Svchost and Svchost.exe - Crashs, CPU maximization, viruses, exploits and more.

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This is a great site and your identification of this problem is right on. I've identified a particular svchost.exe which runs on startup and if allowed to continue hogs bunches of resources and eventually crashes the system. My problem is in trying to fix the problem, I can get the system stable by stopping the process, but whenever I try to do a windows updates the system almost instantly crashes. I can do almost anything else on the internet and download or run almost anything else. Any suggestions?

Hi Jeff.

I had the same problem then an error about some Generic32.dll or something kernel crash, which when you report the error to Mircosoft, sends you to a (legit) site to downlaod their patch fix. But it had effect for me, the svchost "hog" continues on startup.
First i found that you can go into Task Manager and just end that process - and continue gaily along OK. I have since found ti doesn;'t happen any more if i turn off Windows Automatic updates. Don't know why. One site suggested this means there is a trojan oin the MS Update process. But i have run virus and spyware scanners and found nothing.

So I can avoid it, but don't know why! Hope this works for you.

Hi,
When ever I restart my labtop it move really slow. Eventually I am able to get the task manager to pop up and it says that svchost.exe is using around 100 %of my processor. When I end it, the computer unfrezes, but I dont get any audio. So I run msconfig and under services it says that my windows audio has been stopped. I eventually reallized after a few rebbots that ending svchost was the cause of my audio stopping.
If I dont stop the svchost thats running up my processor, then my computer moves slower that can be described. How do I fix the svchost problem, if thats even what it is.

(No relation to D above on the same day)

Mine also seems to be audio related. In the past, I have stopped svchost and find no audio. Today, I have just gone into services and re-started Windows Audio (while svchost was running at 100%). svchost then calmed down.

It is a dell inspiron 6000 laptop if that is of any help.

I also find that my svchost problem is audio related. Ending it stops almost all audio and i have to reboot to get it back. If it's any help.. this problem only occurs 75% of the time I load up my computer. I have to update my system though.. hope it solves it and good luck to others with this problem

-Mine also seems to be audio related. In the past, I have stopped svchost and find no audio. Today, I have just gone into services and re-started Windows Audio (while svchost was running at 100%). svchost then calmed down.

It is a dell inspiron 6000 laptop if that is of any help.-
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Hey i have dell inspiron 6000 laptop and mine will jump to 100% then down again and sometime my adio goes out. Wonder If it a dell audio bug?

when I scan my PC for viruses I get a message stating that there is a threat named "infostealer.satkey" located at svchost.exe, it cannot be cleaned nor anything, I use Norton AntiVirus and it is up to date, please help

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1254559&page=1

Same problem with my Gateway notebook, my computer runs really slow, svchost.exe is taking almost 100% of the CPU, I end the process and then lose ALL audio except Windows Media player. I tried turning off the auto updates for a few days, but my audio is still gone!!

okay...I haven't actually read ALL(372) of the comments yet, so my apologies if this issue has been stated or address previously...but my computer is getting old(laptop purchases in 2001, but not used until 2004, so this may be the problem)however, whenever I start my comp, it'll start just fine but once xp loads...the svchost.exe process takes between 86 and 100% of my cpu and between 32,000k and 99,999k mem usage and within the first 5 minutes the computer will completely crash and shutoff (no restart)...so that kinda removes my ability to run scans or check my registry or system integrity(my computer knowledge is not very deep) any assistance please...

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