Re: PID 1212 slowly maxing out?

Background; while installing WinXP recently, I installed Symantec Antivirus
Corp Edition 10.1.6.6000 /SAV) before installing any network drivers. Then I
started Windows Update, and installed the rest of my software.

Just now I booted into safe mode, and ran a deep scan using SAV. No risks,
or viruses found.

I consider myself an experienced user, and I've (re)installed WinXP many
times, but this is the first time I've experienced this issue.

Here are a list of the SVCHOST.EXE running:

svchost.exe 952 DcomLaunch, TermService
svchost.exe 1020 RpcSs
svchost.exe 1060 AudioSrv, Browser, CryptSvc, Dhcp,
dmserver,
ERSvc, EventSystem,
FastUserSwitchingCompatibility, helpsvc,
lanmanserver, lanmanworkstation, Netman,
Nla, RasMan, Schedule, seclogon, SENS,
SharedAccess, ShellHWDetection, TapiSrv,
Themes, TrkWks, W32Time, winmgmt, wscsvc,
wuauserv, WZCSVC
svchost.exe 1156 Dnscache
svchost.exe 1232 LmHosts, RemoteRegistry, SSDPSRV, WebClient

Best regards
Trond Svendsen

PID, process identifier, numbers change every time that you boot and PID
numbers are not necessarily the same from one machine to the next. PIDs
can be used with the netstat -ano command, for example, to see what PID is
what process in the Task Manager.

process identifier (PID)
[[A numerical identifier that uniquely distinguishes a process while it
runs. Use Task Manager to view PIDs.]]

The Network Service account is a special built-in account that has reduced
privileges similar to an authenticated user account. The actual name of
the
account is NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService.

Network Service uses this...
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
to start svchost.exe to load DnsCache, the DNS Client service, which is
dnsrslvr.dll.

UPDATE your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

UPDATE whatever anti-spyware applications that you have and run a full
system scan with each one.

You might want to start in Safe Mode to run your antivirus and
anti-spyware
software.

Running a full system antivirus scan or anti-spyware scan in Safe Mode can
be a good idea. Some viruses and other malware like to conceal themselves
in areas Windows protects while using them. Safe mode can prevent those
applications access and therefore unprotect the viruses or other malware
allowing for easier removal.

''In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers
(mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base video, default system
services), just the minimum device drivers required to start Windows.''

Because of that some malware does not load in Safe Mode and is easier to
get
rid of.

How to start Windows in Safe Mode Windows XP
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=61#winxo

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:uyfwK5MjHHA.4772@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Trond Svendsen <trond@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
It's SVCHOST.EXE (PID 1212)

Best regards Trond Svendsen

Hi Trond,

What is the Image name (exe) that belongs to the NETWORK SERVICE that is
maxing out? You can use view / Select Columns to get more info from task
manager.

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"Trond Svendsen" <trond@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ux8pfkIjHHA.4188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
After my last re-installation of Windows XP SP2 (all updates applied),
PID 1212 is slowly increasing in memory usage, until the whole OS just
acts up and I have to re-boot the laptop.

What does PID 1212 (Network Service) do, and can I stop it from
happening, besides re-installing again?

Regards
Trond Svendsen



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