SVCHOST.exe Keeps on Running and Ruins My Computers Performance!!...

This file called SVCHOST.exe is consuming my RAM, hard drive, CPU and
everything on my Vista machine to capacity use. I know the real one is a
necessary program, but there are many copies of this file working
simultaneously here and my performance is down to a crawl or a crash. I've
looked everywhere for a solution and have tried a couple to no avail. I get
no working answers from anyone. Many, many other Windows users are getting
this in massive amounts, too, so it's not isolated to me. Everything slows
to a crawl often several times a day. I often have to restart.

I am told it might be one or more viruses that does this, and I've been told
it might be an unfixed bug in Vista, but no square answers. My scans and
virus updates from Norton and MS haven't fixed this problem.

I am now seriously thinking of copying my whole disk to an outboard memory
and reintalling Linux on my machine instead of Windows Vista, as no one
seems to want to address this issue in the Vista world, even though it is
obviously a very prevalent problem.

Please, someone, HELP!!

Thank you in advance.

> I am now seriously thinking of copying my whole disk to an outboard memory
> and reintalling Linux on my machine instead of Windows Vista, as no one
> seems to want to address this issue in the Vista world, even though it is
> obviously a very prevalent problem.

the above is the reason NO one takes you seriously.


Just DO IT


Rich

Why have you multiposted this so many different ways

Read below
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm


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"Ken" <> wrote in message
news:...
> This file called SVCHOST.exe is consuming my RAM, hard drive, CPU and
> everything on my Vista machine to capacity use. I know the real one is a
> necessary program, but there are many copies of this file working
> simultaneously here and my performance is down to a crawl or a crash. I've
> looked everywhere for a solution and have tried a couple to no avail. I get
> no working answers from anyone. Many, many other Windows users are getting
> this in massive amounts, too, so it's not isolated to me. Everything slows
> to a crawl often several times a day. I often have to restart.
>
> I am told it might be one or more viruses that does this, and I've been told
> it might be an unfixed bug in Vista, but no square answers. My scans and
> virus updates from Norton and MS haven't fixed this problem.
>
> I am now seriously thinking of copying my whole disk to an outboard memory
> and reintalling Linux on my machine instead of Windows Vista, as no one
> seems to want to address this issue in the Vista world, even though it is
> obviously a very prevalent problem.
>
> Please, someone, HELP!!
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
>
>
>

I am sorry. I posted here in general first but it popped up in security, so
I reposted here in general. But you have been very useful. Thank you.

"Peter Foldes" <> wrote in message
news:OA2$...
> Why have you multiposted this so many different ways
>
> Read below
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Ken" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> This file called SVCHOST.exe is consuming my RAM, hard drive, CPU and
>> everything on my Vista machine to capacity use. I know the real one is a
>> necessary program, but there are many copies of this file working
>> simultaneously here and my performance is down to a crawl or a crash.
>> I've
>> looked everywhere for a solution and have tried a couple to no avail. I
>> get
>> no working answers from anyone. Many, many other Windows users are
>> getting
>> this in massive amounts, too, so it's not isolated to me. Everything
>> slows
>> to a crawl often several times a day. I often have to restart.
>>
>> I am told it might be one or more viruses that does this, and I've been
>> told
>> it might be an unfixed bug in Vista, but no square answers. My scans and
>> virus updates from Norton and MS haven't fixed this problem.
>>
>> I am now seriously thinking of copying my whole disk to an outboard
>> memory
>> and reintalling Linux on my machine instead of Windows Vista, as no one
>> seems to want to address this issue in the Vista world, even though it is
>> obviously a very prevalent problem.
>>
>> Please, someone, HELP!!
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

That is all extremely useful. Thank you so much for that. I have tried
everything I know. Many have reported the exact same symptoms, that there is
one or more svchost.exe using an incredible amount of RAM, CPU, hard drive,
etc. affecting entire computer performance. This is what I get, too. 50megs,
80megs. Several simultaneously. Doing... something?? I don't know. For an
hour, 2 hours, 3 hours. 2, 3 or more times a day. This started about in
September slowly. Once a week at first maybe, but now everyday for the past
6 weeks or more.

If it is a virus, like I've read, the "Welchia" or something else, why
doesn't my updated Norton or Defender get rid of it? What can get rid of it?

But, thank you for the tips, so very much. I will do all that immediately.



"Jack the Ripper" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Ken wrote:
>> This file called SVCHOST.exe is consuming my RAM, hard drive, CPU and
>> everything on my Vista machine to capacity use. I know the real one is a
>> necessary program, but there are many copies of this file working
>> simultaneously here and my performance is down to a crawl or a crash.
>> I've
>> looked everywhere for a solution and have tried a couple to no avail. I
>> get
>> no working answers from anyone. Many, many other Windows users are
>> getting
>> this in massive amounts, too, so it's not isolated to me. Everything
>> slows
>> to a crawl often several times a day. I often have to restart.
>>
>> I am told it might be one or more viruses that does this, and I've been
>> told
>> it might be an unfixed bug in Vista, but no square answers. My scans and
>> virus updates from Norton and MS haven't fixed this problem.
>>
>> I am now seriously thinking of copying my whole disk to an outboard
>> memory
>> and reintalling Linux on my machine instead of Windows Vista, as no one
>> seems to want to address this issue in the Vista world, even though it is
>> obviously a very prevalent problem.
>>
>> Please, someone, HELP!!
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>
> Svchost.exe does nothing on its own. Svchost.exe as its name implies host
> other processes. Those processes can be legit processes or they can be
> non-legit processes such as malware that are being hosted.
>
> If Svchost.exe is not running out of Windows/System32 then it's a Trojan.
>
> Process Explorer will allow you to look inside each Svchost.exe and see
> what it is hosting.
>
> <http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Hidden_Backdoors_Trojan_Horses_and_Rootkit_Tools_i n_a_Windows_Environment.html>
>
> You can get Process Explorer at the link.
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...s/default.aspx
>
> You go to menu View/Show all DLL(s)/Lower Pane and it will show everything
> a svchost.exe is hosting. You can right click a line in the upper or lower
> pane and go to Properties to get more information on what is happening
> with a given process or where it is located.
>
> It may not be malware, but with Process Explorer, you should be able to
> pin point what given svchost.exe is hosting that sucking-up the resources.
>
> There can be many Svchost.exe(s) running but what is using any given one
> of them.
>
> You can use CurrPort instead of Active Ports, which runs on Vista.
>
> AV(s) can miss an exploit running on the machine.
>

No. I don't want to have to do it. Otherwise, my Vista is great. But, this
is an incredible thing. I really want it resolved. I like Linux, and use DSL
right now, too, but going Linux shouldn't be a solution. I want to fix this.



"Rich" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>> I am now seriously thinking of copying my whole disk to an outboard
>> memory
>> and reintalling Linux on my machine instead of Windows Vista, as no one
>> seems to want to address this issue in the Vista world, even though it is
>> obviously a very prevalent problem.
>
> the above is the reason NO one takes you seriously.
>
>
> Just DO IT
>
>
> Rich

svchost.exe is a legitimate Windows program run by Windows. Google it. It is
not a virus.

Tyro

"Ken" <> wrote in message
news:...
> That is all extremely useful. Thank you so much for that. I have tried
> everything I know. Many have reported the exact same symptoms, that there
> is one or more svchost.exe using an incredible amount of RAM, CPU, hard
> drive, etc. affecting entire computer performance. This is what I get,
> too. 50megs, 80megs. Several simultaneously. Doing... something?? I don't
> know. For an hour, 2 hours, 3 hours. 2, 3 or more times a day. This
> started about in September slowly. Once a week at first maybe, but now
> everyday for the past 6 weeks or more.
>
> If it is a virus, like I've read, the "Welchia" or something else, why
> doesn't my updated Norton or Defender get rid of it? What can get rid of
> it?
>
> But, thank you for the tips, so very much. I will do all that immediately.
>
>
>
> "Jack the Ripper" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Ken wrote:
>>> This file called SVCHOST.exe is consuming my RAM, hard drive, CPU and
>>> everything on my Vista machine to capacity use. I know the real one is a
>>> necessary program, but there are many copies of this file working
>>> simultaneously here and my performance is down to a crawl or a crash.
>>> I've
>>> looked everywhere for a solution and have tried a couple to no avail. I
>>> get
>>> no working answers from anyone. Many, many other Windows users are
>>> getting
>>> this in massive amounts, too, so it's not isolated to me. Everything
>>> slows
>>> to a crawl often several times a day. I often have to restart.
>>>
>>> I am told it might be one or more viruses that does this, and I've been
>>> told
>>> it might be an unfixed bug in Vista, but no square answers. My scans and
>>> virus updates from Norton and MS haven't fixed this problem.
>>>
>>> I am now seriously thinking of copying my whole disk to an outboard
>>> memory
>>> and reintalling Linux on my machine instead of Windows Vista, as no one
>>> seems to want to address this issue in the Vista world, even though it
>>> is
>>> obviously a very prevalent problem.
>>>
>>> Please, someone, HELP!!
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Svchost.exe does nothing on its own. Svchost.exe as its name implies host
>> other processes. Those processes can be legit processes or they can be
>> non-legit processes such as malware that are being hosted.
>>
>> If Svchost.exe is not running out of Windows/System32 then it's a Trojan.
>>
>> Process Explorer will allow you to look inside each Svchost.exe and see
>> what it is hosting.
>>
>> <http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Hidden_Backdoors_Trojan_Horses_and_Rootkit_Tools_i n_a_Windows_Environment.html>
>>
>> You can get Process Explorer at the link.
>>
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...s/default.aspx
>>
>> You go to menu View/Show all DLL(s)/Lower Pane and it will show
>> everything a svchost.exe is hosting. You can right click a line in the
>> upper or lower pane and go to Properties to get more information on what
>> is happening with a given process or where it is located.
>>
>> It may not be malware, but with Process Explorer, you should be able to
>> pin point what given svchost.exe is hosting that sucking-up the
>> resources.
>>
>> There can be many Svchost.exe(s) running but what is using any given one
>> of them.
>>
>> You can use CurrPort instead of Active Ports, which runs on Vista.
>>
>> AV(s) can miss an exploit running on the machine.
>>
>

Thanks, but this does everything I need just as well, if not better:

http://damnsmalllinux.org/

Have a go at it!! 8)



"Borne Aching" <> wrote in message
news:49a89227$...
> On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:01:17 -0500, Ken wrote:
>
>> No. I don't want to have to do it. Otherwise, my Vista is great. But,
>> this is an incredible thing. I really want it resolved. I like Linux,
>> and use DSL right now, too, but going Linux shouldn't be a solution. I
>> want to fix this.
>>
>>
>
>
> Here http://download.opensuse.org/ .
>
> Have at it.
> Good luck.
>
>
>
>>
>> "Rich" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>> I am now seriously thinking of copying my whole disk to an outboard
>>>> memory
>>>> and reintalling Linux on my machine instead of Windows Vista, as no
>>>> one seems to want to address this issue in the Vista world, even
>>>> though it is obviously a very prevalent problem.
>>>
>>> the above is the reason NO one takes you seriously.
>>>
>>>
>>> Just DO IT
>>>
>>>
>>> Rich
>

Ken wrote:
> That is all extremely useful. Thank you so much for that. I have tried
> everything I know. Many have reported the exact same symptoms, that
> there is one or more svchost.exe using an incredible amount of RAM, CPU,
> hard drive, etc. affecting entire computer performance. This is what I
> get, too. 50megs, 80megs. Several simultaneously. Doing... something?? I
> don't know. For an hour, 2 hours, 3 hours. 2, 3 or more times a day.
> This started about in September slowly. Once a week at first maybe, but
> now everyday for the past 6 weeks or more.
>
> If it is a virus, like I've read, the "Welchia" or something else, why
> doesn't my updated Norton or Defender get rid of it? What can get rid of
> it?

That's because any malware can hide or disguise itself so that it cannot
be detected. That's if you have even been hacked.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc512587.aspx

On the other hand, it could be a combination of software that's running
on your computer that is taking the computer resources that Svchost.exe
is hosting, and something when out of control. It could be due to recent
updates from MS or a 3rd party vendor.

That's why you should use Process Explorer and look at a Svchost.exe
that is running remembering that is not the one wanting the resource,
but it's something Svchost.exe is hosting that wants the resources.

Use PE to look inside a given Svchost.exe and see what it is hosting.
You might spot something.