the purpose of svc host.exe in win. xp?
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About SVChost.exe\n\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056
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Having been around the block a few times on similarly complex problems, maintaining Windows and Linux boxes, there are two main things to consider.\n\n1. Virus checkers modify the (undocumented) Windows kernel in ways that can interfere with many other programs which will operate normally if the virus checker is turned off. ALWAYS suspect the virus program, the firewall rules set, and other third-party "malware" systems when things get strange.\n\nSo the answers mentioning your favorite virus checker as the culprit may be right. All virus checkers change their basic behaviors regularly, in order to keep up with new threats. Just because you ran the checker for a while in parallel with Firefox and had no problems, doesn't mean it isn't causing the problem now.\n\n2. The extensions available for Firefox are its "weak link" and everyone should add and use them with caution. Though most are first class and quite well behaved, some try - with varying degrees of success - to implement some undocumented features of Windows in order to provide functionality jealously guarded by Microsoft and which they reserve for their own applications - such as Internet Explorer. And, other extensions have old fashioned bugs that can cause varying degrees of havoc.\n\nHaving spouted off this way, don't take me as an authority. Your information is a little thin. You could have malware on your system, and that could be the culprit. Malware often is designed to "piggy-back" on top of system calls made by other programs, and Firefox (being open source) documents all its calls in its source code.\n\nBut by any stretch of the imagination, Firefox is order of magnitudes more secure than Internet Explorer. IE is a program useful ONLY because it is required by Windows Update and certain other locked-in-to-Microsoft sites.\n\nSo what should you do? Consider trying out another combination of malware products, or disabling the malware protection briefly to see if the crash message goes away. Remove Firefox and all extensions using Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs. Then re-install Firefox with a FRESH download (version 1.5.0.7 is proven and solid). Add your favorite extensions back no more than one every other day. \n\nGood luck!
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Try those programs>\nWindows Defender from Microsoft.com (for XP only)\nSpyBot S&D\nAvast! Pro\nand/or ZoneAlarm
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Your computer does not run any unwanted processes unless corruption. If you are sure your computer is fine then you don't need to end any tasks. If you end a task it may result to somthing else. (Eg.If SVCHOST.EXE is ended then your internet connection is ended.) If you are using Win XP then next to the process name it shows what is running it? NOTE:- Never end System Tasks. The worst thing that can happen is you to restart.\n\nBy the ways why do you want to end System Processes? Because you computer speed is low??? It is totally not because of this. The speed of your RAM is the ultimate cause for everything.
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I also have 6 processes of "svchost.exe" running on my computer. Apparently it's something that's supposed to be running. I wouldn't worry about it, but you could try running an anti-virus program if it really bothers you.\n\nI use AVG Free and it works really well. You can get it from http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2 if you don't already have an anti-virus program on your computer.
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Run your virus program after you do read and do this first:\n\nWindows ME and XP utilize a restore utility that backs up selected files automatically to the C:&#92;_Restore folder. This means that an infected file could be stored there as a backup file, and VirusScan will be unable to delete these files. You must disable the System Restore Utility to remove the infected files from the C:&#92;_Restore folder.\n\nNow go here: to learn how to disable system restore:\n\nhttp://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.aspx
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The registry keys only exist in the folders that have values set withing them.\nGo to Hkey local machine/software/microsoft/windows/run or runonce and you will find any new entries that have been added for programs that are running on your computer from start up.(virus will run at or immediately following boot up so you should find what your looking for there.\nGet XP because 2000 & M E suck
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This is sometimes cause by a corrupted version of IE. He is simple fix for window XP. IF you are not using windows XP, you need to provide us with the version of window you are using. IF for some reason you don't know version. \n1. Click Start, and then click Run.\n2. In the Open box, type winver, and then click OK.\n\nWindows XP and Windows XP SP1: Reinstall or repair Windows XP\nTo repair or reinstall Internet Explorer in Windows XP, complete the following procedure while you are logged on as an administrator:\n1.  Use the System File Checker tool to scan all of the protected files on your computer:\na.  Click Start, and then click Run.\nb.  In the Open box, type sfc /scannow, and then click OK.\n2.  Test to determine if the issue is resolved
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xp did not offer this task. You need to write a small program to achieve this task. Why just using log-in password to avoid unwanted people to use your computer?? You can control the Guess computer the services (programs) that you welling to allow but not all in Host computer. Just do a creation another    user ...
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What you need to do is open the file "C: &#92; WINDOWS &#92; system32 &#92; drivers &#92; etc &#92; hosts" in Notepad or any editor.  You will see the line:\n\n127.0.0.1       localhost\n\nUnderneath this, add another entry with 127.0.0.1 and your mydomain.xxx.  Use the localhost one as a guide.  If http://localhost:8080 works, and you want http://xyz:8080 to work, add the line:\n\n127.0.0.1       xyz\n\nOnce you do this, it should work.\n\n\n(sorry I had to put spaces in the path, it didn't look right otherwise because it changed the &#92; to the hex value)
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I wrote a batch file to fix this virus.\n\nYou can find it here.\n\nhttp://krazyfukr.awardspace.com/
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this might be a mail spammer program. scan your computer with antispyware.\n\nif you are using XP, disable remote desktop, this might help if someone is using remote desktop to hack into your pc.
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Hi there,\n\nUnfortunately you have been infected with the Trojan "System Poser".  Here's some detailed information on winlogon.exe:\nhttp://spywarefiles.prevx.com/RRHDIG2178/winlogon%252Eexe.html\n\nThe best and easiest way to remove this infection is by installing the Free Trial of Prevx1.  This will scan your PC and remove this and any other infections free of charge.
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the only pages I could find it on were all forein languages, could not understand, but in one particular post, I did see this recommended, I know I have used it for the vx2 virus.\nhere is a normal page you can read about the program, and what it does, I guess it removes it, seems to part of the vx2 virus\nhttp://forums.techguy.org/security/345137-difficult-problem-fixes.html
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Though I dont know the answer for ur question, dont believe the_campbell_experience. Registry is not a virus log. It is full of required information for your OS to work. He tries to fool you. If u do so, ur system will defenetily crash. I am sure. Belive me. Again I say, believe me.
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You probably have an unusually large number of items that autostart when your computer starts up.  Svchost.exe is used by a number of process within Windows.  If you want to have a look at the underlying processes, snag a copy of Process Explorer by Sysinternals.  They're owned by Microsoft now.  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx\n\nTheir utilities are some of the best in the biz.  Probably why MS bought them up.