svchost.exe = host process for windows services taking about a 200mb-1000mb of my RAM. Can I get rid of it?
why it is there? i have it about 20x times in my pc.
DavidR
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Short answer No, you can’t get rid of it.
The svchost.exe is a windows system file and as its name implies acts as a service host for other applications, so it isn’t so much svchost.exe that is the problem but the functions using it.
You need to identify what other processes are using it, I use svchostanalyzer.exe to show what is running under the instances of svchost.exe. I have six instances of svchost.exe running and this isn’t unusual and many of the things running under svchost.exe will be windows/system functions.
EDIT: http://neuber.com/free/svchost-analyzer/index.html
Thank you for your response
16 svchost’s running on my system!
QUESTION - Can I do something with that 88 warnings ???
is that wrong?
system
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As you are not using avast! but ESET Smart Security why don’t you ask in their forum ???
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?s=973de95180d47f4505c9f0f08a97ec23&f=89
DavidR
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What 88 warnings (open the details) ?
system
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wow,using eset and posting questions in avast forum,thats funny/interesting.
danny96
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This has nothing to do with antivirus…
@alpha1
I’m Avast! fan but I just bought 1 year license for ESET. Then I’ll come back to avast!
@yokenny
system
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no problem danny,eset isnt bad either.
bob3160
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Why didn’t you buy a 1 year license of avast! ???
danny96
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ESET is still better (not that well equipped but it has better detection+cloud). But this is offtopic, right?