These are likely all legitimate. Svchost.exe hosts other system processes,
and a number of instances are normal, because the hosted services run in
different security contexts.

ALG.exe relates to the Windows firewall, and wdfmgr.exe is a service related
to Media Player 10.

There are instances of viruses which use the executable name svchost.exe.
As far as I know, these are all well known to antivirus vendors.

These observations don't give any cause for concern--are there other reasons
you feel there might be something happening that you don't want?
--
FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:kXb$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am on adelphia powerlink and when I pull up the processes it shows
> wdfmgr.exe as a local service, svchost.exe as a local service, svchost.exe
> as a network service, alg.exe as a local service, and svchost.exe as
> system
> twice in a row. I'm not familiar with these programs but I think svchost
> is
> necessary. Is there a possibility that one or more of these was put there
> as
> some kind of hack or spyware? Or is that normal for a network setup to
> look
> like that. All the spyware scans come up negative.
>
>
>

Check out this site - they give a pretty good list with explanatiins for
processes running on your computer.

http://www.liutilities.com/products/...rocesslibrary/


"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:kXb$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am on adelphia powerlink and when I pull up the processes it shows
> wdfmgr.exe as a local service, svchost.exe as a local service, svchost.exe
> as a network service, alg.exe as a local service, and svchost.exe as
> system
> twice in a row. I'm not familiar with these programs but I think svchost
> is
> necessary. Is there a possibility that one or more of these was put there
> as
> some kind of hack or spyware? Or is that normal for a network setup to
> look
> like that. All the spyware scans come up negative.
>
>
>

I am on adelphia powerlink and when I pull up the processes it shows
wdfmgr.exe as a local service, svchost.exe as a local service, svchost.exe
as a network service, alg.exe as a local service, and svchost.exe as system
twice in a row. I'm not familiar with these programs but I think svchost is
necessary. Is there a possibility that one or more of these was put there as
some kind of hack or spyware? Or is that normal for a network setup to look
like that. All the spyware scans come up negative.

Thanks for the info and the link. I'm somewhat paranoid and like to have
all that info.
"Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> These are likely all legitimate. Svchost.exe hosts other system
> processes, and a number of instances are normal, because the hosted
> services run in different security contexts.
>
> ALG.exe relates to the Windows firewall, and wdfmgr.exe is a service
> related to Media Player 10.
>
> There are instances of viruses which use the executable name svchost.exe.
> As far as I know, these are all well known to antivirus vendors.
>
> These observations don't give any cause for concern--are there other
> reasons you feel there might be something happening that you don't want?
> --
> FAQ for Microsoft Antispyware:
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>
> "mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:kXb$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I am on adelphia powerlink and when I pull up the processes it shows
>> wdfmgr.exe as a local service, svchost.exe as a local service,
>> svchost.exe
>> as a network service, alg.exe as a local service, and svchost.exe as
>> system
>> twice in a row. I'm not familiar with these programs but I think svchost
>> is
>> necessary. Is there a possibility that one or more of these was put there
>> as
>> some kind of hack or spyware? Or is that normal for a network setup to
>> look
>> like that. All the spyware scans come up negative.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

All harmless. wdfmgr is part of Windows Media Player 10.
svchost processes belong to Windows - usually 4 running on
an XP system. alg is the foundation process for the
firewall and internet connection sharing.

Ron
>-----Original Message-----
>I am on adelphia powerlink and when I pull up the
processes it shows
>wdfmgr.exe as a local service, svchost.exe as a local
service, svchost.exe
>as a network service, alg.exe as a local service, and
svchost.exe as system
>twice in a row. I'm not familiar with these programs but
I think svchost is
>necessary. Is there a possibility that one or more of
these was put there as
>some kind of hack or spyware? Or is that normal for a
network setup to look
>like that. All the spyware scans come up negative.
>
>
>
>.
>