services.exe spy?

[Baiter]

Hi, I have 3 PCs all running the up-to-date version of Win2000SP4 with Zone Alarm pro firewall/ antivirus. One PC brings up an alarm on start-up that 'services.exe' is trying to access the internet. A quick google confused me about whether this is a worm or part of Windows. There is another thread in this forum but it seems to be WinXP. Zone Alarm and AVG scans say my system is clean.
Any ideas?

 

[muckshifter]

Yes, you can allow "services.exe" to access the Internet.

services.exe is a part of the Microsoft Windows Operating System and manages the operation of starting and stopping services. This process also deals with the automatic starting of services during the computers boot-up and the stopping of services during shut-down. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.

You can get a second opinion via any on-line virus scanner.