Yes , you can see the svchost.exe in the Windows Task Manager and do not know why there are so many!The svchost.exe is responsible for the launch of services in all Microsoft Windows systems! The executable file " Svchost.exe " located in the folder "%SystemRoot%\System32" or C:\Windows\System32 When Windows starts, the "Svchost.exe" checks the registry to compile a list of services that has to be loaded. Do not be surprised, there can be multiple instances of "svchost.exe" can be running and you think that the system has been infected by a virus or trojan. But it is so that each Svchost.exe session contain a grouping of services. So it depends on the way of Svchost.exe call which various services are running. This grouping of services allows a better visibility and control. If you enter the command tasklist /SVC in the Windows command prompt (cmd.exe), you can see an overview of Svchost.exe and Related services started! C:\Windows\System32>tasklist /SVC Image Name PID Services ========================= ====== ============================================= System Idle Process 0 N/A System 4 N/A smss.exe 320 N/A csrss.exe 380 N/A winlogon.exe 404 N/A services.exe 448 Eventlog, PlugPlay lsass.exe 460 PolicyAgent, ProtectedStorage, SamSs svchost.exe 620 DcomLaunch, TermService svchost.exe 764 RpcSs svchost.exe 832 AudioSrv, BITS, CryptSvc, Dhcp, dmserver, ERSvc, EventSystem, helpsvc, LanmanServer, lanmanworkstation, Netman, Nla, Schedule, seclogon, SENS, SharedAccess, ShellHWDetection, srservice, Themes, TrkWks, W32Time, winmgmt, wscsvc, wuauserv, WZCSVC svchost.exe 904 Dnscache svchost.exe 976 LmHosts, RemoteRegistry, SSDPSRV explorer.exe 1228 N/A spoolsv.exe 1272 Spooler svchost.exe 1444 WebClient vmsrvc.exe 1472 1-vmsrvc wscntfy.exe 1948 N/A alg.exe 2004 ALG wuauclt.exe 860 N/A msiexec.exe 1560 MSIServer vmusrvc.exe 1992 N/A wmiprvse.exe 804 N/A wuauclt.exe 580 N/A IEXPLORE.EXE 824 N/A ColorConsole.exe 1572 N/A cmd.exe 1328 N/A tasklist.exe 1564 N/A wmiprvse.exe 1972 N/A C:\Windows\System32> FAQ 11: Updated on: 25 June 2018 16:39 |