Why does svchost access the internet?

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I accidently deleted the svchost.exe for my interent (I ended the process in Task Manager because it was hanging up). How do I go about reloading it since my internet does not work any more?

Thanks for any help that you can give me.
Steve

I have several svchost processes running, local, and system. I have ended these processes in task manager they just come back. When I ended the system svchost my system automatically starts to shut down says nt authority system will shut down and starts at 59 seconds. when I bought a new laptop before I had access to the internet I checked task manager and svchost was a running process upon 1st boot. How do I find out who is using this system, can someone provide link to obtain detailed info about this process? Also why doesn't any of the anti-spy etc software even acknowledge this process if it is indeed spying?

Because svchost is not spyware - it's a critical system component, and there are SUPPOSED to be multiple copies running. Check out this article: http://ask-leo.com/what_is_svchost_and_why_is_there_more_than_one_copy_running.html

I have the same problem. When i turn my modem it appears lots of black windows and in the top there is name of the program: scvhost.exe. You say that i must click the clock in my task bar, select the function "Adjust Date/Time" and to click on the "Internet Time tab". I use the windows 2000 and i don't find the "Internet Time tab". Can you please tell where is it? Thank you very much.

i also have timed sync turned off. automatic updates turned off, automatic updates uses this process, and have also tiem sync in services.msc and in the registry disbled, however it still tries to access the internet on XP SP2, i have no malware, viruses, etc.. I've scanned ....

only time i need to allow svchost access to the internet is when i do a manual auto update thru the MS website, i only do that to see what i need to download from the download section, once that is done i deny it again. Also when i allow it access or turn the firewall off to allow all, and since auto updates is turned off and stuff, and i have processguard, it downloaded something and wanted to install a pack or something from the updates distribition folder and minad you i am spyware clean, it did this twice, I only allowed all once because i was too lazy to go back into the firwall rules and re-allow MS player access to the internet to get info. on the CDs i am ripping or just ripped to mp3..

So MS spyware is = true

Beware of this and DO NOT allow it access to the internet, unless you do autoupdates which you should not, or allow it access only when looking to see what updates one needes to download manually.. and also to re-check to make sure one has the right ones...

AGAIN THIS IS MICROSOFT SPYWARE DON't DELETE IS AS IT WILL MESS UP YOUR SYSTEM. just don't allow internet access unsupervised..

google pack's updater, updates using svchost.exe. so if u have the google pack installed, probably thats what is happening.

Why?
Why?
Why?

Hohoho...
First, I have turned off my Automatic Updates, and I have trun off Automatic update for my clock, but, it still access my internet connection, and it have used 20MB per hour!!!
Please guide me, Thanks...

Hi every one I trun off the time update but it's still sending packets

Mine tries to connect 50000 times a day and I have time service and automatic updates off.My services have NOTHING that should need to connect to the internet I have static ip mac filtered through a NAT router.
So it is definitely MS spying because the IP's are MS ip's.
BLOCK IT!!And Explorer.exe.
They are spying on you.

But if i blocked it...i can't access to the internet...i can log in on yahoo messenger or browsing from my firefox..
I've turn off time update...but it keep trying to access the internet...
if i allowed it...the send and receive bytes is increasing...although i don't use anything...help me ~~'

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