Windows 10: svchost.exe keeps trying to access %userprofile%\Videos every hour or so. Do I have a virus?

As the title says, svchost.exe keeps trying to access %userprofile%\Videos, do I have a virus? I have controlled folder access on for a reason and I do not want to turn it off.

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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 - Emsisoft | Security Blog 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 How To Remove SvcHost.exe Malware (Virus Removal Guide)

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

Recovery options in Windows

Clean Install Windows 10

Regards…

http://blog.emsisoft.com/2015/01/27/top-10-ways-pups-sneak-onto-your-computer-and-how-to-avoid-them/

 

I can't download anything from internet keep getting messages, contained a virus and was deleted.

Did you seek advice/assistance from your antivirus provider (Avast, AVG, McAfee, Norton, etc)?

Suggest you follow ALL of the steps (until the issue is resolved) in this free removal guide How To Remove SvcHost.exe Malware (Virus Removal Guide)

Or follow the steps in Remove the Tprdpw32.exe and SmartService Rootkit

If the issue remains try several of the scanners in

List
of Malware Removal Tools

If you can’t fix it you may need to reinstall Win 7 or reset the computer: How to restore my Desktop PC to restore factory having Windows 7

Regards…

Top 10 Ways PUPs Sneak Onto Your Computer. And How To Avoid Them. - Emsisoft | Security Blog

 

Svchost virus?

Did any Antivirus told you there is a malware with that name?

Svchost or Service Host for Windows is a genuine process which as the name suggests is a process to run system tasks.