What is svchost.exe?

svchost.exe's description is "Windows Host Process" according to the svchost.exe version information.

svchost.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Documents and Settings\roger\Application Data\Microsoft\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected svchost.exe.

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VirusTotal report

46 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the svchost.exe file. That's a 90% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Generic.KDV.71929
Agnitum	Trojan.Cycbot.Gen!Pac
AhnLab-V3	Backdoor/Win32.Cycbot
AntiVir	TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Packed]/Win32.Krap
Avast	Win32:Cybota [Trj]
AVG	Cryptic.BHZ
Baidu-International	Trojan.Win32.Krap.aK
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.KDV.71929
Bkav	W32.WinDeofikC.Worm
CAT-QuickHeal	Backdoor.Cycbot.B
ClamAV	Trojan.Agent-216276
Commtouch	W32/Goolbot.B.gen!Eldorado
Comodo	Packed.Win32.Krap.~HYA
DrWeb	Trojan.Siggen2.9615
Emsisoft	Trojan.Generic.KDV.71929 (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Cycbot.AA
F-Prot	W32/Goolbot.B.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure	Trojan.Generic.KDV.71929
Fortinet	W32/FakeAV.BZD!tr
GData	Trojan.Generic.KDV.71929
Ikarus	Packed.Win32.Krap
Jiangmin	Packed.Krap.dqch
K7AntiVirus	Backdoor ( 003210941 )
K7GW	Backdoor ( 003210941 )
Kaspersky	Packed.Win32.Krap.hy
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Krap.hy.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Agent.Gen
McAfee	BackDoor-EXI.gen.d
McAfee-GW-Edition	BackDoor-EXI.gen.b
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Cycbot.G
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Generic.KDV.71929
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Krap.btefv
Norman	FakeDWM.C
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Krap.129024.AS
Panda	Trj/Cycbot.gen
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.BO.335
Rising	PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12702896!309340310
Sophos	Troj/FakeAV-BZD
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Fuffan
Symantec	Backdoor.Cycbot!gen2
TheHacker	Trojan/Krap.hy
TotalDefense	Win32/FakeSpypro.B!generic
TrendMicro	BKDR_CYCBOT.SME
VBA32	BScope.FakeWare.xc
VIPRE	VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.da!d (v)

svchost.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove svchost.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the svchost.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that svchost.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate svchost.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the svchost.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate svchost.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Documents and Settings\roger\Application Data\Microsoft\svchost.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the svchost.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If svchost.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If svchost.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If svchost.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that svchost.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

svchost.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• vcbhost.exe

Folder name variants

svchost.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Documents and Settings\roger\Application Data\Microsoft\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\Documents and Settings\roger\Desktop\m\1\

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