What is svihost.exe?
svihost.exe is part of Remote Service Application and developed by Microsoft Corp. according to the svihost.exe version information.
svihost.exe's description is "Remote Service Application"
svihost.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected svihost.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on svihost.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Remote Service Application |
| Company name | Microsoft Corp. |
| File description | Remote Service Application |
| Internal name | MSRSAAPP |
| Original filename | MSRSAAP.EXE |
| Comments | Remote Service Application |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 1999 |
| Product version | 4, 0, 0, 0 |
| File version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Remote Service Application |
| Company name | Microsoft Corp. |
| File description | Remote Service Application |
| Internal name | MSRSAAPP |
| Original filename | MSRSAAP.EXE |
| Comments | Remote Service Application |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 1999 |
| Product version | 4, 0, 0, 0 |
| File version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
Digital signatures [?]
svihost.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
59 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the svihost.exe file. That's a 88% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Trojan.Heur.PK0@rmO3MWpS |
| AegisLab | Backdoor.W32.DarkKomet.tneT |
| AhnLab-V3 | Backdoor/Win32.Graybird.R33420 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.DarkKomet |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Heur.EC4E2C |
| Avast | MSIL:GenMalicious-CHX [Trj] |
| AVG | MSIL:GenMalicious-CHX [Trj] |
| Avira | BDS/Backdoor.Gen |
| AVware | Backdoor.Win32.Fynloski.A (v) |
| Baidu | Win32.Backdoor.Agent.l |
| BitDefender | Gen:Trojan.Heur.PK0@rmO3MWpS |
| Bkav | W32.DarkKometJ.Trojan |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Backdoor.Fynloski.A9 |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.DarkKomet-1 |
| Comodo | Backdoor.Win32.Agent.XAB |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_100% (W) |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/Downloader.C.gen!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | BackDoor.Tordev.9 |
| eGambit | RAT.DarkComet |
| Emsisoft | Trojan.Fynloski (A) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/Fynloski.AM |
| F-Prot | W32/Downloader.C.gen!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Trojan.Heur.PK0@rmO3MWpS |
| Fortinet | W32/DarkKomet.ID!tr.bdr |
| GData | Win32.Backdoor.Fynloski.F |
| Ikarus | Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| Jiangmin | Backdoor/DarkKomet.lue |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004bc4d11 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004bc4d11 ) |
| Kaspersky | Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.aceg |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Hack.HuigeziT.cz |
| Malwarebytes | Backdoor.DarkComet |
| MAX | malware (ai score=100) |
| McAfee | Generic BackDoor.xa |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.jh |
| Microsoft | Backdoor:Win32/Fynloski.A |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Trojan.Heur.PK0@rmO3MWpS |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Tordev.dgnepn |
| nProtect | Backdoor/W32.DarkKomet.674304 |
| Paloalto | generic.ml |
| Panda | Trj/Packed.B |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Backdoor.DarkKomet.B |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Sophos | Troj/Fynlosk-AK |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Backdoor.Fynloski |
| Symantec | Backdoor.Graybird |
| Tencent | Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.zem |
| TotalDefense | Win32/Fynloski.A!generic |
| TrendMicro | BKDR_FYNLOS.SMM |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | BKDR_FYNLOS.SMM |
| VBA32 | TScope.Trojan.Delf |
| VIPRE | Backdoor.Win32.Fynloski.A (v) |
| ViRobot | Backdoor.Win32.DarkComet.675328 |
| Webroot | W32.Trojan.Gen |
| Yandex | Trojan.Comet.Gen.LO |
| ZoneAlarm | Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.aceg |
svihost.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove svihost.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the svihost.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that svihost.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate svihost.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the svihost.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate svihost.exe in the scan result.
c:\downloads\svihost.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the svihost.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If svihost.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If svihost.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If svihost.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that svihost.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 48551c0d7b0d9a126c15ce13cc20e0d7 |
| SHA256 | 468d8b84d9f376d87b2d188b7c344f1daba63e47f5e3e3d903909331b19a8e57 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to svihost.exe:
svihost.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
svihost.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
Remote Service Application has stopped working.
End Program - svihost.exe. This program is not responding.
svihost.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
svihost.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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