C:\windows.svchost.exe

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Microsoft Antispyware reported that C:\windows.svchost.exe might be a trojan
so I blocked it. I've since renamed this file and nothing seems to have
broken but.... Is it safe to delete this file?
 
Jerry said:
svchost.exe is required by Windows an is usually in the \system32 folder.
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Thanks. So if I find a file with that name in C:\windows rather than
C:\windows\system32 it could be suspicious?

Nothing seems to have broken whan I renamed it.
 
Delete the unnecessary one in \windows

CWatters said:
Thanks. So if I find a file with that name in C:\windows rather than
C:\windows\system32 it could be suspicious?

Nothing seems to have broken whan I renamed it.
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Jerry said:
Delete the unnecessary one in \windows
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Thanks, have done that now. I also found that it had been added to the
userinit path in the registry which is a known jumping off point for
trojans.
 
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