What is svchost.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with svchost.exe, from which further information can be found by clicking on the process title. The icon beside the information can be used to quickly determine if this is a safe file in combination with the key below:



This file is normally safe to leave running. In most cases, this file is not required to run on startup and can be run manually. Warning, this file may be a virus, spyware, resource hog and running it is not recommended. This file may or may not be necessary to load on startup, depending on your circumstances. No information is available for this item.

svchost.exe Processes:

File Type Process Name and Information
Added by the DELF-UX TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder. Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field
333
Added by the JD-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in a "Syswm1i" directory
alpha
Added by a variant of the DELF.IT TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
Auto Update
Added by the DUMARDI-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Auto Updates
Added by the CHEUKO-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
beta
Added by a variant of the DELF.IT TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
CashToolbar
CashToolbar Downloader-MY adware. Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!
CDriver
Added by a variant of the DELF.IT TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
COM++ System
Added by a variant of the LOVGATE WORM!
Configuration Loader
Added by the PARADROP-A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!
Configuration Loader
Added by the PARADROP-AI WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
DDriver
Added by a variant of the DELF.IT TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
defragsys
Added by the BIFROSE-TH TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Dll Link
Added by the AUTOSKY WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Documents and SettingsFavourites folder
DriverCheck
Added by the DELF-KR TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a C:DriverLoad folder
DriverLoad
Added by the DELF-KR TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a C:DriverLoad folder
F-Secure 2005
Added by the BIFROSE-CH TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
France
Added by the MIMAIL.L WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
gamma
Added by a variant of the DELF.IT TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
Generic Host Process
Added by the DLOADER-NX TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Generic Host Process for Win32 Service
Added by the SPYBOT.NC WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
GNP Generic Host Process
Added by the ZAPCHAS TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!
GNP Generic Host Process
Added by the ZAPCHAS-R TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup and is always located in the System32 folder. This worm file is found in the System folder
GNP Generic Host Process
Added by the ZAPCHAS-AA TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one replaces svchost.exe in the System32 folder with a copy of Mirc on (NT/2K/XP) systems and just adds svchost.exe to the System folder on (9x/Me) systems
hellfire
Added by the LEOX.D TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Host Process
Detected by Kaspersky as the AGENT.DGO TROJAN! See here. Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! The file is located in the Fonts directory
I just want to say I love Milko and I need a drink
Added by the CHIKO WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Documents and SettingsAdministratorLocal SettingsApplication Data folder
KAVPersonal
Added by the LINEAGE-V TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
LocalSystem
EHU adware. Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!
microsoft
Added by the ASTEF or RESPAN WORMS! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!
Microsoft
Added by the ADUYO-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Microsoft (R) Windows Configuration Backup Service
Added by the RANKY.X TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in either a "config", "mapping" or "security" subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder
Microsoft dll Host Service
Detected by Kaspersky as the RBOT.BMS WORM! See here. Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
Microsoft Genetic Procress
Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!
Microsoft Genuine Logon
Added by the SDBOT.EXT WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Added by the IRCBOT-AK TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "drivers" subfolder
Microsoft machine
Detected by Kaspersky as the RBOT.AEU TROJAN! See here. Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
Microsoft Service Host Process
Added by the KRYNOS.B WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "Help" subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder
Microsoft WPCEmail
Added by the SNIFFER-N TROJAN!
Mircosoft DNS Service
Added by the IRCBOT-AK TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "drivers" subfolder
Monitoring Service
Added by the CONE.C WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "tasks" subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder
MStask
Added by the LDPINCH-BV TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder!
nano
Added by the NANO-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
NetStart
Added by the MKAR-A VIRUS! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a NETSTART subfolder
Network Service
Added by the STARTPA-CC TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
NortonVPlus
Added by the ROAMER-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
ntuser
Added by a variant of the WORM_SOCKS.D WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "driver" sub-folder
NvClipRsv
Added by the DUMARU-K WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
Online Service
Added by the HOSTIDEL.B or HOSTIDEL.C or TARNO.B TROJANS! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!
P0w3rF1Y
Added by the MM TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Perfomance Settings
Added by the TOFGER-AP TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
Photoshop
Added by the CDOPEN-E TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the "Program Files" folder
PowerManager
Added by the JEEFO VIRUS! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
Recoveru systems
Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! ! This file is located in the "temp" folder
regedit
Added by the HOTWORD.B TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
renascimento
Detected by Kaspersky as the BANKER.GAX TROJAN! See here. Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the "Help" sub-folder of the Winnt or Windows folder
reseurce
Added by the LINEAGE-FV TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Runner
Added by the ADCLICK-AG TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
sds20
InlookExpress logs keystrokes and captures screenshots. If you didn't install this yourself remove it. Note - this should not be confused with the svchost.exe system process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder! This file is located in a "sds20" folder
Service Host
Added by the DAOSER-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a Services{C922CCC4-CF61-4589-A0D1-828160704853} subfolder
Service Host
Added by the DAOSER-C TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a Services[random] subfolder
Service Host
Added by the TORVEL WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
Service Host Driver
Added by the HITON TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
Service Process
Added by the DARKER WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
Service Process
Added by the DCMBOT-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "config" subfolder
Services
Added by the REPER-B WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Setup experation
Added by the TOFGER-AW TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
Shell
Added by the GOLDSPY-B TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
SNP Generic Host Process
Added by the ZAPCHAS-O TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!
spoolsv
Added by the DLOADER-FI TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "HELP" subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder
Srv32Win
Realtime-Spy keystroke logger/monitoring program - remove unless you installed it yourself! Note - this is not the svchost.exe process that normally doesn't appear in Msconfig/Startup!
SSL
Added by an unidentified VIRUS, WORM or TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!
startkey
Added by the AGENT-FPL TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
SVC
ElfSpy keystroke logger/monitoring program - remove unless you installed it yourself! Note - this is not the svchost.exe process that normally doesn't appear in Msconfig/Startup!
SVCHOST
System1060 homepage hi-jacker. Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "System1060" subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder
svchost
Added by many TROJANS amd WORMS, such as MORB or TARNO. Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
Svchost
Added by the MOZE-A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
svchost
Added by the BANCBAN-HL TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "config" subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder
Svchost
Added by the ADCLICK-AX TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Program FilesInternet Explorer folder
svchost
Added by the ES TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "Microsoft" subfolder
svchost
Added by the DLOADER-EV TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "Arquivos de programas" folder
SVCHOST Generic application
Added by the DAEMONI-K TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
svchost Netware Manager
Added by the EXVID.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
Svchost Service
Added by the VB-DVQ WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Help subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder
SVCHOST.EXE
Added by the WRMSCAN-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
svchost.exe
Added by the ZAPCHAS-V TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "drivers" subfolder
SysInit
Added by the STARTPA-BD TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Program Files/Common Files folder
System
Added by the LDPINCH-AU TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
system configure
Added by the LINEAGE-C TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
System Host Service
Added by the CONE.F WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "tasks" subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder
System Manager
Added by the BANKER-AE TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
System Process
Added by the ADCLICK-AG TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
System Update2
Added by the AUTOTROJ-C TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should NOT appear in Msconfig/Startup!
SystemCheck
Added by the DELF-KR TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a C:DriverLoad folder
SystemDriverCheck
Added by the DELF-KR TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a C:DriverLoad folder
SystemDriverLoad
Added by the DELF-KR TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a C:DriverLoad folder
SystemReg
Added by the DEWIN.E TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is found in the Winnt or Windows folder
Task Manager
Added by the SOHANA-P WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!
Task Monitoring Service
Added by the CONE.D WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in a "tasks" subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder
Update
Added by the ADCLICK-AG TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder


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