What is svchst.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with svchst.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.

svchst.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	Antivir Added by the RAGRUK-A TROJAN!
	Microsoft Outlook Express Protocol Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM!
	Microszoft Update Mach1nezs Added by the RBOT-ED WORM!
	MsnExplorer Added by the EB TROJAN!
	ScheduIr Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!
	Scheduler Added by the TACTSLAY.B TROJAN!
	SheduIer Premium rate adult content dialler
	SvcH0st Added by the EB TROJAN!
	svchst Added by the KBROY-C TROJAN!
	useful-soft Added by the STARTPA-HH TROJAN!
	WinAmpAgent Added by the EB TROJAN! Note - this is NOT the popular Winamp media player which has a different filename
	ws2 32 Added by the VOKEN-A TROJAN!

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