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Svchost Process Analyzer
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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
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