The svchost.exe

[spine]

When my computer is idle, the processor seems to be runing really high (i'd
say, and this is according to Windows Task Manager, between 20-30%)

When I kill one of the SVCHost.exe files it drops right down to under 5%.

I was wondering whether this is normal or a problem (i.e. virus on my comp t
hat I haven't been able to resolve with my anti-virus protection)

I got a Tasklist associated with the svchost.exe files. I got this list twic
e, once when my computer was running rather heywire and once when I killed t
he offending svchost.exe. I subtracted the tasks that appeared in the second
svchost.exe from the first to find which were causing the pc usage and they
are as follows:

-AudioSrv, Browser, CryptSvc, Dhcp, dmserver, ERSvc, FastUserSwitchingCompatibility, lanmanserver, lanmanworkstation, Messenger, Netman, Nla, Schedule, seclogon, ShellHWDetection, srservice, TermService, TrkWks, W32Time, WmdmPmSp, wuauserv, WZCSVC


If anyone can see anything suspicious or that might explain what is going on
. I can only hope I am clued enough in computers to understand your response
. Anyway any assistance would be great,

The Spine

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[bookworm]

Hi Spine
If you want to check if any spyware on your computer download these two free programes Ad-Aware Se and SpyBot Search&destroy. Run them both, they will clean you machine.

[spine]

Thanks bookworm,

I just don't know if it is in fact spyware causing it. I was wondering if it was normal for svchost.exe to chew up soo much of my pc

But I will scan with spybot as well.

Brett

Originally posted by bookworm
Hi Spine
If you want to check if any spyware on your computer download these two free programes Ad-Aware Se and SpyBot Search&destroy. Run them both, they will clean you machine.

[MoonShadow]

I have had svchost chewing up resources for years, but I will be downloading those spyware checkers just in case.

Another prog that causes problems is ccApp.exe (part of Norton Anti Virus / Internet security) I have had that holding as close to 100% cpu on a newly built machine. I have changed that machine to PC-cilin (although NAV on three other machines seems to be ok).

[Jazz]

Information purposes only: -

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 314056

A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP