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DLLHOST.EXE takes up 100% CPU time
Name: Daenan Date: November 20, 2003 at 23:50:46 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon XP 2G 256 MB R
Comment:
Please help me out. I recently purchased an Athlon XP @ 2 GHz with 256 MB RAM and 1 40 MB HDD(though that may be irrelevent). My PC is really slow, I connect to the Intrenet through a cable connection. When I Cntrl + Alt + Deleted I noticed that DLLHOST.exe took up 100% of the CPU time. The taskmgr at times also showed spiking in which the CPU usage was down to 24% and then when back to 100% alternatively. I ran NOrton 2003 Pro on the comp and detected nothing. Previously there was W32.Welchia attached to the DLLHOSt file which I removed with the Fix from Norton. At that time though NAV detected the virus. What could be causing this? I am using the Asus A7vm motherbard, if that info could help. Please HEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPP!
Name: hacad Date: November 21, 2003 at 05:13:28 Pacific
Reply:
The virus is still there did you down load the latest windows security patches?
Also follow these proceedures on the site I listed should work:
http://www.pchell.com/virus/welchia.shtml
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Response Number 2
Name: Shaun Date: November 21, 2003 at 14:02:47 Pacific
Reply:
I had the same excact problem!! Go to run and type in services.msc. Then go to COM+ System Application, not event system. Disable that service and the problem will go away.
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