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svchost.exe crash Thread last updated on 2003-08-26 09:28:31

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-08-19 06:51:04

I guess it happens since I've installed SP4 on Win2K:
Sometimes, svchost.exe crashes and leave me with no drag'n'drop and other features.

Do someone experiences this ?
Do someone knows if there's a way to fix this (I don't want to go back to SP3)

Posted by member 24 on 2003-08-19 15:16:36 link

somone is getting attacked by msblaster or another RPC DCOM worm varient. =)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823980

AcquaCow is your master!

Posted by member 1 on 2003-08-19 18:53:17 link

here you go...thank Floachie for this one...

http://www.infosec.uga.edu/campusalert/campusadvise20030729.html

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-08-20 01:05:15 link

Humm, I've already applied the patch and I don't find any qossrv dir nor than registry entries that run something at startup. I'll make a whole virus scan to be sure.

And... a friend of mine didn't have this problem since I upgrade its Litestep...

Thanks men

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-08-20 12:23:38 link

Ok, I've restored my system backup, update Kaspersky, do a complete scan. Nothing.
Check the services to see if a new one have been added. Nothing.
Check the registry. Nothing.

Finaly, I switch to 0.24.7 to see if it would change... Hum, Rainmeter and skinbox doesn't work anymore...

...but I'm still waiting svchost to crash...

Posted by member 39367 on 2003-08-20 18:20:31 link

Have you tried using the msblaster remover? I dont think covering the hole would help once your infected, if you are infected.

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-08-21 00:47:43 link

I don't think I have a virus on my computer. There's no trace of virus activity. There's just "svchost.exe" that crash sometimes and leave me with no drag'n'drop.
I guess it's a problem between the last Indiestep and Win2K SP4... but I can be wrong, of course

Ok MrGoat, I've just ran msblasterremover and it didn't find anything suspicious

Posted by member 14785 on 2003-08-24 17:42:50 link

go find yourself a copy of winxp pro. I find it to be a lot more stable than windows predecessors.

Posted by member 299 on 2003-08-26 06:51:25 link

I got the same problem.. but a question do you use Opera Browser ?

I think I had this problem after I installed Opera software, I removed it and I didn't get this error... but maybe I'm wrong , try ...

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-08-26 09:28:31 link

No, I'm using Mozilla Firebird
Maybe it's a specific bug of the french version of SPx
Curiously, this didn't happen since I switch to .24.7b3
Yesterday, I switched back to the Indiestep (because I'm playing with OTS2) but the problem didn't occurs yet...
wait and see

Update
The problem only occurs with Indiestep, not .24.7; I'm sure, now