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

What are you to do to fix scvhost.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your scvhost.exe process
2. Run Registry Booster to fix scvhost.exe related errors
3. Run Spyware Doctor to remove persistent malware

Process name: mIRC or Install Shield Installer or Sock or Generic Host Process for Win32 Services
Product: scvhost.exe or explorer or Services 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
Company: WackoSoft or None or 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 Microsoft® Corporation (www.microsoft.com)
File: scvhost.exe


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Note: Any malware can be named anything - so you should check where the files of the running processes are located on your disk. If a "non-Microsoft" .exe file is located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, then there is a high risk for a virus, spyware, trojan or worm infection! Check it out!


Users Opinions

882 users ask for this file. 1 user didn't rate it ("don't know"). 5 users rated it as not dangerous. 1 user rated it as neutral. 7 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 18 users rated it as dangerous.


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
nervt durch ständigen internet zugriffs versuchen
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.
ich bekomme die datei nicht gelöscht
none It is a dangerous trojan that could have links to the blaster worm. remove asap.
kasige lässt sich nicht löschen und kommt immer wieder
Monty Nicht verwechseln mit SVCHOST.EXE. SCVHOST.EXE ist gefährlich und kann gelöscht werden..
ich issen treujaner . mit den treujaner kann mann euren pc kapern, bekomm die auch nicht weg
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"  See also: Link
This is a legimate and vital component of the windows operating system and has a variety of important functions. Don't delete it!
ja, sicher definitiv ein trojaner
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

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