Avast could not detect svch0st.cxe

[Prashant]

Avast home edition 4.7 could not detect svch0st.exe. however NOD 32 has detected and deleted the svch0st.exe. Can anyone tell me when will avast upgrade its virus database.

[FreewheelinFrank]

Hi Prashant,

You will need to submit the file, and preferably also the virus installation file, to:

virus@avast.com

Zip the file with a password and mention the password in your email.

[BJ_GeOrgE]

  y svchost is a virus????i thought it was a system file..i have many of them in my pc.. :S and i have tried lots of AV programs including NOD32 and they found nothing about this file..

[Thug21]

It is a system file. However, that doesn't stop some malware from trying to "impersonate" it.

[FreewheelinFrank]

It is not a system file. Observe the fith character carefully:

svch0st.exe

It is a zero not an o.

[DavidR]

y svchost is a virus????i thought it was a system file..i have many of them in my pc.. :S and i have tried lots of AV programs including NOD32 and they found nothing about this file..

You should note the spelling of the file name mentioned the o is replaced by a zero 0 as in svch0st.exe a subtle difference but an important one. Also, whilst not mentioned here, the location is also important as even if spelt correctly it has to be in the correct location to be a system file (and that depends on your OS).

[Thug21]

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[Thug21]

It is not a system file. Observe the fith character carefully:

svch0st.exe

It is a zero not an o.

I mean the real svchost is a system file, hence why BJ might see them on his pc.   

Of course svch0st.exe is a nasty. There is alot of google results for that.

[BJ_GeOrgE]

ok guys...i've got u..i have the system file then as i thought..i saw the zero but i wanted to be sure..