Re: svchost.exe PLEASE HELP

From: W. Watson (sierra_mtnviews_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 09/29/03 

Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 05:07:54 GMT

Any further information on the tools you mentioned?

I find looking at the Event Log daunting, or looking at the task mgr the same. Who knows what all
that stuff means? It would be nice to have a written procedure like:

1. Dialog box appears with message that svchost.exe will be stopped. Do not click OK.
2. Go to the event log and look for xyz.
   or
   Go to the task mgr and look for abc.
3. then note ...
4. etc.

Philip Herlihy wrote:

> It's possible that it isn't a virus - if your DAT files really are
> completely up-to-date then you'd expect them to pick it up.
>
> Have a look in the Event Log to see if you can pick up any clues - note that
> entries are time-stamped. Try running the System File Checker (sfc.exe)
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/datacenter/help/system_file_checker.
> htm
> in case you have a damaged file.
>
> svchost.exe (also known as "Generic Host Process for Win32 services) is a
> wrapper process which provides a vehicle for other processes to run as
> services. There are tools which can show you what's running within each
> instance of svchost (can't think which tool I used at present, and don't
> have time to research it - missus hovering). Sorry I can't be more helpful.
>
> --
> ######################
> ## PH, London ##
> ######################
>
> Elvis wrote:
> > I am using Win 2000 prof. and McAfee antivirus which is
> > always up to date cause I update it daily.
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> I continue getting this error message "svchost.exe has
> >> created an error and will be closed by windows. I have
> >> been told that this is as a result of a virus. I was
> >> attacked by a virus which was detected by my antivirus and
> >> then cleaned. I have no idea how can it still affect my
> >> system. Is there anything I can do to get rid of this
> >> virus and message?
> >> Thanx
> >> . 

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