svchost.exe

[computermaineack]

So, this is my current situation. I was looking through my Windows Take Manager, under "Processes" to see what unnecessary programs were running I could stop to free up some mem. Anyway, I saw "svchost.exe" listed 3 or 4 times. I did a Google search, and discovered that it is used by Windows, and it's involoved with .DLL files. However, I also read it is a possible security threat used by hackers to enable remote access to the hijacked computer. I thought that this might be my situation, seeing as it's running quite a few times.

If anyone knows about my situation, please help me.

Thanks!

 

[Jesse1984]

Mmm i dont really know much about it as a threat but every time i boot my pc svchost.exe uses nearly 100% of my cpu for about 15seconds. I think its an essential process and as long as you have anti-vir and a firewall it shouldnt be a risk. Most of the time i have 5-8 instances of svchost.exe running. And of those 5-8 instances there are about 100-200 processes involved with them. You shouldnt have anything to worry about

 

[Computer Genius]

Please leave them.

It is scvhost which is a trojan.

There again.

svchost.exe is a system process belonging to the Microsoft Windows Operating System which handles processes executed from DLLs. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.

Note: svchost.exe

Note: svchost.exe could also be a process which is registered as a trojan. This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. It could also be a registered security risk and should be removed immediately.

Note: svchost.exe could also be a process registered as a backdoor vulnerability which maybe installed for malicious purposes by an attacker allowing access to your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. If unaccounted for, this process should be removed immediately.

Note: svchost.exe could also be a process which belongs to the 007 Spy Software. This program is non-essential process to the running of the program, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.

Note: svchost.exe could also be a process which is registered as a trojan. This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. It could also be a registered security risk and should be removed immediately.

Determining whether this process is a virus or a legitimate Windows process depends on the directory location it executes or runs from in WinTasks.