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svchost.com is the filename that is being exploited by virus writers due to its similiarity with a windows process names svhost.exe if you find a process / a file named svchost.com on your computer, most likely it belongs to a virus/worm/trojan . Verify the application that has added
this file on your computer.
| Aliases: These are a number of viruses that add a file named svchost.com on an
infected computer, for more information see this link
| Delete these Files: These are some of the places where the malicious ie.exe could be found
%System%\svchost.com
%Windir%\svchost.com
* %System% refers to the System folder. By default, thC:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).
* %Windir% refers to the Windows installation folder. By default, C:\Windows or C:\Winnt. | | View Hidden Files: Before you could delete them, you need to search for them, and before doing that you need to enable to view hidden files and folders Click here to read more... | | Boot in safe mode: Sometimes you will not be able to delete a file even if you find it, in that case you should boot in safe mode and then try to delete it/ them. Click here to read more... | | End Process in the Task Manager: If you find the virus processes running in the Task Manager, you can select them one by one and press End process button, that will help you to delete them from the hard disk. Click here to read more... | | Unable to Open Task Manager: If that happens, you can try these free tools to enable the task manager again. Click here to read more... | | Run CCleaner : If you manage to find the viruses and delete them, even then there will be associated entries in the windows registry. If you run a free software called CCleaner, that will help you to automatically clean the registry from the virus entries. Click here to read more... | Delete the registry keys manually: If you are brave enough to do so. You can edit the registry by using the windows built in registry editor. Click here to read more... For the details of registry keys created by the different variations of the viruses, here is a link . Open it in leisure. | reprinted with permission from threatexpert
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