Generic Host Process Win32 problem

[Jim]

I am running XP home on a new computer for the last couple of months. Have a
dial up connection and prior to a few days ago was using XP's firewall.

After downloading a critical update for IE 6 this weekend I now find that
when I am online there appears to be constant activity showing on the
network icon in the taskbar and when checking the status there is in
activity. Now I don't know if this is related to the download or not. By the
way this activity is going whether I have a program accessing the internet
or not. This is not something I have seen before.

Turned off XP firewall and installed basic Zone Alarm. It reveals that the
program accessing the internet is Generic Host Process Win32/svchost.exe.

I have tried turning it off which stops your access. I have tried allowing
access but not as a server. This seemed to work but in the end did not.

Downloaded spybot and while it found a few things it was nothing serious but
deleted what it found.

Run Norton AV 04 which finds nothing.

Any ideas?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

A Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314056&Product=winxp

Services Guide for Windows XP
http://theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I am running XP home on a new computer for the last couple of months. Have a
| dial up connection and prior to a few days ago was using XP's firewall.
|
| After downloading a critical update for IE 6 this weekend I now find that
| when I am online there appears to be constant activity showing on the
| network icon in the taskbar and when checking the status there is in
| activity. Now I don't know if this is related to the download or not. By the
| way this activity is going whether I have a program accessing the internet
| or not. This is not something I have seen before.
|
| Turned off XP firewall and installed basic Zone Alarm. It reveals that the
| program accessing the internet is Generic Host Process Win32/svchost.exe.
|
| I have tried turning it off which stops your access. I have tried allowing
| access but not as a server. This seemed to work but in the end did not.
|
| Downloaded spybot and while it found a few things it was nothing serious but
| deleted what it found.
|
| Run Norton AV 04 which finds nothing.
|
| Any ideas?
|
|
|