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Lsass.exe and svchost.exe are required system files for Windows NT, 2000 and XP. If you delete them without care your system may become unbootable.
Can I delete lsass.exe? svchost.exe?
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If you're running Windows XP, 2000, 2003, or NT - Absolutely NOT.
These are required system files. Windows won't run without them. See these articles for more information:
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Article C1962 - May 30, 2004
Leo A. Notenboom has been playing with computers since he
was required to take a programming class in 1976. An 18 year career as a programmer at Microsoft soon followed.
After "retiring" in 2001, Leo started Ask Leo! in 2003 as a place for answers
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K, Leo,
Posted by: Trina at November 21, 2008 12:14 AMI've just read some more posts and im saddened to find out the SAFEST THING to do is reload windows. . . are there any LESS SAFE options that allow me to still keep my files?
PLEASE HELP LEO!!!
Sorry Here is my predicament saidmore clearly.
Posted by: Trina at November 21, 2008 12:24 AMI deleted svchost.exe
I found a copy of svchost.exe
I put it in the windows32 file
My computer sees it and says theres an error (sorry dunno what it is right now)
Is there a way of properly activating it or fixing it.
I wouldlike to avoid reloading windows.
PLEASE HELP (Hope this was clearer)
hi Leo, can you help me w/ my problem of SVCHOST.EXE that is eating up my memory/cpu usage.. i'm using windows xp sp2,can i have a step by step manual correction for this matter...
Posted by: Vince at April 1, 2009 6:29 PMthanks!
Hello
My svchost.exe i guess it is infected
because each time i upload a file to my hosting, it looks fine, but after a while , i see a java script line added to my index page and this is malaware . in google my sites started showing that it this site might harm your pc.
i made format to my pc, and again i was attacked by the same problem,
I tried 4 different hosting companies, they said that someone has access to my passwords to do that, i changed password and still same problem.
i was reading http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/svchost/
so how to deal with that?
Posted by: mike at May 9, 2009 2:43 PMthanks
I have three or more entries of svchost.exe in TasK Manager.
When I end the svchost process with the highest CPU-time
after som time i get the message that a shutdown is coming.
For that I am prepared in cmd to abort that shutdown.
Is this a virus.
I have a screenshot of task manager but I do not know how to send it to you.
Zone Alarm detected 55 attempts to go outbound.
Before that I had 1175 viruses all of them with names of
movies.
I removed them with a trial of Avira Pro.
I am using Virtual PC on a Mac G4 (QuickSilver) 2 processors
and 1.5 Gb core.
Have a nice day!!
Posted by: Frank Rojer at May 18, 2009 8:29 PM