Is svchost.exe used by any viruses?

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Vossaka

Zonealarm keeps asking me if it should allow svchost.exe
to act as a server. I keep clicking No. But I'd like to
know if this exe is part of the usual IE Outlook
thingamajig whatsit. I mean, should I click Yes and let
it go, or is some virus lurking on my system and trying
to use svchost.exe as a server for its own purposes.

I recently had a virus infection that created a file
called DLLHOST that caused me all sorts of problems. So
I'm a bit wary now.

thanks for any help
 
A Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314056


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Zonealarm keeps asking me if it should allow svchost.exe
| to act as a server. I keep clicking No. But I'd like to
| know if this exe is part of the usual IE Outlook
| thingamajig whatsit. I mean, should I click Yes and let
| it go, or is some virus lurking on my system and trying
| to use svchost.exe as a server for its own purposes.
|
| I recently had a virus infection that created a file
| called DLLHOST that caused me all sorts of problems. So
| I'm a bit wary now.
|
| thanks for any help
 
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