LucadJohnson Posted September 11, 2018 ID:1268915 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Hi sorry if this is the wrong spot to post. My question is svchost located in syswow64 a virus. Because everything I'm seeing is telling me it's a virus. Bitdefender and Malwarebytes didn't detect anything. So to be safe I did a factory reset on my hard drive and it is still there. Is this a legitimate file. I have a 64 bit operating system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinf80 Posted September 11, 2018 ID:1268924 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Hello LucadJohnson, Yes, svchost.exe is a legitimate file and syswow64 is a genuine folder, both found in 64 bit systems. you can always upload suspected files to VirusTotal and have them checked out.. https://www.virustotal.com/en/ Regards, Kevin... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucadJohnson Posted September 11, 2018 Author ID:1268927 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Thank you, for resopnse. I was just nervous with people saying it's a virus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinf80 Posted September 11, 2018 ID:1268932 Share Posted September 11, 2018 svchost.exe can sometimes be malicious, that is only the case when running from an illegitimate folder.... Read the following links to fully understand PC Security and Best Practices, you may find them useful....Answers to Common Security Questions and best PracticesDo I need a Registry Cleaner? Take care and surf safe Kevin... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinf80 Posted September 17, 2018 ID:1269911 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Glad we could help. If you need this topic reopened, please send a Private Message to any one of the moderating team members. Please include a link to this topic with your request. This applies only to the originator of this thread.Other members who need assistance please start your own topic in a new thread. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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