Why so many svchost.exe running?

I have 7 svchost.exe running. 3 are under the user name "system" others
are under "network service" and "local service". Why so many, and will
the Windows 7 change the number of Process running? Thank you for your
help.


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Samtheman wrote:
> I have 7 svchost.exe running. 3 are under the user name "system" others
> are under "network service" and "local service". Why so many, and will
> the Windows 7 change the number of Process running? Thank you for your
> help.
>
>


It's perfectly normal to have several instances of Svchost.exe
running simultaneously.

A Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314056

However, if Svchost.exe is using a large portion of your CPU
cycles, it may well have been "hijacked" by a worm, Trojan, or scumware.
To determine if this is the case, use your preferred antivirus and
spyware applications to scan for problems.


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