Virus Alert – SVCHOSTS.EXE

Svchost.exe is a valid and necessary windows file. But svchosts.exe (the plural) is not. Svchosts.exe probably installed on your system as a result of the Backdoor.Zinc Trojan. More info and removal instructions can be found at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.zinx.html.

We'd recommend removing svchosts.exe and any of these files that may have installed with it: svchostc.exe, msreg.exe, and 5805.exe. Again, the singular "svchost.exe" is a required Windows file. Please don't remove that one.

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