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SVCHOST.EXE
Cloaked MalwareYour PC is infected. The file called SVCHOST.EXE is considered unsafe and there may be other infections on your PC.
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
SVCHOST.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
SVCHOST.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- This program is often downloaded from the web
Country Of Origin
The filename SVCHOST.EXE was first seen on Nov 6 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- SPAIN on Nov 6 2008
- CANADA on Nov 6 2008
File Name Aliases
SVCHOST.EXE can also use the following file names:
- 1[1].EXE
- 93871251.EXE
- 24716468.EXE
- 89263257.DAT
- SVC32_0.EXE
Filesizes
This file has been seen with the following file size:
- 52,736 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
This file has no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.
File Type
The filename SVCHOST.EXE refers to an executable program.