does anyone know what svchost.exe and CCAPP.exe in my processes (windows xp) are?

Answer 1

"ccapp.exe" belongs to Norton AntiVirus, runs auto-protect and email checking facilities.

Svchost.exe" (Generic Host Process for Win32 Services) is an integral part of Windows OS. It cannot be stopped or restarted manually. It manages 32-bit DLLs and other services. At startup, Svchost.exe checks the services portion of the registry to construct a list of services that it needs to load. In normal conditions multiple instances of Svchost.exe run at the same time. Each Svchost.exe session can contain a grouping of services, so that separate services can be run depending on how and where Svchost.exe is started.

Answer 2

Svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs).
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. "ccapp.exe" belongs to Norton AntiVirus, runs auto-protect and email checking facilities.

Answer 3

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.

CCAPP.exe belongs to Norton AntiVirus, runs auto-protect and email checking facilities.