Which svchost is the real one?

Question

As much as I know there should be only one svchost in taskmanager. I got 8:
5 - SYSTEM
2 - NETWORK SERVICE
1 - LOCAL SERVICE

I scaned my PC using ZoneAlarm Pro, Spyware Doctor and there is no any virus or spyware.

Which one should I turn off?

Answer 1

Not only one. There could be even more svchots on your PC. Because the svchost process controls the services in the registry and creates a list of needed services.
Try to close the one that is alone in ctrl+alt+del > processes.
If you want to see more info on the svchost click start > run > cmd > tasklist/svc and see what every svchost does.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

It's normal to have several instances of the svchost.exe program running at any given time. You can find out what programs each instance is associated with by opening a Command-Prompt window and typing in "tasklist /svc".

You don't need to turn any of them off. All the programs associated with them are necessary programs for running your OS.

Answer 3

I currently have 5 running and all are legit. If you would like better confirmation you can go here and download a free trial of WinTask 5 Pro and use it to evaluate all your exe processes.

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/wintask5pro.htm

Answer 4

It's okay; it's quite normal to have multiple svchost.exe processes running. I've got 4 and I only just rebooted.