{"id":68879,"date":"2017-06-19T10:49:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T07:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/how-to\/remove-svchost-service-host-virus.htm"},"modified":"2017-06-19T10:49:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T07:49:42","slug":"remove-svchost-service-host-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/howto\/remove-svchost-service-host-virus.htm","title":{"rendered":"(Fixed!) How to Remove &quot;SVCHOST SERVICE HOST&quot; virus in 5 minutes? Here is &quot;SVCHOST SERVICE HOST&quot; Removal Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertAbove\" style=\"padding: 0px;\"><\/div><h2>What is SVCHOST SERVICE HOST?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"intro\">\n<b>SVCHOST SERVICE HOST is classified as Win32:PUP-gen<\/b> (potentially unwanted program). What is PUP? PUP is crapware. SVCHOST SERVICE HOST have several types of unwanted behaviour:\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"space\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li> Displaying popup ads.\n<li> Hijacking your browser.\n<li> Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.\n<li> Inserting ads to the web pages.\n<\/ol>\n<p> SVCHOST SERVICE HOST can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.<br \/>\n SVCHOST SERVICE HOST is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for SVCHOST SERVICE HOST in the Control Panel.<br \/>\n Sometimes SVCHOST SERVICE HOST uninstaller does not work.<\/\/p><div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertMiddle\"><\/div><h2>How SVCHOST SERVICE HOST got on your computer?<\/h2>\n<p>Usually you got SVCHOST SERVICE HOST with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since SVCHOST SERVICE HOST manufacturer pays software developers for distributing SVCHOST SERVICE HOST within their applications, SVCHOST SERVICE HOST is often included as part of the installer.<br \/>\nUsually, you have not only one SVCHOST SERVICE HOST  problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.<\/p>\n<h2>You have 2 ways to remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST:<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-66789 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/2ways.png\" alt=\"You have 2 ways\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"sidebar\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"#autoremoval\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66791\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/automatically.png\" alt=\"Remove it automatically\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/>1. Remove Automatically.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#manualremoval\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66790\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/manually.png\" alt=\"Remove it manually\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/>2. Remove Manually.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You know only one virus name: &quot;SVCHOST SERVICE HOST&quot;, but usually <strong>you have infected by a bunch of viruses<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe UnHackMe program <strong>detects this threat and all others<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>UnHackMe is <strong>quite fast<\/strong>! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.<\/li>\n<li>UnHackMe uses the special features to<strong> remove hard in removal viruses<\/strong>. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.<\/li>\n<li>UnHackMe is <strong>small and compatible<\/strong> with any antivirus.<\/li>\n<li>UnHackMe is <strong>fully free<\/strong> for 30-days!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a name=\"autoremoval\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Here&rsquo;s how to remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST virus automatically:<\/h3>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"#step1\">STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"#step2\">STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"#step3\">STEP 3: Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST virus (3 minutes)<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nSo it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn&apos;t it?<br \/>\nThat is why I strongly advise you to use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/unhackme\/download.htm?pk_campaign=blog&amp;pk_kwd=end\">UnHackMe<\/a><\/span> for remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST redirect or other unwanted software.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"manualremoval\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST manually:<\/h3>\n<p>STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it&apos;s properties.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; background: url(&apos;https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/greatis\/shortcut.png&apos;); width: 360px; height: 200px;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; bottom: 22px; left: 160px; width: 200px; color: #f63b14; font-size: 10px;\">http:\/\/SVCHOST SERVICE HOST<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can see <strong>SVCHOST SERVICE HOST<\/strong> at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, check this command line for fake browser&apos;s trick.<br \/>\nFor example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:<br \/>\n<strong> C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe<\/strong>.<br \/>\nFake browser may be: &#8230;\\Appdata\\Roaming\\HPReyos\\ReyosStarter3.exe.<br \/>\nAlso the file name may be: &#8220;chromium.exe&#8221; instead of chrome.exe.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/installed-programs.png\" alt=\"check installed programs to uninstall\" \/><\/p>\n<p>STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to <strong>SVCHOST SERVICE HOST<\/strong> in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/remove-virus-proceses.png\" alt=\"Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST virus from running processes \" width=\"491\" height=\"532\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST virus from running processes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/remove-virus-from-services.png\" alt=\"Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST virus from Windows services\" width=\"426\" height=\"233\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST virus from Windows services<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Disable the services with random names or contains <strong>SVCHOST SERVICE HOST<\/strong> in it&apos;s name or description.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.<br \/>\n<img class=\"responsive-img\" src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/run-scheduler.png\" alt=\"Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST from scheduled task list.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Delete any task related to <strong>SVCHOST SERVICE HOST<\/strong>. Disable unknown tasks with random names.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from <strong>SVCHOST SERVICE HOST<\/strong> virus.<br \/>\nPress Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/remove-virus-from-registry.png\" alt=\"Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST virus from Windows registry\" width=\"426\" height=\"233\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST virus from Windows registry<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Find and delete all keys\/values contains<strong> SVCHOST SERVICE HOST<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 7: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/how-to\/remove-virus-google-chrome.htm\">Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Google Chrome<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-chrome-extensions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63175\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-chrome-extensions.png\" alt=\"Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST Virus from Chrome Extensions\" width=\"790\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-chrome-extensions.png 790w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-chrome-extensions-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>STEP 8: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/howto\/remove-virus-internet-explorer.htm\">Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Internet Explorer<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63185\" style=\"width: 452px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63185\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63185\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage.png\" alt=\"Set Internet Explorer Homepage\" width=\"442\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage.png 442w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Set Internet Explorer Homepage<\/p><\/div>\n<p>STEP 9: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/howto\/remove-virus-from-mozilla-firefox.htm\">Remove SVCHOST SERVICE HOST from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mozilla Firefox<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63022\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-firefox-home-page.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63022\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63022\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-firefox-home-page.png\" alt=\"Change Firefox Home Page\" width=\"533\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-firefox-home-page.png 533w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-firefox-home-page-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Change Firefox Home Page<\/p><\/div>\n<p>STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser&apos;s cache.<\/p>\n<p>But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains &#8211; it will come back again immediately or after reboot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertBelow\" style=\"padding: 0px;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The only one way to get rid of SVCHOST SERVICE HOST that I found is here. 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