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Windows Host Process (Rundll32) keeps asking to run
Hi all,
I'm using a pretty new laptop and several times, a User Account Control popup has come up asking if I want to allow an app to make changes to my device. The app is called Windows host process (Rundll32). I am not doing anything that I would expect to trigger such a request. The last time it happened (three times in a row, and I had to shut my computer down because it kept popping up), the only thing I had open was my computer settings, as I had turned my mobile hotspot on. I wasn't doing anything on my computer at the time; I was using the wifi connection to play a game on my phone.
Since I don't trust this program popping up out of nowhere asking to make changes to my computer, I always decline the request. I've scanned my computer with both Avast and Malwarebytes. Neither service found anything wrong.
Why does this notification keep popping up, and what can I do about it?
Thanks in advance.