Windows 10: Is svchost.exe a virus?

Recently I have downloaded some fishy cracked software from the internet, I deleted it the same day I downloaded it and I also ran a scan with HitmanPro and norton power ereaser, both deleted some suspicious files from my PC And I have noticed that there are a lot of svchost.exe procesess running on my computer around 50 and 4 of them are being ran as USER.I heard that svchost.exe processes ran by a USER could be a virus. This happened on a Windows 10. Unfortunately I cant include any screenshots because for some reason they fail to upload.

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Svchost virus?

Did your antivirus provider identify the malware? If so, did you seek their advice?

You may want to send a copy of the file to VirusTotal for analysis. VirusTotal

Recommend you scan with the Emsisoft Emergency Kit (a free program): How to find and clean malware infections with Emsisoft Emergency Kit If
necessary boot into Safe Mode/Safe Mode with Networking to download and run the scanner or use another computer, put the EEK file on a flash drive and insert the flash drive in the infected computer...you can run the scanner from the flash drive. Other scanners
(some of which may be run in Safe Mode or from a flash drive) that may help with this issue are listed in List
of Malware Removal Tools

OR

IF this is what you are seeing, suggest you follow ALL of the steps (until the issue is resolved) in
this free removal guide https://malwaretips.com/blogs/svchost-exe-virus-removal/

But if you have this malware issue sometimes it will be necessary to reset your computer or do a clean install of the OS.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12415/windows-10-recovery-options

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SvcHost Virus

Hello Alex,



The real svchost.exe is a legitimate Windows process that performs services for other Windows programs. It's normal to have half a dozen or more of them running at once.
Svchost always runs under one of the three usernames SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE or NETWORK SERVICE. Running under any other username, especially yours or another user's username, could be a symptom of a malware infection.
To isolate the issue, kindly provide us the following information:

• Have you made any changes on your computer prior to the issue?
• Have you recently modified a software or hardware on your computer?
• Can you tell us the troubleshooting steps that you have done so far?

In the meantime, we suggest that you put your computer in a clean boot state and check if there are any software conflicts. To place your computer in a clean boot state, kindly go to this

link.



We’ll be waiting for your response.

 

Svchost virus?

Hi i just discovered the svchost trojan and have a few questions is it a rootkit virus and will completely wiping my hard drive destroy it.