svchost.exe deleted some file, is that normal?

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So, recently I made it so avast warns me if any file is ever deleted, renamed, etc.

While using comp today, svchost.exe tried to delete some file, I don’t know what it is but I think it was some .bin file(it didn’t show the full name or path name).

I guessed this is some normal process, so I clicked Allow but couldn’t remember what it said was deleted.

Anyway, is svchost.exe supposed to randomly delete some files or something? BTW, I scanned, nothing found.

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svchost.exe is used by services (service host) to perform some actions, though I would be surprised if deletion was one of them.

Any idea what files (and location) was it trying to delete ?

Do a search of your system and report the locations of any svchost.exe files found ?
In the wrong location it could be malware and not legit.

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Four files with “svchost” in the name, only one file is “svchost.exe”(which is the one that avast reported that was deleting a file):

_svchost14F83800
In - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SecTaskMan

svchost.bin
In - C:\Program Files\AIM6

SVCHOST.EXE-3530F672.pf
In - C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch

svchost.exe
In - C:\WINDOWS\system32

Also I forgot to add in my first post - The file that was deleted was in a folder that had “Windows” in the name.

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You only have one svchost.exe and that one is in the correct location dependant on your OS, I have XP Pro and mine is in the system32 folder as is yours.