What is scvhost.exe? Is scvhost.exe spyware or a virus?

How to fix scvhost.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your scvhost.exe process
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3. Run Spyware Doctor to remove persistent malware

Process name: mIRC or Install Shield Installer or Sock or Generic Host Process for Win32 Services or SCVHOST.exe
Product: scvhost.exe or Local Security Authority Subsystem Service or mIRC or PHP or stub or Microsoft Windows Operating System or Install Shield or CFX or NFSC-online Crack or Installer.exe or Project or TNGH Magic or CoffeeCup Visual Site Designer or Projekt or ???? or Windows Update or New or Windows Action Script
Company: mIRC Co. Ltd (www.mirc.com) or Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com) or Install Shield or CFX or Need for Speed Carbon or MEMBER or KytiSoft or Installer or ??? or BLUESTAR
File: scvhost.exe


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Users Opinions

Average user rating of scvhost.exe: 1.5 based on 40 votes. Read also the 26 reviews.

1072 users ask for this file. 5 users rated it as not dangerous. 1 user rated it as neutral. 7 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 27 users rated it as dangerous. 2 users didn't rate it ("don't know").


All comments about scvhost.exe:
Added to the system as a result of the W32/Agobot-S virusthat is an IRC backdoor Trojan and network worm. W32/Agobot-S copies itself to network shares with weak passwords and attempts to spread to computers using the DCOM Rcomputer and the Rcomputer locator vulnerabilities.
indiz blaster-virus
Beverley Hill I have a file pah called 123 mania. Looking to get rid of it can you help
Mike Knowles It seems to be used by micrsoft inconjunction with updating Xp files such as Service Pack 1. Without you can't update your machine.
xex Its a front for the ciadoor trojan variant, puts itself all over the startup and will close random programs
John Virus.
none It is a dangerous trojan that could have links to the blaster worm. remove asap.
W32/Rbot-EK
Have been able to remove the file with "security task manager" which also showed me the file is also named "stub" and is from company "x"
ron SCV host for window 98 and up runs the sound card on all pc's but can be infected by about 3 viruses.
Konflict_creeper if you delete it copies itself with dif names and messes up your adminstator somebody help
jbar it is not any part of the NT system folks as per MS got to Microsoft.com and search you'll find the answere there
Paxo determina la connessione in LAN o internet - "senza", qualsiasi pacchetto dati viene annullato in questi. Da controllare spesso perché viene spesso attaccato da Virus e Spy. "MAX MB Size :30"
This is a legimate and vital component of the windows operating system and has a variety of important functions. Don't delete it!
Count D Spy Emergency said it's Backdoor.Xion component
Apollyon you should never see this process running as a regular user only the system and local service should ever be running this process
ML It is a troyan
trojan made to look like the scvhost.exe which isnt harmful at all
frustrated corrupted all data and pc
8/3/2007 9:54:42 PM C:\WINDOWS\system32\DLA\DLACTRLW.EXE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\explorer NoCDBurning 0x00000000 (0) 32-bit number
wertox there is a diference between scvhost and svchost.SCVHOST is a Virus.While SVCHOST is a Windows file.Pay attention!!
sparky shuts down programs
Chris Do not confuse with SVCHOST. EXE. SCVHOST. EXE is dangerous and can be deleted. {This was a translation of the german post}
xnoddyx be for u try to delete SCVHOST.exe from system32 i ues to stop system restore then reboot  See also: Link
ablazerboy you cat open your task manager and when your computer hung up... you cant easily ed the process you want to close...
skybreaker it actually downloaded other virus into my computer  See also: Link

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