svchost.exe was added to FreeFixer's database on the 25 Sep 2006. The most recent search for this file was done on 26 Aug 2008. svchost.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.
Please note that the location of the file can vary. A list of the most common folder variants are located ahead in this document.
So far there has been 247 searches for svchost.exe.
svchost.exe is a file from Microsoft and it has been whitelisted. It will not appear in FreeFixer's scan result if you are running a version built after 01 Nov 2006.
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The following is the version information for svchost.exe:
Product name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company name: Microsoft Corporation
File description: Generic Host Process for Win32 Services
Internal name: svchost.exe
Original filename: svchost.exe
Legal copyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version: 5.1.2600.2180
File version: 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
svchost.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:
The poll results listed below shows what other users choose to do with the file.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 76 % | 79 | |
| Remove | 24 % | 25 |
zairel writes
-2 thumbs