Svchost.exe error message

[Guest]

I am running MS Windows 2000 on a Compaq Deskpro EN.
Every time I open IE 6.0 I get the following
message: "svchost.exe has generated errors and willbe
closed by windows. You will need to restart the program.
An error log is being created." I click OK on this and it
disappears and IE 6.0 works but when I try to exit it will
not exit. I have to take the whole system down and
reboot. How can I fix this?

Michael

 

[Patrick Newing]

That file name is familiar to me. I had a virus or worm
that caused problems related to it. Have you got up to
date virus/firewall software?

 

[Patrick Newing]

That file name is familiar to me. I had a virus or worm
that caused problems related to it. Have you got up to
date virus/firewall software?

 

[Jan Il]

Hi michael

I am running MS Windows 2000 on a Compaq Deskpro EN.
Every time I open IE 6.0 I get the following
message: "svchost.exe has generated errors and willbe
closed by windows. You will need to restart the program.
An error log is being created." I click OK on this and it
disappears and IE 6.0 works but when I try to exit it will
not exit. I have to take the whole system down and
reboot. How can I fix this?

Try the following and see if it helps.

The SVCHOST.EXE error can be caused by the msblaster worm and or its
variants. However, it can be caused by some other attempt at intrusion. If
you don't
aready have it installed, be sure that you have the Windows Security Patch
below installed, which will help prevent this error.

Windows Security Updates for July 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200307_windows.mspx

If that above did not work, or you already have it installed, then try the
followng.

1. download FixSBigF at symantec's web site
2. download patch for worm viruses at microsoft web site below;
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-026.asp
3. restart windows in SAFE mode (by pressing F8, when you see "windows is
starting..." on the black screen, as windows is starting)
4. run FixSBigF application for cleaning the worm viruses such as msblast,
mslaugh or teekids
5. run the patch which you've already downloaded from microsoft's web site.
6. congratulations, now you are free of svchost errors

Hope this helps.

Jan