SVCHOST.EXE consumes 100% of CPU in W2K Professional

[Guest]

So, I'm merrily working away on my Compaq Armada 7400, running Windows 2000 Professional, and everything slows to a crawl. Task Manager shows me that systems idle processes and SVCHOST.EXE are monopolizing 100% of the CPU. Typically, svchost was running 70+%, and "idle" the remaining 20+%.

Now, my laptop isn't "running", it's S-L-O-W-L-Y crawling. Microsoft's site suggests that I contact RSA Security Technical Support to report this. Well, I'm not happy about having this situation in the first place, and I'm looking for a solution that won't entail great delays and having to shell out some cash -- esentially I feel that the operating system's failed.

Anyone have any insight to a good resolution on this problem?

 

[William W. Plummer]

This sounds familiar. I suggest you go to a friend's machine that is
working properly. Go to the SERVICES page on the Control Panel and look at
which services are enabled and running. Make your machine match. IIRC I
had shot down the Messaging service and it caused the situation.

So, I'm merrily working away on my Compaq Armada 7400, running Windows

2000 Professional, and everything slows to a crawl. Task Manager shows me
that systems idle processes and SVCHOST.EXE are monopolizing 100% of the
CPU. Typically, svchost was running 70+%, and "idle" the remaining 20+%.

Now, my laptop isn't "running", it's S-L-O-W-L-Y crawling. Microsoft's

site suggests that I contact RSA Security Technical Support to report this.
Well, I'm not happy about having this situation in the first place, and I'm
looking for a solution that won't entail great delays and having to shell
out some cash -- esentially I feel that the operating system's failed.

 

[Shawn]

-----Original Message-----
So, I'm merrily working away on my Compaq Armada 7400,

running Windows 2000 Professional, and everything slows
to a crawl. Task Manager shows me that systems idle
processes and SVCHOST.EXE are monopolizing 100% of the
CPU. Typically, svchost was running 70+%, and "idle" the
remaining 20+%.

Now, my laptop isn't "running", it's S-L-O-W-L-Y

crawling. Microsoft's site suggests that I contact RSA
Security Technical Support to report this. Well, I'm not
happy about having this situation in the first place, and
I'm looking for a solution that won't entail great delays
and having to shell out some cash -- esentially I feel
that the operating system's failed.

Anyone have any insight to a good resolution on this problem?
.

Are you sure it is svchost.exe and not scvhost.exe? If it
is scvhost.exe you have a virus.

 

[David H. Lipman]

There are several infectors that target that file.

Please go to McAfee and/or Trend and perform and online scan of your platform ASAP !

Dave



| So, I'm merrily working away on my Compaq Armada 7400, running Windows 2000 Professional,
and everything slows to a crawl. Task Manager shows me that systems idle processes and
SVCHOST.EXE are monopolizing 100% of the CPU. Typically, svchost was running 70+%, and
"idle" the remaining 20+%.
|
| Now, my laptop isn't "running", it's S-L-O-W-L-Y crawling. Microsoft's site suggests
that I contact RSA Security Technical Support to report this. Well, I'm not happy about
having this situation in the first place, and I'm looking for a solution that won't entail
great delays and having to shell out some cash -- esentially I feel that the operating
system's failed.
|
| Anyone have any insight to a good resolution on this problem?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If Svchost.exe is using such a large portion of your CPU cycles,
it has most likely been "hijacked" by a worm or Trojan. Have you
tried using a decent antivirus application with the most
currently-available virus definition files? A strong candidate would
be W32.Welchia.Worm.

Description of Svchost.exe in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q250320

W32.Welchia.Worm a.k.a. W32/Nachi.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html


Bruce Chambers

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So, I'm merrily working away on my Compaq Armada 7400, running

Windows 2000 Professional, and everything slows to a crawl. Task
Manager shows me that systems idle processes and SVCHOST.EXE are
monopolizing 100% of the CPU. Typically, svchost was running 70+%,
and "idle" the remaining 20+%.

Now, my laptop isn't "running", it's S-L-O-W-L-Y crawling.

Microsoft's site suggests that I contact RSA Security Technical
Support to report this. Well, I'm not happy about having this
situation in the first place, and I'm looking for a solution that
won't entail great delays and having to shell out some cash --
esentially I feel that the operating system's failed.