svchost.exe to the Web?

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Well, should I allow svchost.exe access the web?
It keep on poping up my firewall and I keep on deny it without apply a rule.
But it seems nothing happen to me, I still can access the Web with no problem.
So, should I?

Thanks in advance.
 
Well, should I allow svchost.exe access the web?
It keep on poping up my firewall and I keep on deny it without apply a rule.
But it seems nothing happen to me, I still can access the Web with no problem.
So, should I?

Thanks in advance.
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Some legit processes, running under svchost.exe, have a legitimate need to
access the web. Others don't. Some trojan payloads run as svchost.exe, or a
look alike name, like svch0st.exe, or svchost.exe in a different folder.

You can use Process Explorer to tell you which svchost.exe is generating the
access request, and what activates the request.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/watching-what-your-computer-is-doing.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/watching-what-your-computer-is-doing.html

You also might want to check for malware, finishing with HijackThis and expert
advice.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-malware-adware-spyware.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-malware-adware-spyware.html
 
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