svchost.exe is killing me

[BalugaWhale]

taking up like 95% of CPU, how do I fix this?

also, I'm getting the same sort of deal with smc.exe
thanks

[LeapFrog]

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taking up like 95% of CPU, how do I fix this?

also, I'm getting the same sort of deal with smc.exe
thanks

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smc.exe is a sysgate personal firewall process it appears.

[LeapFrog]

Also you could be looking at a trojan or something. Are you pretty tight with security? You could download the latest spyware definitions for whatever products you have then boot into safe mode and run thorough scans.

[INSPIRON]

Hey!

svchost.exe is a process that is executed whenever applications run DLLs. It is very common, you can see in Windows Task Manager / Processes even multiple instances running the same time.
However, this should not take up more than 1-2% of the CPU. If it does take more than that, either an application is running abnormal, or you might have a TROJAN (malware allowing others to access your computer).
Finding out whether this process is a virus or a Windows process depends on the PID of the task.
Use a disinfect tool, anti-spyware program or smth like that.
The other process is from your firewall (probably the TROJAN affected it too).

[Halation]

If this isn't already fixed, I'd try a different firewall. Or at least kill smc.exe for a while and see if that's the culprit.