hi you guys,

i d like to check out something with you.. i often get a norton 2005 antivirus pop up alert for a file named ” microsoft generic host process for win 32 ...”
coming from “C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe”
what in the world is that thing ???? Should I blok the comunication or let it go??

thanks for your help

Hi,
  Yes, normally, it is OK to let it have access. There can be several instances of it running at the same time.

It is one of the file that trojans target, hence the ‘normally’.

Here’s a quote from Microsoft

The Svchost.exe file is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. At startup, Svchost.exe checks the services part of the registry to construct a list of services that it must load. Multiple instances of Svchost.exe can run at the same time. Each Svchost.exe session can contain a grouping of services. Therefore, separate services can run, depending on how and where Svchost.exe is started. This grouping of services permits better control and easier debugging.

Rik

tks “Delinquent” from no on i ll let it go

Thom, just wanna check with ya…but you do know that your avatar is a dancing macaroni?

[quote author=“CJMPower”]Thom, just wanna check with ya…but you do know that your avatar is a dancing macaroni?

I think one time he said it’s a battery…

Erik

Ahhh…it looks like a macaroni…LOL…anywho, sorry for the mix up…cool dancing double A you got there.

[quote author=“CJMPower”]Thom, just wanna check with ya…but you do know that your avatar is a dancing macaroni?

Sure i do… don t you like it? I do, but if i may add a corection to your quote.. it aint a macaroni… but a battery dancing the macarena ( song first performed by the spanish group los del rio and with a choregraphy of Mia Frye. 8)

Well we are answering the posts well too soon to each other…quite scary.

as a matter of fact, we were both answering a the same time.. when i cliked on the “reply” button your post was not there… but when i submited mine.. there it was :D
scary i wouln t say that.. to negative.. i d say funny