How to remove an dllhost error
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Dllhost.exe file information
The process known as COM Surrogate belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System or COM+ System Applications or Panasonic Document Management or WINS Client or cito or Windows Host Services or TestAOL7Extract by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) or Noco or apatia chi or Tybee Software.
Description: The file dllhost.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32.
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 5,120 bytes (77% of all occurrences), 7,168 bytes and 12 more variants. 
File dllhost.exe is a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. It is a Microsoft signed file.
Therefore the technical security rating is 3% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
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Viruses with the same file name
Is dllhost.exe a virus? No, it is not. The true dllhost.exe file is a safe Microsoft Windows system process, called "COM Surrogate".
However, writers of malware programs, such as viruses, worms, and trojans deliberately give their processes the same file name to escape detection. Viruses with the same file name are such as WORM_INJECT.OB or WORM_VB.IAX (detected by TrendMicro), and W32.SillyFDC or W32.Fontra (detected by Symantec).
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How to recognize suspicious variants? If dllhost.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 66% dangerous. The file size is 417,792 bytes (68% of all occurrences), 393,216 bytes, 731,648 bytes, 438,272 bytes or 59,392 bytes. There is no information about the author of the file. It is not a Windows core file. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The program has no visible window. dllhost.exe is able to monitor applications and manipulate other programs.
If dllhost.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 22% dangerous. The file size is 7,168 bytes (71% of all occurrences), 58,325 bytes and 12 more variants. The program is not visible. It is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. dllhost.exe is able to hide itself and monitor applications.
If dllhost.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows, the security rating is 75% dangerous. The file size is 762,368 bytes (38% of all occurrences), 956,928 bytes and 7 more variants.
If dllhost.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 48% dangerous. The file size is 393,216 bytes (20% of all occurrences), 624,128 bytes and 6 more variants.
If dllhost.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 79% dangerous. The file size is 10,240 bytes (70% of all occurrences), 114,688 bytes or 13,312 bytes.
If dllhost.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files", the security rating is 58% dangerous. The file size is 656,384 bytes.
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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as dllhost.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the dllhost.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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