I am suffering from a similar problem too. In my case I have noticed that the multiple copie of the svchost are always changing their CPU usage but they combined altogether take up all my CPU usage capacity. I suspected some virus but at least McAfee is not able to detect anything (using the .DAT file updated on April 21, 2009).

Another thing is that this is causing the processor of my laptop (Dell inspiron 1300)to heatup and usually when I reboot the hardware gives a heatup warning. The system however is working fine in safe mode. No excess CPU usage and heatup of processor.

One thing I tried yesterday that temporarily solved the problem yesterday (but the problem is back again today). I changed a lot of services configurations closing all the services that I do not need all the time (including windows auto update) and then I ran disk defragmenter. This all I did in safe mode. Yesterday after I finished this procedure, everything returned to normal. Today as I booted the machine the problem is back and now I am back in safe mode trying to solve the problem.

Please anybody help.

I already disabled auto update service. Nothing. I think the auto-update and svchost problem is an old problem already reported and properly patched in year 2006 or 2007. But I have tried this solution and nothing.

The thing confusing me is that when I go into safe mode run anti-virus and defrag the disk, it usually wirks fine on the next normal boot. But with further rebooting the problem comes up again.

I am running into the same issue as you guys. From trial and error i noticed this being a problem when I was accessing the internet. So, recently, I decided to not use Internet Explorer and use Firefox instead because I heard IE takes up lot more resources than Firefox.

I've only done this for a day and it seems to be working so far......

What virus software did you use? i have norton's NAV and no viruses found.....

Check the spelling - is it svchost or scvhost? If it's the latter, it's a virus. In case your computer is NOT infected, check out an article here: http://www.fileinspect.com/fileinfo/svchost-exe/. It helped me when I had a similar problem.

Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 3


TinyXP Rev09 [1]
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
E4500 @ 2.20Ghz
2.20 Ghz, 0.99GB of RAM
Physical Address Extension


guys help me pls. my PC is fine then i'm sleep, when im i saw my uncle playing warcraft. then i see he's lagging. after him i use it. then its totally lagging. so i restart it. in 1st it's just fine but maybe 1min higher its getting lag the warcraft not only the warcraft. even the internet. my uncle said that he just only clean the fan. after that its getting lag. sorry im not good in english. back to topic i remember my other uncle told me if the CPU usage is getting higher probably i have a virus. then ill check my task manager. then i saw my CPU usage getting 100%. any aplication i opened its getting higher. even the avgsrx.exe even if im not using AVG or scanning. sumtyms its said that avgsrx.exe = 80% up. the explorer too. i update all my scan and i try many anti virus. AVG, SPYBOT, MALWAREBYTES, AVAST, but its the same although the malwarebytes is not finish coz when im scanning my PC suddenly shutdown. my PC have a problem in the 1st place. my uncle told me that i need to buy a new power supply coz my power supply have a problem thats why my PC shutdown automatically and i cant use it longer.. guys help me pls how to solve this.. i dnt know if i have a virus trojan worm malware or what so ever. thnx by the way. my PC automatically shutdown is nothing to do w/ this problem.. pls help me guys i dnt know if its virus or etc


my uncle remove my video card to be able i use my PC longer. coz if video card remove, the power supply less power consume.

he said that the problem i countered like... its sounds machine gun... then BLUE SCREEN APPEARS tell that memory problem etc... talk to administrator
its becoz my video card is remove.

Hi friend, there may be virus in the name of svhost.exe.. if there are more than 6 svhost processes in ur taskmanager. then there is virus.. read the full guidelines about virus's process hacking at http://jeshmal4u.blogspot.com/2009/10/important-system-proce­sses-affected-by.html