Error when shutting down "svchost.exe" Pardon Me!

[Guest]

I am getting an error message when shutting down or restarting my computer.
As far as I can read, it’s a common error but; it doesn’t stay on the screen
long enough to write down the exact error. It’s a module error in such an
address caused by svhost.exe as far as I can tell. Can anyone point me in
right directions to start hunting down and killing of this error? I know
there are multiple sessions of svchost.exe loaded in process!

 

[Andre Da Costa]

goto START>RUN and type sfc /scannow
let the scano to cpmplete and if it will ask ur for the Winxp cd, insert it
and fix the corrupted files.

Also, you may want to ck this site.. It is the definitive Services site for
W2K and W XP... It will help you determine what services need to be run,
and optomize your machine:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Andre

 

[Rock]

I am getting an error message when shutting down or restarting my computer.
As far as I can read, it’s a common error but; it doesn’t stay on the screen
long enough to write down the exact error. It’s a module error in such an
address caused by svhost.exe as far as I can tell. Can anyone point me in
right directions to start hunting down and killing of this error? I know
there are multiple sessions of svchost.exe loaded in process!

Is it svhost or svchost? The later is a legitimate Windows XP service,
though malware can use that name too. If it's svhost then it could be
malware.

Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing
update them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should update
and run them weekly.

Cwshredder
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#cwshred

Ad-aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

Pest Patrol Free Pest Scanner
http://www.pestscan.com/ScanOrTrial.asp

If you’re still having problems after running these then run HijackThis
and post the log to one of the specialty forums, _NOT_ this one.

HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

Forums to Interpret HijackThis Logs:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

For viruses, run at least two of these online scans in addition to your
regular up to date AV program:

Online and Downloadable Virus Scanning:

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

Bit Defender Online Virus Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

TrendMicro:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

McAfee Online Virus Scan:
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/

F-Secure:
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml