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How to remove svwhost error

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svwhost.exe file information

The process belongs to the software svwhost.exe by unknown.

Description: svwhost.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 31232 bytes (25% of all occurrence), 29696 bytes, 30208 bytes, 51200 bytes, 31474 bytes, 31744 bytes, 31480 bytes, 71680 bytes, 30720 bytes.
The program has no file description. It is not a Windows system file. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). svwhost.exe is able to hide itself, monitor applications, manipulate other programs. Therefore the technical security rating is 58% dangerous.

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If svwhost.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\ then the security rating is 74% dangerous. File size is 29184 bytes. File svwhost.exe is a file without information about the maker of this file. The program is not visible. Program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It is not a Windows system file. svwhost.exe is able to hide itself, monitor applications, manipulate other programs.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as svwhost.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the svwhost.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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