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svchost.exe has a trojan [message #444386] Sun, 27 February 2011 12:16 Go to next message
Tupolev TU-95 Bear is currently offline  Tupolev TU-95 Bear
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I was just doing nothing and then AVG says theres a trojan thats been detected on open via svchost.exe in my common files folder.

I tried removing the virus via AVG and it wont bugger off, I tried removing it manually, no suprises that it didnt work.

I am now stuck Sneaky

EDIT: I checked the system32 and theres the legit (from micro$oft) and the one in commons folder > ???


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Re: svchost.exe has a trojan [message #444406 is a reply to message #444386] Sun, 27 February 2011 17:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It's an error with AVG.

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Re: svchost.exe has a trojan [message #444419 is a reply to message #444406] Sun, 27 February 2011 21:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ive had several virus protection programs and AVG is the only one that says this and since i have never gotten a trojan *from Svchost.exe* its an error

Re: svchost.exe has a trojan [message #445094 is a reply to message #444419] Mon, 21 March 2011 14:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Svchost.exe is windows app used to manage services. You mostly got a infected with a virus. Its very common for virus to take over this process. It highly unlikely avg would think a windows process was a virus unless it was actually infected by a virus. Don't just pass it up as a false positive with avg.

Go into safe mode and try deleting the one in the common files. If That doesn't work download or create a windows pe disk and try removing it.


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Re: svchost.exe has a trojan [message #445131 is a reply to message #445094] Tue, 22 March 2011 06:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Gen_Blacky wrote on Mon, 21 March 2011 21:40

It highly unlikely avg would think a windows process was a virus


Uhh... it wouldn't be the first time AVG has tried to delete legimate Windows files and render the machine unbootable...

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/avg-antivirus-virus-removal,6587.html

AVG is a resource hungry, CPU hogging heap of shit which you should avoid at all costs. You would be better off with MSE, it's actually a pretty good AV.


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Re: svchost.exe has a trojan [message #445159 is a reply to message #444386] Tue, 22 March 2011 15:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I have Avira now, if that counts as a decent AV Thumbs Up

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Re: svchost.exe has a trojan [message #445163 is a reply to message #445131] Tue, 22 March 2011 15:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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danpaul88 wrote on Tue, 22 March 2011 06:43

Gen_Blacky wrote on Mon, 21 March 2011 21:40

It highly unlikely avg would think a windows process was a virus


Uhh... it wouldn't be the first time AVG has tried to delete legimate Windows files and render the machine unbootable...

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/avg-antivirus-virus-removal,6587.html

AVG is a resource hungry, CPU hogging heap of shit which you should avoid at all costs. You would be better off with MSE, it's actually a pretty good AV.


wow I thought avg was at least a decent anti virus. you would think any basic anti virus system could tell the difference between system files and known virus detentions. I have been useing mse since windows 7 came out.


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Re: svchost.exe has a trojan [message #445182 is a reply to message #445159] Wed, 23 March 2011 01:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Tupolev TU-95 Bear wrote on Tue, 22 March 2011 22:07

I have Avira now, if that counts as a decent AV Thumbs Up


I used to use Avira on my laptop, but uninstalled it when it started acting like malware and showing popup windows constantly nagging me to upgrade to the paid version. I replaced it with MSE, which I have been very happy with and seems to be much more efficient with resources.


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Re: svchost.exe has a trojan [message #445201 is a reply to message #445182] Wed, 23 March 2011 08:26 Go to previous message
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Hmm, Microsoft security essensials, I'll get it.

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