Re: are these copies of svchost.exe legitimate
From: Don Kelloway (dkelloway_at_commodon.com)
Date: 09/30/04
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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:34:49 GMT
"morganlast" <morganlast@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am running XP Home service pack 2.
>
> I'm a little concerned with programs contacting websites without my
> consent. I'm trying zone alarm, but meanwhile I was wondering...
>
> I read on the Internet that any copy of svchost.exe not in the
> C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder is not legitimate. I found the file in the
> following three folders on my computer:
>
> The date on this first one is 8-4-04. I don't think I installed
> service pack 2 until after that although it is the same date as the
> one in system32.
>
> C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\svchost.exe
>
> The other two copies are in:
>
> C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\SVCHOST.EXE-3530F672.pf
> C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$\svchost.exe
>
> Are these version of svchost.exe okay to stay on my pc?
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
One is a prefetch and the others are backups. Deleting the prefetch will
only cause it to reappear and deleting the others will result in a lack of
having a back-up copy.
-- Best regards, from Don Kelloway of Commodon Communications Visit http://www.commodon.com to learn about the "Threats to Your Security on the Internet".
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