svchost.exe

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Hi,

Does any body knows the use of the svchost.exe process ?
there are about 5 or 6 instanc of this process lunched all the time with a
big amount off memory use, even if there is no network traffic.

thank for the help.
 
Hi,

Multiple instances of svchost.exe are normal, you can read up on this system
process here:

A Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP [Q314056]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056

However, high usage and attempts to access the internet can be an indication
of infection. In particular, the Welchia virus is known to do this. Hit
ctrl+shift+escape, see if there is a dllhost.exe file listed on the
processes tab. If there is, then you have some work to do. Read:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html

--
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
 
Hi,

Four instances of svchost.exe is quite normal. Don't end them. If you want
to see which services are run by each SVCHost process:

For XP Pro:
Click Start | run | CMD
Type "Tasklist /svc >c:\list.txt"
The list.txt will contain the services list (also the ones launched by
each SVCHost process)

Windows XP Home does not have tasklist.exe. I'm not sure if it works for XP
Home if you copy it over.
Download available from:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/utils/tasklist.exe

NOTE: As adviced by Rick, run a full system scan as the symptom includes
high memory usage by SVCHOST.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

10 Myths about Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/honeycutt/03december01
..asp


Hi,

Does any body knows the use of the svchost.exe process ?
there are about 5 or 6 instanc of this process lunched all the time with a
big amount off memory use, even if there is no network traffic.

thank for the help.
 
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