Too many "svchost.exe"!

[Frank Shan]

Now I will tell you something about it.
My Vista has 11 processes named "svchost.exe"!
I am now sure there wasn't any virus in my computer,and my system is Vista
Home Pentium.
What's wrong?

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Frank,

I have 13 instance running. It's normal. Svchost.exe is used to run a myriad
of system processes.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[f/fgeorge]

Now I will tell you something about it.
My Vista has 11 processes named "svchost.exe"!
I am now sure there wasn't any virus in my computer,and my system is Vista
Home Pentium.
What's wrong?

svchost.exe is just the name used when Windows has no clue what else
to call the program that is running. Do a Google search and it will
tell you lots.

 

[AJR]

Frank - "svchost.exe." is a "container" which houses running program
threads.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Now I will tell you something about it.
My Vista has 11 processes named "svchost.exe"!
I am now sure there wasn't any virus in my computer,and my system is Vista
Home Pentium.
What's wrong?

Nothing is wrong. What you describe is perfectly normal.

 

[Wilhelm]

I noticed somthing strange when browsing thrue the svchost's services and
came upon the proses SUPERFECTH... i whent browsing around and noticed that
my other pc also has this servie but his is using only 10 mb of ram where
mine as using 175 mb.. this I found stange.

after alot of efort I found that a virus "gumber.exe" was restarting this
proses hundres of times... but until now not a singel antivirus program has
anyway to stop this file! pleas HELP!

 

[Malke]

I noticed somthing strange when browsing thrue the svchost's services and
came upon the proses SUPERFECTH... i whent browsing around and noticed
that my other pc also has this servie but his is using only 10 mb of ram
where mine as using 175 mb.. this I found stange.

after alot of efort I found that a virus "gumber.exe" was restarting this
proses hundres of times... but until now not a singel antivirus program
has anyway to stop this file! pleas HELP!

Googling for "gumber.exe" brings me only one link to a Chinese website
referencing an email worm. Since I can't read Chinese, I can only suggest
you follow these general malware removal steps:

Go through these general malware removal steps systematically -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to do
all scans in Safe Mode. Please see the special Notes regarding using
Multi_AV in Vista.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions
http://tinyurl.com/yoeru3 - download link and more instructions

When all else fails, get guided help. Choose one of the specialty forums
listed at the first link. Register and read its posting FAQ. PLEASE DO NOT
POST LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.

Standard disclaimer: I can't see and test your computer myself, so these are
just suggestions based on many years of being a professional computer tech;
suggestions based on what you've written. You should not take my
suggestions as a definitive diagnosis. If you can't do the work yourself
(and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea), take the
machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local equivalent
of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be aware that not all local shops
are skilled at removing malware and even if they are, your computer may be
so infested that Windows will need to be clean-installed. If possible, have
all your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop.

Malke