OT: What Is?

Atrocities · #1 January 3rd, 2004, 10:35 AM

When I alt + Ctrl + del and check to see what process are running under XP, I see about 7 SVCHOST.exe running. What are these programs?

Taera · #2 January 3rd, 2004, 11:33 AM

[delete me]

[ January 03, 2004, 09:34: Message edited by: Taera ]

Ruatha · #3 January 3rd, 2004, 11:33 AM

They're required services.
When you Ctrl+alt+delete it should mention something more under username, but mostly it just says "system".
There was one place I could see what each was for but I've forgotten where now...
Somewhere in admin tools I think in the control panel..must check..

Edit:
Here is all you need to know:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1

Edit2:
To see what each "svchost" is start a dos window and type :
tasklist /svc

Edit3:
Svchost.exe should only be located in your system32 directory under the windows main directory, if it's not you should be able to safely delete it.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/rema...0884~mode=flat

[ January 03, 2004, 09:44: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

BBegemott · #4 January 3rd, 2004, 07:35 PM

Various viruses like to infect svchost.exe. If you see a lot of those proceses and notice significant decrese of your PC performance, you might have got a worm. I recently had one named W32.HLLW.Gfaobot.DK. It exploits some windows vulnerabilities while spreading in LAN and sends lots of spam, which causes internet connection to lag.

Ruatha · #5 January 3rd, 2004, 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by BBegemott:
Various viruses like to infect svchost.exe. If you see a lot of those proceses and notice significant decrese of your PC performance, you might have got a worm. I recently had one named W32.HLLW.Gfaobot.DK. It exploits some windows vulnerabilities while spreading in LAN and sends lots of spam, which causes internet connection to lag.

Usually they don't "infect" svchost.
They make a new executable somewhere else and starts that.
See the second link in my previous post.

Atrocities · #6 January 4th, 2004, 12:57 AM

Thanks for the info Renegade. I have to agree, one case in all of the US is quite remarkable. Feeding cows cow, well that is just sick, but I guess the people doing it know more about it than I do, so it must be ok.

(Soilant Green any one?)

se5a · #7 January 4th, 2004, 01:01 AM

oops?

Atrocities · #8 January 4th, 2004, 01:31 AM

WTF? Yes this is an oops!!!

I wanted to say thanks to Ruatha for the help. I wonder where that post ended up?

oleg · #9 January 5th, 2004, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Atrocities:
WTF? Yes this is an oops!!!

I wanted to say thanks to Ruatha for the help. I wonder where that post ended up?

Are you sure you did't eat any infectious beef lately ?

Fyron · #10 January 5th, 2004, 03:54 AM

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Originally posted by Atrocities:
Thanks for the info Renegade. I have to agree, one case in all of the US is quite remarkable. Feeding cows cow, well that is just sick, but I guess the people doing it know more about it than I do, so it must be ok.

(Soilant Green any one?)

It was done as a cost-saving measure. The parts of cows that are not suitable to be sold to markets for humans to eat were ground up and mixed in with regular cow feed (as well as parts of other animals, and this stuff was fed to other animals too, not just cows).

[ January 05, 2004, 01:55: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]