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I have a problem in that my computer periodically freezes. Last time it happened, I did CTRL+ALT+DELETE to see what programs were running in the background. One came up that I did not recognize - sychost.exe. After doing some research on this, I found out it was a virus. However my OneCare does not detect/remove it. Also, doing a search of the C and D drives reveals nothing. How do I remove this virus? Why doesn't OneCare take care of this?

Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:08 PM

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svchost is not a virus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svchost

If, however, you suspect that your PC may be infected by malware with OneCare installed, contact support -

How to reach support (FAQ) - http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2421771&SiteID=2

-steve

Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:01 PM

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svchost is not a virus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svchost

If, however, you suspect that your PC may be infected by malware with OneCare installed, contact support -

How to reach support (FAQ) - http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2421771&SiteID=2

-steve

Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:01 PM

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Hi Tom

I have a user on my network that also has this problem. Did you mamage to resolve it? if you did can you tell me how?

Stephen,

If you participate in forums please have the curtisy to fully read what people post. The process in question is called SYCHOST.EXE not SV

Friday, February 27, 2009 8:52 AM
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SYCHOST.EXE is a virus process. If you are using One Care and have been infected please contact support for help with malware removal. How to reach support - http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onecareinstallandactivate/thread/30400b52-7f26-4ba0-bc18-17e305329d90

Jim

Friday, February 27, 2009 1:33 PM

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