svcostet.exe

[Giberdee]

I have Win 2000 laptop which keeps getting svcostet.exe
errors. Box pops up saying svcostet.exe has generated
errors and current application needs to be restarted.
generally this is while on internet or using e-mail.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I don't think svcostet.exe is a Win2000 file. Rename and
and see what happens.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Or more likely; these may help.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826955

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.

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| I have Win 2000 laptop which keeps getting svcostet.exe
| errors. Box pops up saying svcostet.exe has generated
| errors and current application needs to be restarted.
| generally this is while on internet or using e-mail.

 

[David H. Lipman]

That file is not legit ! Sounds like you are infected.

Please go to McAfee (http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp) and/or Trend
(http://housecall.antivirus.com ) and perform and online scan of your platform and report
back your results.


In addition...
If you post to UseNet with your TRUE, not a munged, email address then you have now invited
the Swen worm to visit you.

The Swen is news spelled backwards. The reason it is called this is because the Swen worm
harvests email addresses from UseNet News Groups. It has an engine that allows it to post
itself to UseNet News Groups and well as it has its own email engine. From the list of
email addresses that it has harvested, it will then email itself to those addresses.

Dave



| I have Win 2000 laptop which keeps getting svcostet.exe
| errors. Box pops up saying svcostet.exe has generated
| errors and current application needs to be restarted.
| generally this is while on internet or using e-mail.

 

[Guest]

is that Svchost.exe or ????
Is the problem is with svchost.exe,,then u have to apply
the patches for Win 2k and download the tools for Blaster
Worm and Clean it,,,

Regards
Santhana