As these DLLs are 32-bit programs, it causes svchost.exe to be listed with the *32 after it when seen in the Windows 7 Task Manager. It should be noted that even though svchost.exe is shown in Task Manager as using the CPU, it is a legitimate program and should not be deleted.
Shutting down svchost.exe may cause problems with your PC. If it is taking up large amounts of CPU power or causing high network traffic for extended periods of time you may have a memory leak, virus, or may need to reinstall certain software.
Is svchost.exe a virus? No, it is not. The true svchost.exe file is a safe Microsoft Windows system process, called "Host Process". However, writers of malware programs, such as viruses, worms, and Trojans deliberately give their processes the same file name to escape detection.
To view the list of services that are running in Svchost:
- Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type CMD, and then press ENTER.
- Type Tasklist /SVC, and then press ENTER.
System32 is not a virus and is not harmful. In fact, System32 is an important Windows operating system folder. If you delete the System32 folder, your computer will no longer work and you will need to reinstall the operating system.
Is svchost.exe a virus? No, it is not. The true svchost.exe file is a safe Microsoft Windows system process, called "Host Process". However, writers of malware programs, such as viruses, worms, and Trojans deliberately give their processes the same file name to escape detection.
So, under general circumstances, why does svchost.exe attempt to connect to the internet? The reason is that if you have Automatic Update turned on in Windows, svchost will periodically attempt to connect to the internet and synchronize your system clock with Windows Time Server.
Having multiple instances of "Svchost.exe" in the task manager is only a concern if memory use grows to an unreasonable amount. Excessive memory use could mean corruption or some other conflict within the operating system.
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- Click on Start, Run and then type in services.msc.
- Find the svchost service and select Properties.
- Select Disabled from the Startup type box.
- Reboot computer, you can also try this in safe mode.
Closing windows by clicking on the "X" button on the upper-right can free up some RAM, but your system may still have other programs running in the background. Free up RAM by closing these applications using the Windows Task Manager so any business applications you need to run can perform faster.
On most Windows PCs, you'll see anywhere from 10 to 20 of these processes running. If there is a problem and one particular svchost.exe process is causing issues, you can probably fix it easily once you know which service is running inside that process.
If a process is still using too much CPU, try updating your drivers. Drivers are programs that control particular devices connected to your motherboard. Updating your drivers may eliminate compatibility issues or bugs that cause increased CPU usage. Open the Start menu, then Settings.
To remove the SvcHost.exe malware, follow these steps:
- STEP 1: Use Rkill to terminate the SvcHost.exe Fake Windows Process.
- STEP 2: Use Malwarebytes to remove SvcHost.exe malware.
- STEP 3: Use HitmanPro to scan for SvcHost.exe virus.
- STEP 4: Use Zemana AntiMalware Free to remove Potentially Unwanted Programs.
Update hardware that can slow down your computer
Two key pieces of hardware related to the speed of a computer are your storage drive and your memory (RAM). Too little memory, or using a hard disk drive, even if it's been defragmented recently, can slow a computer down.Task Manager often lists startup programs on the system tray as background processes. Most anti-virus utilities are system tray software. Those are programs you usually open via system tray icon context menus. Thus, removing system tray software from the Windows startup is one way to reduce background processes.
The Service Host (svchost.exe) is a shared-service process that serves as a shell for loading services from DLL files. Services are organized into related host groups, and each group runs inside a different instance of the Service Host process. In this way, a problem in one instance does not affect other instances.
To remove the SvcHost.exe malware, follow these steps:
- STEP 1: Use Rkill to terminate the SvcHost.exe Fake Windows Process.
- STEP 2: Use Malwarebytes to remove SvcHost.exe malware.
- STEP 3: Use HitmanPro to scan for SvcHost.exe virus.
- STEP 4: Use Zemana AntiMalware Free to remove Potentially Unwanted Programs.
It's normal to have a great many of them. As I write this, I have only seven running applications, but 120 processes. And Windows is running just fine. To examine your processes, right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager (Start Task Manager in Windows 7), then click the Processes tab.
