Twice in the last week I have noticed that something is shutting down ashserv.exe. I can't be certain but I think it is one of those bogus online AV sites. When it is shut down a red mark appears on the 'a' ball. I am not personally concerned about this because I do daily True Image backups, so when I notice ashserv.exe has been shut down I get a clean image. I will try and keep my eye open for the malware culprit.
Once the service has been shut down, it cannot be restarted without rebooting.
-Bob