Svchost.exe and high CPU

[Pascal]

Hi I have windows 2000 Prof with SP 4 installed
But when I start my computer right away the cpu is 70 %
When I have a look in the process screen there are 3
svchost.exe and 1 is doing 70 %
I do not have a virus and I did not start any program yet
when this happens.
Could someone tell me how to solve this ?

Ther are no SVChost.exe errors juist high cpu

tnx
Pascal

 

[steve]

Check for POP UPS, go to webroot and download there 30 day
free trial of spyware, install it, update the defenitions,
then run it.

Hope this helps.

 

[Pascal]

Thanks but ,

Pop ups are not there I am not even on the internet
I used already Adaware, but it dit not find anything

 

[Gerry Voras]

I betcha that you've been infected with Nachi... it goes right after
svchost. Get yourself a copy of a current antivirus (AVG or Housecall
should do the trick).

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It's perfectly normal to have several instances of Svchost.exe
running simultaneously.

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

However, if Svchost.exe is using a large portion of your CPU
cycles, as you report, it has most likely been "hijacked" by a worm or
Trojan. Have you tried using a decent antivirus application with the
most currently-available virus definition files? A strong candidate
would be W32.Welchia.Worm.

W32.Welchia.Worm a.k.a. W32/Nachi.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html

Because many of the newer viruses and worms can disable antivirus
applications whose definitions weren't up-to-date, try using one or
more of the free on-line scanners to double-check your system.

Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

McAfee Security - FreeScan
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp


Bruce Chambers

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