Svchost.exe is the most mysterious process in Windows XP/Vista. Svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). The authentic svchost.exe file is located in C:\Windows\System32, but a lot of viruses and trojans use the same file and process name to hide their activities.
The free Svchost Process Analyzer enumerates all svchost instances and checks the containing services. So it is easy to discover svchost worms like the infamous Conficker worm.
Svchost Process Analyzer is a 100% freeware program from www.neuber.com. There is absolutely no installation required. Simply download and run the software.
Features:
doesn´t require runtimes
doesn´t require installation
doesn´t write to the registry
doesn´t modify files outside of its own directories
100% freeware, isn´t adware
FreewareFiles tested Svchost Process Analyzer 1.0 on 2009-03-23 using leading
antivirus scanners and found it 100% Clean. It does not contain any form
of malware, spyware, viruses, trojans, etc. We will re-test each updated
version and remove the award as well as the program if found infected.