Understand the Svchost.exe process in depth

by knight34 on 2008-05-16 16:59:08

Svchost.exe is a very important process for the NT core system. For Windows 2000 and XP, it is indispensable. Many viruses and Trojans also invoke it. Therefore, gaining a deep understanding of this program is one of the essential lessons for personal network security.

You are certainly familiar with the Windows operating system, but have you noticed the "svchost.exe" in the processes? Careful observers will find that there are multiple "svchost.exe" processes in Windows (you can see them by opening the Task Manager with the "Ctrl+Alt+Del" keys and looking under the "Processes" tab). Why is this so? Let's uncover its mysterious veil below.