Svchost Process Analyzer - Version 1.0 Have you ever wondered exactly what Svchost.exe is? The Svchost.exe process is part of the Windows operating system. It has become well-known because many trojans secretly latch onto the Svchost process to evade security software and firewalls. The free Svchost Process Analyzer tells you in seconds whether unwanted programs or trojans are misusing your Svchost process. Svchost Process Analyzer recognizes these suspicious processes, which hide within an Svchost instance. An example is the infamous Configer (or Conficker) worm. The genuine Svchost.exe is an important system process that is shipped with Windows XP and Vista, and is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. When a Windows computer boots, Svchost.exe executes dynamic link libraries (DLLs) found in the Windows Registry as services. There can be several instances of Svchost.exe running at the same time. The process description is "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services." This means that other services use Svchost