Is Windows Command Processor A virus or is it an actual Microsoft application

[fastdevastator]

It sometimes runs in my background processes in task manager while playing games such as cod cold war & overwatch and it is located in C:/Windows/System 32 and its properties say that it is Microsoft Corporation copyrighted. I've asked around on reddit and they said that its not a virus but why does it run in background application when doing certain things like gaming. Have I been given false advice and it is a virus, or is it just something that windows, games or drivers does anyways. Thanks

 

Here are some screenshots 

 

[Lurick]

That's the command prompt, no it's not malicious at all.

Cmd.exe runs the Command Prompt, a command line interpreter for Windows. This is a system component.

[Husky]

That is most likely not a virus. It is built in to Windows and is the Command Prompt program (search for Command Prompt in your Start Menu and you will find it).

 

It can be seen running in the background if another program uses it for some reason, so most often it is legit and nothing to be concerned about. However, in some cases, it can be used by a virus to do something bad, so if you are unsure, then you can run a virus scan to be safe. The built-in Windows Defender is good enough for this. However, I don't think it is being used for anything malicious, it's probably just another program that is using it to run commands or something.

[fastdevastator]

1 hour ago, Lurick said:

That's the command prompt, no it's not malicious at all.

Cmd.exe runs the Command Prompt, a command line interpreter for Windows. This is a system component.

Thanks, My bad

[fastdevastator]

1 hour ago, Husky said:

That is most likely not a virus. It is built in to Windows and is the Command Prompt program (search for Command Prompt in your Start Menu and you will find it).

 

It can be seen running in the background if another program uses it for some reason, so most often it is legit and nothing to be concerned about. However, in some cases, it can be used by a virus to do something bad, so if you are unsure, then you can run a virus scan to be safe. The built-in Windows Defender is good enough for this. However, I don't think it is being used for anything malicious, it's probably just another program that is using it to run commands or something.

thanks got it , ran scans with defender, mcafee and Malwarebytes and it says its all good so no need to worry