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From: Robert Macy on 16 Jul 2010 13:58 On Jul 14, 1:38 pm, Bob <B...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I have one desktop that is running XP Professional SP3 on a server 2003 > Domain, all security patches are up to date, all systems run Symentec > Endpoint Protection 11.0.5. > > This one system starting using 100% processor for svhost.exe when the system > boots up a few days ago, we go to task manager see the svhost.exe that is > using all of the processor, end that task, and the user is back in business. > > I saw some information on the net that is may be a virus --- I boot the > machine up in safe mode, with system restore off, ran a full scan and no > threats, also ran a full scan while not in safe mode and still all clear. > There are a lot of ideas on the net as to how to fix this ---- just wondering > if anyone ran into this problem and if successfully resolved. Any assistance > would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Bob I had the EXACT same problem with my WinXP system, got no help here - only told it was likely a malware, or such, infection, jumped through many,many hoops looking and searching for an infection, and found none, but problem continued. The Windows98 group helped me by telling me it had something to do with the system legitmately looking everywhere for a driver, or something. After I disabled the software that asked for that search, all the svchost.exe CPU hogging problems magically went away!
From: sean nathan bean on 1 Aug 2010 11:47
On 7/16/2010 10:58 AM, Robert Macy wrote: > On Jul 14, 1:38 pm, Bob<B...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> I have one desktop that is running XP Professional SP3 on a server 2003 >> Domain, all security patches are up to date, all systems run Symentec >> Endpoint Protection 11.0.5. >> >> This one system starting using 100% processor for svhost.exe when the system >> boots up a few days ago, we go to task manager see the svhost.exe that is >> using all of the processor, end that task, and the user is back in business. >> >> I saw some information on the net that is may be a virus --- I boot the >> machine up in safe mode, with system restore off, ran a full scan and no >> threats, also ran a full scan while not in safe mode and still all clear. >> There are a lot of ideas on the net as to how to fix this ---- just wondering >> if anyone ran into this problem and if successfully resolved. Any assistance >> would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> Bob > > I had the EXACT same problem with my WinXP system, got no help here - > only told it was likely a malware, or such, infection, jumped through > many,many hoops looking and searching for an infection, and found > none, but problem continued. > > The Windows98 group helped me by telling me it had something to do > with the system legitmately looking everywhere for a driver, or > something. After I disabled the software that asked for that search, > all the svchost.exe CPU hogging problems magically went away! interesting... care to share how you figured out which software was doing all the calling? sean |