Title: WinDir.svchost

Type: Adware

Remove WinDir.svchost. Removal instructions

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It is a known technique that spyware, adwares, viruses, keyloggers etc use to hide from users - to drop files on the system that use the same name as a legitimate file but in a different directory.
WinDir.svchost places a file named svchost.exe
in %WinDir% on your system.
The legitimate svchost.exe
file is located in %SystemDir%.
Do not delete
%WinDir%\svchost.exe unless you are 100% sure it is a threats.

Note: %WinDir% by default is C:\Windows (Windows 95/98/Me/XP) or C:\WINNT (Windows NT/2000).

Note: %SystemDir% by default is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).

WinDir.svchost properties:
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Delete files:
svchost.exe

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Misc:
Delete the file only if you are 100% sure it is a threat!

Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2005-07-28 11:48:28

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ron

downloaded and ran program. did not detect virus file svchost [6kb] on my win 98 os system. why? thanks. ron.

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2005 02 09

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