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svchost.exe in task manager?what is it??

 
 
Fijian
 
Reply Wed 26 Jan, 2005 11:18 pm
when i open my windows task manager (Ctrl+Alt+dlt) i get a new process that i had not noticed b4. it is called scchost.exe and its being done by the system. what troubes me is that it's taking up like over 20,000 k and i want to make sure it is not anything harmful to me computer
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Individual
 
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Reply Thu 27 Jan, 2005 12:19 am
Really? I have six of those running...
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Don77
 
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Reply Thu 27 Jan, 2005 05:32 am
If in fact it is "scchost.exe" and not "svchost.exe" normal to have quite a few of them running,
If not you have the DONK virus and it steals password and data from your system

Have a run through the steps outlined in this Post
Post back a log from HJT please

Individual
You should run through them as well but please start a new post for yours,
Thanks
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Sanna
 
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Reply Fri 28 Jan, 2005 08:12 am
Ahhh sh*t!
I have lots of strange things running when I check mine

svchost.exe- 6 of them
smss.exe- what is that?
ctfmon.exe??
alg.exe
logi_mwx.exe
vptray.exe
csrss.exe
lsass.exe
wdfmgr.exe
mdm.exe

Someone who wants to tell me anything about them? Thanks! Smile
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Don77
 
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Reply Sun 30 Jan, 2005 11:18 am
Hi Sanna
Are those are legit files, however some of this files do related to various trojans, worms, We just cleaned your log and I saw no evidence of any of these running on your system,

For a peace of mind not a bad idea to run a couple free online scans,

Go Here BitDefender Scan Online
Run a scan with BitDefender , Be sure and Check Auto Clean. Make a note of anything it can't remove

Next
Go here Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
Be sure and check Auto Clean before you do the scan. If it finds anything that it cannot clean have it delete it or make a note of the file location so you can delete it yourself.

Not a bad idea to run an online scan every couple of weeks just to keep a double check on things, Of course keeping your Anti Virus up to date and running a weekly scan is important, Along with keeping Windows updates in order,
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