What's svchost doing?

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  1. stapp

    stapp Global Moderator

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    stapp, Jan 27, 2013
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  2. Mman79

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    Very nice program :thumb: Avast hates it though, it wouldn't shut up and kept forcing it into the sandbox even though it's a clean program.
     
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  3. Nebulus

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    Process Hacker and Process Explorer did that for a long time. :)
     
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  4. The Red Moon

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    There is also svchost analyzer too.Yes process explorer and process hacker do the same thing.
     
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  5. xxJackxx

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    I set up software restriction policies to block svchost.exe from running from anywhere but the system folder(s) (2 on 64 bit) so I have a lot less worries about a rogue copy running from a temp folder for example. It is still handy to see what the legitimate copies are running.
     
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  6. Bodhitree

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    Nice program, I found a couple more services I could disable. Very useful.
     
    Bodhitree, Jan 27, 2013
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