What is the "svchost.exe" ? Variant 511966

Our database contains 5599 different files for filename svchost.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the svchost.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name svchost.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Generic Host Process for Win32 Services. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process svchost.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Generic Host Process for Win32 Services
Version:: 5.1.2600.5512
MD5:: ed2d69cd4b0ebe37efe11d4dc4abc68f
SHA1:: 1fe9a7ebc983b134f2a7f4500be9a9bc02aaf545
SHA256:: da5fcaa118b0228d8b2d735d294ae8bb7b4c1d2c8c4c4f685b81f77f08334a4f
Size:: 14336
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
360 Total Security	2016-09-07 10:16:13
avast! Antivirus	2016-09-07 10:16:13
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition	2016-09-07 10:16:13
Panda Free Antivirus	2016-09-07 10:16:13
Avast Antivirus	2016-09-07 00:01:51
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-09-04 23:29:47
Kaspersky Total Security	2016-09-04 23:29:47
COMODO Cloud Antivirus	2016-09-03 21:06:18
Baidu Antivirus	2016-08-29 19:59:22
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 6.0	2016-08-29 19:02:29

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Is the Process "svchost.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
100% of reviewed files are marked as System file.

Our final rating for this file is Safe. Final rating is based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

Filename "svchost.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

50% of reviewed files with different MD5 are marked as Safe .
25% of reviewed files with different MD5 are marked as Threat

42% of reviewed files with different MD5 located in different directory are marked as Safe .
58% of reviewed files with different MD5 located in different directory are marked as Threat .

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SAFErating from user mstayros for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
THREATrating from user vorcshop for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)
нагружает процессор на 50-100% щитаю вирусом остановил процесс снял все галочки в разрешениях и теперь всёго 1-5% используется путь к файлу: C:WindowsSystem32svchost.exe
THREATrating from user jlol for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 43352601)
this exe has startet 100 times !!
SAFErating from user NEugeny74 for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)
Safe, but uses almost all of the RAM for two weeks. I have 16 GB of RAM, the process takes more than 10 GB.
THREATrating from user fak for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)
забирает ресурсы процессора
THREATrating from user danny chip boy for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 37165471)
this system is dangerous like college chips
SAFErating from user Maciek for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)
Bezpieczne jak jajka Grodzkiej przed kopniakiem :D
SAFErating from user wguimb for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 40502550)
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SAFErating from user its as much of a threat as Microsoft for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)
Microsoft creating malicious software to combat "malicious software" (see competitors) that causes more problems than the "malicious software" ever could. -since before their was "malicious software"
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THREATrating from user Zoran for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 505275)
svchost.exe has spiked my CPU at 100% since i unistall Microsoft Security Essential...
SAFErating from user Nilrem for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1333771)
The process is safe IF it is not hogging CPU useage.
SAFErating from user Longwood for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)
The only svchost.exe i have found to be malicious was svchost.exe.32
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THREATrating from user catilley1092 for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 505275)
This is obviously some type of threat, as only recently, my CPU has spiked at 100% for long periods of time. Task Manager reveals this file as being the culprit. XP Pro, OEM reinstall twice has this issue. In past reinstalls, this hasn't been an issue.
SAFErating from user baxti1965 for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
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SAFErating from user mstayros for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe

THREATrating from user vorcshop for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)

THREATrating from user jlol for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 43352601)

SAFErating from user NEugeny74 for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)

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THREATrating from user danny chip boy for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 37165471)

SAFErating from user Maciek for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)

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SAFErating from user its as much of a threat as Microsoft for file C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (Variant: 1140279)

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