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sweetcheeks69 · 03-13-2006, 09:37 PM

Firstly, sorry if this is in the wrong section - I couldn't work out where it should go...

Secondly, my fan starting going nuts earlier so I checked with task manager to see what was eating my available memory and I had 3 entries for svchost.exe - I checked with the Windows Process Library and this entry is essential for running .dll stuff, but 3 entries? I got one for the local service, one for a network service and a system claimed one... Does this sound about right? If not, which should I kill off?

Cheers

palmmann · 03-14-2006, 02:04 AM

i have more than that, like 7, and it is essential. kill it, and kill the os untill you restart.

sweetcheeks69 · 03-14-2006, 10:31 PM

The only reason that I asked was cos I read this on the Windows Process Library:

svchost.exe is also a process which is registered as the Trojan.W32.Dasher. It takes advantage of the Windows LSASS vulnerability, which creates a buffer overflow and instigates your computer to shut down. To see more information about this vulnerability please look at the following Microsoft bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms04-011.mspx

Wasn't quite sure how to approach it. What do you reckon the chances are that any of them are malware? I ran Spybot S&D, Windows Defender, AVG Free and Windows Registry Repair Pro and none of them picked anything up...

03-13-2006, 09:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
sweetcheeks69 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southampton, UK Age: 25 Posts: 48	Process Lists Firstly, sorry if this is in the wrong section - I couldn't work out where it should go... Secondly, my fan starting going nuts earlier so I checked with task manager to see what was eating my available memory and I had 3 entries for svchost.exe - I checked with the Windows Process Library and this entry is essential for running .dll stuff, but 3 entries? I got one for the local service, one for a network service and a system claimed one... Does this sound about right? If not, which should I kill off? Cheers __________________ If pro is opposite to con, does that make congress opposite to progress? CPU - 2.67GHz P4 / 1.25Gb DDR RAM 80GB SATA HD + 320GB Seagate External LG CD/DVD +/- R/RW/RAM Lightscribe + CD/DVD +/- R/RW ATI Sapphire 256MB Graphics / 19" WXGA Advent LCD 5.1 Sound / Logitech MX3000 Wireless Laser Desktop

03-14-2006, 10:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
sweetcheeks69 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southampton, UK Age: 25 Posts: 48	The only reason that I asked was cos I read this on the Windows Process Library: svchost.exe is also a process which is registered as the Trojan.W32.Dasher. It takes advantage of the Windows LSASS vulnerability, which creates a buffer overflow and instigates your computer to shut down. To see more information about this vulnerability please look at the following Microsoft bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms04-011.mspx Wasn't quite sure how to approach it. What do you reckon the chances are that any of them are malware? I ran Spybot S&D, Windows Defender, AVG Free and Windows Registry Repair Pro and none of them picked anything up... __________________ If pro is opposite to con, does that make congress opposite to progress? CPU - 2.67GHz P4 / 1.25Gb DDR RAM 80GB SATA HD + 320GB Seagate External LG CD/DVD +/- R/RW/RAM Lightscribe + CD/DVD +/- R/RW ATI Sapphire 256MB Graphics / 19" WXGA Advent LCD 5.1 Sound / Logitech MX3000 Wireless Laser Desktop

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03-14-2006, 02:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
palmmann banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 979	i have more than that, like 7, and it is essential. kill it, and kill the os untill you restart.