Thats not a Windows file. Locate the file on your hard drive. It's location
and
Properties may tell you more about it. The name doesn't sound friendly and
a search on google brings up many hits for linux, cisco and other
platforms. Impossible to tell from search results if it's a valid network
tool or if it's malware that's made its way onto your system.
[Courtesy of Sharon F MS-MVP]
Why is it that syshost.exe causes XP to not shut down?