Re: svchosts.exe

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 11:11:46 -0500

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/
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"Matt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:3b8601c47260$52c02ed0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| When I start my computer up it uses about 210Mb of memory 
| which I though was unusually high, then wehen I start to 
| do things on it like browsing the internet and chatting 
| to friends using instant messenger my memory and procesor 
| usage is extremely high, I exit the programs yet my 
| computer has been using 100% of its processor and tells 
| me it it using up to 800Mb of page file usage.  I Have 
| 512Mb of Ram installed and it sometimes says there is 
| only about 100Mb of this left as the rest of it is being 
| used, I check the processes it has done and svchost.exe 
| appears 3 times and on some occasions it is using up to 
| 300Mb of memory, what is this and why is it doing it?  
| Because of this my computer sometimes runs extremely slow 
| and tells me that i am running low on memory or virtual 
| memory.  It only really started when i connected my 
| computer to my other home computer which is connected to 
| the internet by an adsl modem.
| Any Help Would Be Great Thanx!
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