 bytes.
If conhost.exe is located in the folder "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 54% dangerous. The file size is 98,816 bytes.
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as conhost.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the conhost.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.
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