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SVCHOST.EXE error Due to Virus
Name: Rocky Date: November 2, 2003 at 01:39:09 Pacific OS: Win2000 CPU/Ram: Celeron533/256
Comment:
Hey, My PC is infected with RedLof.A virus. I tried Trend, F-Prot, NAV 03 antivirus but the problem still exists. I formated the hard disk but retreived some of .DOC and .exe files of personal needs. But Now again same problem has come up. Anybody knows what Anti-Virus can cure the problem. SVCHOST.exe error comes up when I get on to Internet
Name: Patrick Date: November 2, 2003 at 02:50:59 Pacific
Reply:
take a look here: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/html.redlof.a.html
removal instructions are at the bottom of that page...
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Response Number 2
Name: Casey123 Date: November 2, 2003 at 15:32:51 Pacific
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you can also try mcafee removal tool called stinger, just make sure to run it from a floppy disk.
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Response Number 3
Name: Tom41 Date: November 3, 2003 at 00:54:51 Pacific
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Removal tool:
www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
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Response Number 4
Name: Rocky Date: November 4, 2003 at 05:36:29 Pacific
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I have tried Mc Cafee, Trend and NAV but it did not Help. So I finally decided to format the harddisk. I Loaded the Win 2000 again from Original CD. but the problem remains. The error Message says "Svchost.exe has generated errors and will be terminated. Restart the program. Erros have been logged". Is it really virus or some other Problem.
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Response Number 5
Name: abchilds Date: November 7, 2003 at 13:46:04 Pacific
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From SSinghaja from other message list:
I have rectified the problem, but my question was that why is the svchost problem linked with the virus when no symptons overlap, i.e. i had the problem bit NO virus on the system. To cure, idealy do the following:
1. Install win2k sp4 2. Apply patch 823980, available from the Microsoft website 3. Download the tool from www.symantec.com and run it to search for the virus and clean it from your system.
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