2006-11-20 22:22:32 · 7 answers · asked by Kris 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The following guide will explain what svchost.exe is and how it related to windows services:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial129.html
Using the above tutorial you can determine what services are running under each svchost process so you can determine if they are legitimate or not.
2006-11-21 05:17:31 · answer #1 · answered by grinler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Svchost.exe Multiple Processes
2016-11-01 09:00:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From support.microsoft.com
A description of Svchost.exe
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.
For a more in depth look:
WindowsXP users:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314056/en-us
Windows 2000 users:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250320/
2006-11-20 22:58:44 · answer #3 · answered by Allen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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How many svchost.exe should be running as processes please? I have 'seven' in my task manager- is this normal?
2015-08-23 21:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by Beverley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies, but seven is about normal. Though if any of them are running under your username, it's probably a virus or trojan.
2006-11-20 22:35:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is absolutely normal, svchost.exe is for running the windows service.
Number of running svchost.exe is totally dependent upon the services running on your system which are dependant on this exe.
2006-11-20 23:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by mishravijay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is quite normal. As I answer this question, my computer is running 7 svchosts.exe progs. No problem in that.
2006-11-20 22:27:17 · answer #7 · answered by bloopsieBLOB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah man 7 is good
2006-11-20 22:27:29 · answer #8 · answered by Brian L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So long as they dont read SVCGUEST, they should be fine, right?
2006-11-20 22:26:00 · answer #9 · answered by Professor Khanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋