svhost = virus?

[wc]

I have a process (svhost.exe) that is using lots of
memory. I have run a virus scan (Norton Anti-Virus) and
found no viruses. I have searched for information on
svhost, but only find references to Viruses.

Is this a legitimate process? And if so, where can I find
out what this is used for?

thanks for the help...wc

 

[John Savill]

Are you sure its not svchost? If its svchost this is a core part of Windows.
If its SVHOST I've heard of this used for IRC downloads etc. Use msconfig -
startup tab and see if its being started from there.

John
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.windows2000faq.com

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?*=B4=AF`=B7.=B8.=B7_Kevin_Norton=B7]

W32.Randex.D virus.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.randex.d.html