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Malware... URGENT
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Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:20 amby an-225
I have five svchost.exes running, two in SYSTEM, one in LOCAL SERVICE and two in NETWORK SERVICE.
As of right now: Local Service: mem usage: 4,128K
Network Service: 3,924K and 3,328K
SYSTEM: 4,488K and 38,236K.
The last one CANNOT be right, downloading AVG right now. Done a cache dump. No slow-down through normal PC use, only some slowdown in the Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl menu. This slowdown is what prompted me to check through task manager.
Re: Malware... URGENT
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Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:35 amby Mazza
You have a virus for sure.... Run scans
Re: Malware... URGENT
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Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:55 amby Slotback
errr.
Svhost are windows services grouped together.
I have five.
Everyone has five.
start, run, services.msc .... disable them there
Re: Malware... URGENT
Posted:
Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:14 amby an-225
Eh, I have only ever noticed up to three at one time. Did a scan and there was a trojan lurking around in System 32, it should have been deleted but just in case I'm scanning again.
Re: Malware... URGENT
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Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:25 amby Wii
Eh, I have only ever noticed up to three at one time. Did a scan and there was a trojan lurking around in System 32, it should have been deleted but just in case I'm scanning again.
I have 10 svchost.exe's running ranging from local service to network service to system.
Re: Malware... URGENT
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Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:26 amby Groundbound1
Yup, I have six running myself, and no viruses or malware that I know of. (I do my best to avoid such things)
Re: Malware... URGENT
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Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:23 pmby T1MT1M
Lol i lose. I have 15. But its so much effort to go through and shut all the ones down that i don't use.
I think I'll do it after format
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Re: Malware... URGENT
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Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:41 pmby a1
I have about 5. You are mistaken to another one that looks like it. I was too until I read closer.
Re: Malware... URGENT
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Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:08 pmby NickN
normal function of Windows
your seeing nothing abnormal
If you are worried about Malware... download install, update and do a full scan with Malwarebytes
all gone
It wont fix the payload if you have already been hit but it will kill the mother bug
http://www.malwarebytes.org/getting rid of the payload is a different story and sometimes takes special tools to do it such as Combofix and SDfix (dangerous to use without supervision)
Re: Malware... URGENT
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Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:02 amby T1MT1M
At work we found a good way of getting rid of extremely bad viruses that most programs won't fix but this only works if the main virus isn't attached to an important windows file. Find the file that is the virus delete it everywhere you can find it in the registry then simply rename the file, restart and delete it
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But you gotta know what is what when your using that method.