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From: thecreator on 7 Aug 2010 21:32 Hi Wally, Go to Start then Search and Enter dllhost. Search the Local Hard Drive and all Hidden Files and Folders. Take a look at the Date of the file. You should have a File Creation Date of 8/4/2004 with the mouse hovering over the name. Date Modified is the Date it was installed on the computer. -- thecreator "WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message news:o69p56t063dtn0htun0h9d76tevn1vfd21(a)4ax.com... > > I don't recall installing anything new lately. > > All of a sudden, I have two instances of dllhost.exe running in Task > Manager upon boot. > > If I kill them and their processes, there is no ill effect. > > Yes, I've scanned and also run Avira and Zone Alarm Pro. > > I'd like to get rid of them. > Thanks
From: Daave on 7 Aug 2010 21:40 See: http://searchtasks.answersthatwork.com/tasklist.php?File=DLLHost WaIIy wrote: > I haven't quite nailed it down, but I think it has to do with Java. > > I uninstalled Java and the two dllhost.exe don't show in Task manager > upon boot. > > I'll keep you posted if you'd like.
From: Mike S on 7 Aug 2010 21:44 On 8/7/2010 6:32 PM, WaIIy wrote: > > I haven't quite nailed it down, but I think it has to do with Java. > > I uninstalled Java and the two dllhost.exe don't show in Task manager > upon boot. > > I'll keep you posted if you'd like. > > > > On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:50:18 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" > <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> So what's causing the two instances of DLLHOST.EXE to load at boot? <snip> Would pocess explorer help with this? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you'll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded. The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work
From: Mike S on 11 Aug 2010 20:17 On 8/7/2010 6:46 PM, WaIIy wrote: > On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:44:20 -0700, Mike S<mscir(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> On 8/7/2010 6:32 PM, WaIIy wrote: >>> >>> I haven't quite nailed it down, but I think it has to do with Java. >>> >>> I uninstalled Java and the two dllhost.exe don't show in Task manager >>> upon boot. >>> >>> I'll keep you posted if you'd like. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:50:18 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" >>> <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> So what's causing the two instances of DLLHOST.EXE to load at boot? >> <snip> >> >> Would pocess explorer help with this? >> >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx >> > > I looked with PE. I could see the two dllhost.exe , but couldn't make > sense of what they were connected to. post the results if you'd like more folks to look at them.
From: Mike S on 11 Aug 2010 20:20
On 8/7/2010 6:46 PM, WaIIy wrote: > On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:44:20 -0700, Mike S<mscir(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> On 8/7/2010 6:32 PM, WaIIy wrote: >>> >>> I haven't quite nailed it down, but I think it has to do with Java. >>> >>> I uninstalled Java and the two dllhost.exe don't show in Task manager >>> upon boot. >>> >>> I'll keep you posted if you'd like. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:50:18 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" >>> <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> So what's causing the two instances of DLLHOST.EXE to load at boot? >> <snip> >> >> Would pocess explorer help with this? >> >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx >> > > I looked with PE. I could see the two dllhost.exe , but couldn't make > sense of what they were connected to. How about giving Process Monitor a try? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, and much more. Its uniquely powerful features will make Process Monitor a core utility in your system troubleshooting and malware hunting toolkit. |