Problem with internet explorer pt.2

xplo5iv

svchost.exe is a windows service - it appears several times & is ok! It does use a fair chunk of memory.

Of course you could have got it infected, but its appearance in itself is nothing to worry about

Jonathan

ACID

but it was there b4, so so i need to run hijack software again???

becasue then woudl it still show as a virsu , can it show svchost runnign as 'safe'?

ACID

I RANthe progrma
and lcicked to fix the problem

althugh it appeared to be fxed

afetr a restart
i reran the program and it was still apeearign in the online scan
that svchost was deemed hazardous
and also on msconfig, on the last tab it is not psossible for me to uncheck the application running

T4i

Many viruses masquerade themselves as SVCHOST to escape detection. Some have names that are similar, such as SCCHOST, while others actually drop a program file called SVCHOST in the Windows or Windows System directory.

Recommendation :
The first recommendation is a simple one : always have a good antivirus product which is regularly updated (automatically preferably) and always renew your updates subscription when it expires. To detect if you have a virus that calls itself SVCHOST, first see if it shows up in Starter – if it does, then it is almost certain you have a virus. Secondly, if you have Windows 95/98/ME rather than WinNT4/2000/XP, then it is almost certain you have a virus. Thirdly, go to "Control Panel \ Administrative Tools \ Services" and look for any of the following services – if you find any of them, then you probably have a virus : System Important Message service

Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056

Now to remove......

ACID

didnt get that i COPIED the keystrokes into dosprompt accoridng to the site but just got the results fo myself
however what was running seemed fine to me
as i couldnt locate the virus