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What is svchost.exe?

Part of Generic Host Process for Win32 Services by Microsoft

What is it?

svchost.exe (Service Host, or SvcHost) is a system process which hosts multiple Windows services. Services run in SvcHost are implemented as dynamically-linked libraries (DLLs). Such service's registry key must have a value named ServiceDll under the Parameters subkey, pointing to the respective service's DLL file.
(svchost.exe is a system file that is installed with Windows)
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How does svchost.exe run?

Service - svchost.exe runs as a background Windows service (tlstnme). This is a system service that is installed with the Windows operating system and protected with Window's File Protection. This service runs as the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges on the local computer, and acts as the computer on the network.

How does svchost.exe start?

Driver - svchost.exe is typically associtated with identifier name of 1394hub. A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
Scheduled task - svchost.exe is launched automatically by registering itself into the Windows Task Scheduler under the task name 'At1' and is triggered by the Weekly action. Task Scheduler provides the ability to schedule the launch of programs or scripts at pre-defined times or after specified time intervals or even with event-based triggers.

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What is the community is seeing?What is the community is doing?
About 0.3% of all Boost users have the svchost.exe process running.Of the 0.3% of svchost.exe users, less than 1% have disabled it.
How resource intensive is svchost.exe?
Comparison based on the average resource utilization across all programs.
0.00131% CPU13146.3%
Average CPU utilization across all programs is 0.00001%.
8.01 MB RAM37.2%
Average private memory utilization across all programs is 21.53 MB.
 8 /min0.4%
Average I/O read and write operations for all programs is 2,253 per minute.
         5 GDI objects3.3%
Average number of GUI GDI and USER objects for all programs is 150.
38 context switches/sec38.0%
Average context switches for all programs is 100 per second.
Typical file (disk image) location:
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe

Are there other versions of Generic Host Process for Win32...?

svchost.exe - version 5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710)
svchost.exe - version 5.1.2600.5689 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.081003-1407)
svchost.exe - version 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111) (this)
svchost.exe - version 5.1.2600.3311 (xpsp.080212-0005)
svchost.exe - version 5.1.2600.3300 (xpsp.080125-2028)
svchost.exe - version 5.1.2600.3244 (xpsp.071030-1537)
svchost.exe - version 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

What modules are loaded?

A module is a dynamic link library (DLL) or an executable file that is loaded into the process. Below is a list of non-system modules that are loaded by Generic Host Process for Win32 Services.
shdocvw.dll (Shell Doc Object and Control Library by Microsoft)
shell32.dll (Windows Shell Common Dll by Microsoft)
urlmon.dll (OLE32 Extensions for Win32 by Microsoft)
crypt32.dll (Crypto API32 by Microsoft)
cryptnet.dll (Crypto Network Related API by Microsoft)
mydocs.dll (My Documents Folder UI by Microsoft)
ntshrui.dll (Shell extensions for sharing by Microsoft)
netshell.dll (Network Connections Shell by Microsoft)
oledb32.dll (Microsoft Data Access Components by Microsoft)
urlmon.dll (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
mscoree.dll (Microsoft® .NET Framework by Microsoft)
atl.dll (Microsoft (R) Visual C++ by Microsoft)
netshell.dll (Network Connections Shell by Microsoft)
oleaut32.dll (by Microsoft)
msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
mdnsnsp.dll (Bonjour by Apple)
hpqddsvc.dll (hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series by Hewlett-Packard Co)
hpqddcmn.dll (hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series by Hewlett-Packard Co)
hpqcxs08.dll (hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series by Hewlett-Packard Co)
hpocxi08.dll (hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series by Hewlett-Packard Co)
hpqcob08.dll (hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series by Hewlett-Packard Co)
mdnsnsp.dll (Bonjour by Apple)
eapsvc.dll (Microsoft EAPHost service by Microsoft)
wuaueng.dll (Windows Update Agent by Microsoft)
wudfsvc.dll (Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Service by Microsoft)
upnphost.dll (UPnP Device Host by Microsoft)
browser.dll (Computer Browser Service DLL by Microsoft)
p2psvc.dll (Peer-to-Peer Services by Microsoft)
dnsrslvr.dll (DNS Caching Resolver Service by Microsoft)
lmhsvc.dll (TCPIP NetBios Transport Services DLL by Microsoft)
ssdpsrv.dll (SSDP Service DLL by Microsoft)
shsvcs.dll (Windows Shell Services Dll by Microsoft)

What else is related?

themeui.dll (Windows-Design-API by Microsoft)
sstext3d.scr (Direct3D-Textbildschirmschoner by Microsoft)
photoviewershim.dll (Windows Live Photo Gallery by Microsoft)
logonui.exe (Windows-Anmeldebenutzeroberfläche by Microsoft)
msxml4a.dll (Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP1 by Microsoft)
msxml4r.dll (Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP1 by Microsoft)
msxml4.dll (Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP 2 by Microsoft)
freecell.exe (Entertainment Pack FreeCell Game by Microsoft)
wiaacmgr.exe (Windows Picture Acquisition Wizard by Microsoft)
prodaiintl1033.dll (ProdAddInIntl by Microsoft)
mimectl.dll (Microsoft® Exchange by Microsoft)
rstrui.exe (System Restore Application by Microsoft)
dismhost.exe (Dism Host Servicing Process by Microsoft)
bcmsqlstartupsvc.exe (Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook 2010 by Microsoft)
msonsext.dll (Microsoft Office by Microsoft)
encwcbar.dll (Microsoft Encarta by Microsoft)
workfolderssvc.dll (Microsoft® Work Folders Service by Microsoft)
appreadiness.dll (AppReadiness by Microsoft)
ole32.dll (Microsoft OLE for Windows by Microsoft)
microsoft.biztalk.brmacontrols.dll (Microsoft (R) BizTalk (R) Server 2010 by Microsoft)
ssoconfig.exe (Microsoft® Enterprise Single Sign-On by Microsoft)
webfarmservice.exe (Microsoft IIS Extensions by Microsoft)

What Windows OS versions does this run on?

Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.131072)
Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1.2600.196608)
Windows XP Home Edition (5.1.2600.196608)
Windows XP Professional (5.1.2600.196608)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6001.65536)
Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)

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File details

File name: svchost.exe
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation (verified)
Name: Generic Host Process for Win32 Services
Description: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Version: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Product version: 5.1.2600.5512
Size: 14 KB
Original file name: svchost.exe
Windows file protection: Yes

Resource utilization

CPU utilization averages
Total CPU: 0.0026953653%
Privileged CPU: 0.0013807389%
User CPU: 0.00131462640394%
Privileged CPU time: 13945.62 ms
Privileged CPU time /min: 2 ms
Context switches /sec: 38
Memory utilization averages
Committed memory: 63.28 MB
Peak committed memory: 88.32 MB
Paged memory: 8.01 MB
Peak paged memory: 20.71 MB
Paged system memory: 98.17 KB
Non-paged system memory: 50.52 KB
Working set memory: 7.88 MB
Peak working set memory: 22.54 MB
Min working set memory: 5.6 MB
Private memory: 8.01 MB
Page faults: 125,292
Page faults /min: 24
Process I/O averages
Total read operations: 9,598
Read operations /min: 3
Total read transfer: 23.6 MB
Read transfer /min: 11.37 KB
Total write operations: 8,074
Write operations /min: 5
Total write transfer: 30.04 MB
Write transfer /min: 14.6 KB
Total other operations: 71,182
Other operations /min: 33
Total other transfer: 2.41 MB
Other Transfer /min: 790 Bytes
GUI Object Averages
GDI objects: 5
USER objects: 6
Resources
Handle count average: 443
Thread count average: 17
Thread resource averages
wuaueng.dll
wbemcore.dll
ipxrip.dll
rpcrt4.dll
wbemcomn.dll
npggnt.des
ntdll.dll
schedsvc.dll
winhttp.dll
ole32.dll
rpcrt4.dll
ntdll.dll
ole32.dll
rpcrt4.dll

Process details

Runs as (owner): System
Integrety level: Undefined
Windows platform: 32-bit
Runs as a service: Yes
Parent Processes
services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)
Child Processes
wscntfy.exe (Windows Security Center Notification App by Microsoft)
unsecapp.exe (WMI by Microsoft)
wmiprvse.exe (WMI by Microsoft)
dllhost.exe (COM Surrogate by Microsoft)
msmsgs.exe (Messenger by Microsoft)
wuauclt.exe (Windows Update by Microsoft)
iexplore.exe (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
mshta.exe (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
msniasvc.exe (MSN® Internet Access by Microsoft)
msfeedssync.exe (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
ehmsas.exe (Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service by Microsoft)
Process Commands
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k HTTPFilter
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k WudfServiceGroup

Hosted services

6to4
AeLookupSvc
Akamai
Alerter
Application Experience (AeLookupSvc)
Application Management (AppMgmt)
AppMgmt
ASBroker
ASChannel
AudioSrv
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
BITS
Browser
BthServ
Cryptographic Services (CryptSvc)
CryptSvc
DCOM Server Process Launcher (DcomLaunch)
DcomLaunch
DCOM-Server-Prozessstart (DcomLaunch)
Dhcp
DHCP Client (Dhcp)
Distributed Link Tracking Client (TrkWks)
dmserver
DNS Client (Dnscache)
Dnscache
Dot3svc
EapHost
ERSvc
EventSystem
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EapHost)
FastUserSwitchingCompatibility
FunshionSvr
getPlusHelper
Health Key and Certificate Management (hkmsvc)
helpsvc
HidServ
hkmsvc
hpqcxs08
hpqddsvc
HPSLPSVC
HTTPFilter
Human Interface Device Access (HidServ)
IASJet
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (SharedAccess)
Iprip
ir16_32
Irmon
KBDMAI
Lanceur de processus serveur DCOM (DcomLaunch)
LanmanServer
lanmanworkstation
LmHosts
Messenger
MHN
napagent
Net Driver HPZ12
Netman
Network Access Protection Agent (napagent)
Network Connections (Netman)
Network Provisioning Service (xmlprov)
Nla
nosGetPlusHelper
NtmsSvc
NWCWorkstation
NwSapAgent
p2pgasvc
p2pimsvc
p2psvc
Pml Driver HPZ12
PNRPSvc
QWAVE
RasAuto
RasMan
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager (RasAuto)
Remote Access Connection Manager (RasMan)
Remote Desktop Services (TermService)
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (RpcSs)
Remote Registry (RemoteRegistry)
RemoteAccess
RemoteRegistry
Routing and Remote Access (RemoteAccess)
RpcSs
scan
Schedule
seclogon
Secondary Logon (seclogon)
Security Center (wscsvc)
SENS
Server (LanmanServer)
SharedAccess
Shell Hardware Detection (ShellHWDetection)
ShellHWDetection
sina_live_deamon
srservice
SSDP Discovery (SSDPSRV)
SSDPSRV
stisvc
swprv
System Event Notification Service (SENS)
TapiSrv
Task Scheduler (Schedule)
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper (LmHosts)
Telephony (TapiSrv)
TermService
Themes
tlstnme
TrkWks
UPnP Device Host (upnphost)
upnphost
usnsvc
usprserv
UxTuneUp
W32Time
WebClient
Windows Audio (AudioSrv)
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) (stisvc)
Windows Management Instrumentation (winmgmt)
Windows Time (W32Time)
Windows Update (wuauserv)
WinHttpAutoProxySvc
winmgmt

Network connectivity

UDP: LISTENING on port 123
UDP: LISTENING on port 1900
TCP: localhost on port 2869
TCP: localhost on port 135
UDP: LISTENING on port 427
UDP: LISTENING on port 1900
UDP: LISTENING on port 123
UDP: LISTENING on port 123
UDP: LISTENING on port 1900
UDP: LISTENING on port 1900
UDP: LISTENING on port 123
UDP: LISTENING on port 1158
Windows Firewall allowed program: Yes

Image hashes

MD5: 27c6d03bcdb8cfeb96b716f3d8be3e18
SHA-1: 49083ae3725a0488e0a8fbbe1335c745f70c4667
SHA-256: 2910ebc692d833d949bfd56059e8106d324a276d5f165f874f3fb1b6c613cdd5

PE image details

File entropy: 5.74584
File packed: No
Import Table
advapi32.dll
kernel32.dll
ntdll.dll
rpcrt4.dll
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