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Svchost a Virus or Windows Utility?

Introduction: Svchost is a generic host process for win32 services which is a integral part of windows operating system. This process manages system services that run from dynamic link libraries that is files with extension as .dll .This system services involves function like “Automatic Updates”, “Windows Firewall ”, “Plug and play”, “Fax services”, “Windows Themes” and many more. This Svchost cannot be stopped or restarted manually. Scvhost.exe cannot be deleted and it should not be deleted as it is needed by the windows to perform its various services.

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Posted by Ashish - May 28, 2010 at 7:00 pm

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