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| 222943 | 2004-03-16 09:05:00 | Got windows XP, have 5 instances of this running in task manager using 37,000k between them, have heard that they are supposed to be there..but sum1 else tells me they are remanants of a virus!?? Have got Nortons AntiVir and i doesnt show anything.. |
jase12 (4868) | ||
| 222944 | 2004-03-16 09:26:00 | >but sum1 else > tells me they are remanants of a virus!?? sVchost.exe. Is part of system...BUT....sCvhost.exe. Is a virus. |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 222945 | 2004-03-16 09:26:00 | the offical answer is...... Svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that are run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). The Svchost.exe file is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. At startup, Svchost.exe checks the services portion of the registry to construct a list of services that it needs to load. There can be multiple instances of Svchost.exe running at the same time. Each Svchost.exe session can contain a grouping of services, so that separate services can be run depending on how and where Svchost.exe is started. This allows for better control and debugging. what's that all mean? I hear you ask basicly its part of windows and needs to be there, you might have as many a 5 copies of it running at one time it ok. just let it do its thing and it will do the same for you :-) |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 222946 | 2004-03-16 09:40:00 | Kool! Thanx..it had just been buggin me for awhile..seem to hear diff stuff..is there a differance if it goes..svchost..or Svchost?? does the higher or lower case s mean anything? | jase12 (4868) | ||
| 222947 | 2004-03-16 10:08:00 | If you connect up a personal firewall, you'll notice this program trying to connect to the net. You'll also notice that if you block it, you won't be able to use the net at all. I think its kind-of dodgy. I might end up looking into it a bit more one day, start monitoring the connections it makes, analysing the packets it sends and tracing the connections. Might uncover some interesting conspiracy. ]:) |
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