Finding The True Meaning If Svchost.exe

Asked By Naomi West 0 points N/A Posted on - 07/03/2019

There is a bunch of copies running on my computer at the same time. What is Line 15138 svchost.exe? Is it a Virus?

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Answered By john harryjo 0 points N/A #319201

Finding The True Meaning If Svchost.exe

It is a service Host. It is not a Virus. It is used to host more than one Windows operating system. It is named as ‘Generic Host’ process for win 32 services. The original system file is located in “C:\windows\system 32 folders. Any file which is located in another file by the name svchost.exe is considered malware. Some Viruses adopt the name which infects your computer.

It is a container that Windows uses to invoke other things typically various part of the operating system. It is normal to be there a bunch of copies. You should not get rid of them as it can affect your computer. There are so many copies since every time windows find something new for the most it launches svchost.exe specific to that thing.

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