How can I get rid of "Da Microsoft Background Task Host"?

Windoze10

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I've seen this on the Task Manager and by the looks of it, it does not seem to be a genuine host/service/program whatsoever.

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The source file seems to be backgroundTaskHost.exe but I'm not sure if this "Da Microsoft" is malware, though I'm worried.

Edit: I keep on terminating it but it keeps coming back. :-/
 

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Thanks. I'll give that a try.

KIS 2015 came out clean after a Full Scan but still concerned about it.
 

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