Question about dllhost.exe

[Trent Curry]

I noticed today I have a process I did not previous have in my task
list, called dllhost.exe (located in c:\windows\system32.) It did some
reading on google about a possible virus, but it's not eating ram or 99%
cpu cycles like those descriptions give. Its just sitting there at 0%
cpu, and 4mb ram.

I'm wonder what this is. I also installed the .NET Framework the other
day, could this be a result of that?

Thank for any info.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Trent,

Welchia worm, don't let the lack of usage fool you. Read:
http://www.pchell.com/virus/welchia.shtml

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Trent Curry]

Hi Trent,

Welchia worm, don't let the lack of usage fool you. Read:
http://www.pchell.com/virus/welchia.shtml

Thanks. Also forgot to mention that when I try to kill it in task
manager it keeps coming back after about a second. Is this normal? I ran
the free checker from norton's website, which says I don't have Welcha.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Trent,

Have you checked the location that dllhost.exe is running from? If it is the
\wins sub-directory, then it is the bug. If it's in the \system32 folder,
that's normal.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone