Win XP - svchost uses 100% CPU

>-----Original Message-----
>Windows XP Home does not have tasklist.exe.
>Download Tasklist.exe from:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/svchost.htm
>
>Download Ad-Aware 6.0 and scan your PC for the presence

>http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?

>
>Note: Be sure to click on the "Check for updates now"

>
>Symantec Security Check
>http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?

>
>Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive

>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=827315
>
>Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
>http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>Be Smart! Protect your PC!
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
>---------------------------------------------------------

>
>"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in

> news:3b4101c47279$fcd567f0$[email protected]..
>
>| After just 5 minutes of general use, svchost suddenly
>| starts to run at 98% - 100% CPU usage. No known error
>| reported on MS Support Center; only advice is to run

>| and type - tasklist /svc - to see what processes are
>| running, but I get message that tasklist is not a

>| command. Any ideas? Hope someone can help as my AMD
>| 2500 is now running like an XT!
>.
>

> i had the exact same problem, it is spyware if it is
> svchosts.exe with an s on the end of the svchost then it
> is spyware and it will use lots of cpu power and memory
> if it is svchost.exe without an s on the end of the
> scvhost then it is a registry program, scan in safe mode
> using spyware removers and adware scanners if not find
> the file and scan it indiviually as it can be associated
> with viruses. Hope it helps!!
> Matt

> >-----Original Message-----
> >Windows XP Home does not have tasklist.exe.
> >Download Tasklist.exe from:
> >http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/svchost.htm
> >
> >Download Ad-Aware 6.0 and scan your PC for the presence

> of spyware:

> >http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?

> part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

> >
> >Note: Be sure to click on the "Check for updates now"

> link before scanning.

> >
> >Symantec Security Check
> >http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?

> langid=ie&venid=sym

> >
> >Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive

> software

> >http://support.microsoft.com/?id=827315
> >
> >Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
> >http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> >
> >--
> >Carey Frisch
> >Microsoft MVP
> >Windows XP - Shell/User
> >
> >Be Smart! Protect your PC!
> >http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------

> --------------------------

> >
> >"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in

> message:

> > news:3b4101c47279$fcd567f0$[email protected]..
> >
> >| After just 5 minutes of general use, svchost suddenly
> >| starts to run at 98% - 100% CPU usage. No known error
> >| reported on MS Support Center; only advice is to run

> CMD

> >| and type - tasklist /svc - to see what processes are
> >| running, but I get message that tasklist is not a

> known

> >| command. Any ideas? Hope someone can help as my AMD
> >| 2500 is now running like an XT!
> >.
> >

>

>-----Original Message-----
>After just 5 minutes of general use, svchost suddenly
>starts to run at 98% - 100% CPU usage. No known error
>reported on MS Support Center; only advice is to run CMD
>and type - tasklist /svc - to see what processes are
>running, but I get message that tasklist is not a known
>command. Any ideas? Hope someone can help as my AMD
>2500 is now running like an XT!
>.
>