I have the DLLHOST.exe (in caps) run @ 98% of my cpu all the time why ?? Can anybody help ????

try virus on for fit. Start WinXP firewall, download the MsBlaster patch from ww.microsoft.com/downloads and install. Start/ Search / all files and folders tftp, svchost, dllhost. there will be one of each in the windows\system32 folder (in lower case) delete any others. Also go to satart/Run / msconfig and see if msblast shows up on the startup tab. good luck

The virus you have is called Welchia. It is a variant of Blaster which instead of trying to spread itself, patches your machine for the first RPC/DCOM vulnerability, and then tries to spread to other machines. First you need to start the Microsoft Firewall to stop all RPC/DCOM exploits (Microsoft has yet to release a patch to stop an exploit that was released a few days ago) then goto symantec.com and download the Welchia removal tool. As you might have noticed, this worm tries to spread so fast that it will seem that your Internet access grinds to a complete hault. You need AntiVirus software or you will not have a functional computer in today's era of worms and virii.

DLLHOST.EXE (in capitals) is not the original dllhost.exe (in lower case) process thread. It uses around 90 to 98 percent of your cpu and fair bit of memory too! If you delete the fake DLLHOST.EXE, your computer will run much more smoothly and way faster - guaranteed! Try it if this fake DLLHOST.exe (in caps) appears in your task manager list of process threads. Just delete it! It's there to just use up your time! Hope this help...