System Service details for f04238a1cc5fe55b32d6385a2022ecd5

Registry Key

upnphost

Display Name

Universal Plug and Play Device Host

Description

Provides support to host Universal Plug and Play devices. BlackViper.com adds this: Used in conjunction with SSDP Discovery Service, it detects and configures UPnP devices on your home network. For security reasons and for the fact that I doubt that you have any of these devices, disable this service. If any EXTERNAL device does not function because of this service being disabled, place it back in to automatic. MSN Messenger uses this service in conjunction with supported UPnP devices, to provide support for networks behind a NAT firewall or router. Also, if you are experiencing difficulty connecting to multiplayer games that use DirectX(7,8,9), place this service to automatic and ensure you download all security updates. Furthermore, if you use Internet Connection Sharing and wish to make use of the 'allow others to modify this connection' feature, enable UPnP. Take note: UPnP is NOT PnP. Your sound card is PnP. Do NOT disable Plug and Play service.

Image Path

%SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalService

Image MD5 Hash

8F078AE4ED187AAABC0A305146DE6716

Object Name

NT AUTHORITY\LocalService