From what I can understand the only svchost.exe should be found in the system32 folder. However, I completed a search and I've discovered it's in a lot more folders than system32.
I need to get rid of these files as I believe they are the cause of my recent problems and annoyances. How do I go about doing this?
svchost.exe can be in several folders and you may have 2 different versions. One in system32 (x64) and one in SysWOW64 (x86).
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The ones in the TEMP folder and the ones in C:\Windows look fishy. You may have a virus. I would do a full off-line virus scan.
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http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
Malwarebytes
BitDefender is good but you should use different ones to cover all the bases.
http://download.bitdefender.com/rescue_cd/
Note some of the links are old, you may have to look for the newest version but you get the idea.
I've done numerous scans over the past week using my paid for BitDefender and it's failed to pick up on anything. However Prevx picked up on it, but I need to purchase their program in order for it to remove it.
After waiting two and a half hours for the scan to complete.... nothing. MalwareBytes also failed to pick up on it.
Why dont you just clean out the temp folder? Please do the following to access the Temp folder:
1. Click Start.
2. Type:
%tmp%
3. Press Enter.
This will open the temp folder. Delete everything in it.
Alternatively, you can use CCleaner.
There is no svchost in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp. My problem is within the C:\Windows\Temp folder. Should I continue with the deletion?
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