Svchost.exe constantly downloading stuff devours my limited bandwidth

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• wnavga.exe download constantly things devours my limited bandwidth

  Hello everyone, I am running Windows 7 and recently I had this problem with wnavga.exe and svchost.exe which always download something, how to remove this kind of unwanted download while I'm on the intenet.

  Hi Vignesh,

  Thanks for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

  If I understand correctly, wnavga.exe and svchost.exe consuming bandwidth. Not sorry will help you with the question.

  1. How do you know it is downloaded stuff?

  2. do you have security software installed on the computer?

  The problem may occur if the files running need for more band width or due to the virus.

  If you do not need/use any program, then you can uninstall it from Control Panel.

  Let us try to scan the viruses on your computer using the Microsoft Safety Scanner and check if it helps.

  Microsoft security scanner:

  www.Microsoft.com/Security/Scanner

  I hope this helps to solve the issue. If the problem persists, get back to us. We will be happy to help you.

• Slow/svchost.exe constantly running Windows updates.

  What is going on? It's "Patch Tuesday/Wednesday" and updates are not just downhill. By clicking on "check for updates" some results in an endless search for updates and svchost.exe runs constantly on my computer this morning and continues to despite several reboots.

  It is obviously something to do with the Windows updates, as they are supposed to nd today I'm worried how and when this will be looked at in / fixed.

  I suppose that decisions to accumulate all of the updates in October and prevent users from having a choice in what they do/don't install has something to do with this current problem?

  (Have not changed the settings / installed what either, and I did not install W10 either.) The OS that is on my computer, now, is what was on it when I bought it so bar regular update via windows nothing has changed.)

  Please click below take a look at this discussion:

  Windows Update problems?  First read this.

  You can read some of the latest answers on the last page from the bottom to see what others have had to say lately.

• SkypeSetupFull.exe constantly downloading some software

  Hello, Skype gurus!

  I strongly need a Board!

  In recent days, some software on my Workstation Windows 7 download constantly the following URL:

  http://download.Skype.com/bb0132fb8faa3e9a9c45556fec34fb7c/Partner/66/SkypeSetupFull.exe

  Well, download 30 + Mb 2 - 3 times a day may not be a big deal, but this happens in the office and my weekly Internet traffic is limited, so it gets sold out by Wednesday...

  Does anyone have an idea about the software you can start those downloads?

  Of course, it isn't Skype itself, disabling the automatic updates has been the first step in my invetigation.

  And normally Skype does not download the Offline Installer, is it not?

  If all goes well, "partner/66' part of the URL can be the key...

  And if there is no quick answer, how can I detect the process that download from this URL?

  Thank you very much in advance for your help!

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  Disabling automatic updates does that stop automatic updates , but Skype will still attempt to suggest updating to the current version and download the installation file.

  You can try to update your Skype to the 6.9.0.106 currently the latest version using this msi installer:

  http://download.Skype.com/MSI/SkypeSetup_6.9.0.106.msi

• Svchost.exe - k netsvcs constantly download

  I work on a XP Home SP3 computer that constantly downloading using system32\svchost.exe - k netsvcs. It will download as long as the computer is connected. Before realizing the problem, downloading 1.4 GB. I use Netbalancer to observe the process. This is a customers computer.
  Things I've tried:

  > Disable automatic updates of windows. The computer has been updated last week.
  > Scan with Malwarebytes, Security Essentials, MFRT, AVG TDDSkiller in windows and safe mode when possible. AVG found 6 google corrupt toolbar.exe in Temp files. Others do nothing are.
  > Deactivate restore system and rescan with AVG, while the computer is connected.
  > The computer has always had Norton AntiVirus installed. It found and removed 1 virus by setup_lib_srf [1] .exe which contained "Downloader" in 2009.
  > Disabled Background Intelligent Transfer service but netsvcs downloads yet and the BITS service back to automatic after a reboot.
  > Ran svchost.exe fix from Microsoft which is for high processor use but thought it might help.
  > The IP remote netsvcs is in contact with belongs to Akamai Technologies when windows automatic updating is disabled. With the updates automatically on other ip addresses belong to Microsoft.

  I ran Hijackthis if you want as the journal.
  Any help is greatly appreciated.
  Tom

  Hi trg53,

  Your question is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please ask your question in the following forum.

  Windows XP IT Pro category

• Svchost.exe - k netsvcs constantly download windows 8

  Hello

  I have a problem in the net connection in my laptop. something is using my data if I don't use all the NET data. I saw it in the resource manager, it shows me svchost.exe (netsvcs). This uses my internet data when I connect my dongle. What should I do?

  Hi Benjamin,

  To provide the proper resolution, I would need more information on your side.

  1. do you get an error message when you try to connect to the Internet? If Yes, what is the exact error message?

  2. did you of recent changes on the computer before this problem?

  Svchost.exe is a process on the computer that hosts, or contains, other individual services that Windows uses to perform various functions. For example, Windows Defender uses a service that is hosted by a svchost.exe process.

  There may be multiple instances of svchost.exe running on your computer, each instance containing different services. One instance of svchost.exe can host a single service for a program, and another instance can host several services related to Windows.

  To use the Manager tasks to display services running under each instance of svchost.exe.

  a. open the Manager of the tasks in the right-by clicking on the bar of tasks, click task Manager.

  b. click on process tab.

  c. click Show processes from all users. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  d. right-click on an instance of svchost.exeand then click go to service (s). Services associated with the process are highlighted on the tab Services.

  Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an up-to-date issue report to help you further

• Why my svchost.exe process constantly runs at 100% CPU usage?

  Recently, my computer was extremely slow.  I thought that was the cause of a worm or virus but after I used Norton to take care of that my system is still slow right too. When I checked my system process, its display svchost.exe using a massive amount of memory. Therefore, my CPU usage is constantly at 100%.  Is it still the result of a bug? Or do I have to look elsewhere as the source of the problem? Thank you

  It is possible that a recent update of Norton was faulty or caused one conflict with another program on the PC.

  Activity excessive svchost.exe is often linked to one of the following:

  1 resource hog like Norton or McAfee (sad but true)

  2 be linked in Microsoft Update instead of Windows Update

  3. after having been updated for Windows Search 4.0 and its endless reindexing

  4. the presence of malware

  Unless you have uninstalled Norton AND used their removal tool, I doubt you really deleted ALL occurrences of Norton!

  FWIW, I helped a neighbor recently with his performance problem. The culprit in his case was Windws Search 4.0. And since there is no entry in the Control Panel Add / Remove programs to KB940157, I needed to follow the instructions offered by Nepatsfan here:

  http://help.WUGNET.com/Windows/uninstall-Windows-search-Windows-XP-KB940157-ftopict624142.html

• excessive use of svchost.exe memory

  Operating system Windows XP Home Edition SP3

  RAM 1 GB (just upgrade to 512 MB)

  Atitvirus Zone Alarm Firewall/antivirus Suite Secruity

  Internet - IE8 browser

  A classic computer session the process svchost.exe (System user), seen in the Windows Task Manager, will constantly increase its memory consumption until my computer slows to a crawl.  I've increased the RAM from 1 GB to compensate and now amseeing a much bigger memory usage by the process - up to 250 MB!  I tried to end the task and restart the bulk of the process svchost manages but have been unable to isolate the subtask that causes excessive memory consumption.  This has the advantage of reducing the consumption of RAM temporarily, but in half an hour or so consumption of memory is way up again.

  I repeatedly ran some virus scans by Zone Alarm (currently being updated), Malwarebytes "Anti-malware", "Search and Destroy" Spybot and SuperAntiSpyWare 4.9 nothing done.  I have IE8 configured to avoid pop ups and have blocked most of the cookies.

  What can I do to manage the svchost process to stop the runaway memory usage?

  Chaos_Edit,

  Of course, you were correct.  I downloaded the latest version of MS MSRT last Thursday (v 3.9.3901.0) and he discovered the Alureon virus.  He "partially" deleted and recommended I run a full scan using anti-virus software.  I ran my Checkpoint/Zone Alarm antivirus-Super-scan and it finally detected and quaranteed the virus.  Since then, my svchost.exe program slept about 25 MB memory usage.

  What intrigues me (or mind depending on my mood) is that this evidentlly virus exists since 2006 and still my anti-virus for Checkpoint/Zone Alarm, Malwaretytes Anti-Malware and SuperAntiSpyware all failed to find it.  I ran great/deep scans using the latest versions of each of these software products every night for the last month.  My ZA product is set to check and download updates every evening before the scan in depth.

  In addition, I started to download HitmanPro to discover that he wanted to maintain a direct link to my computer.  Probably not in my interest.

• Windows XP svchost.exe problems. Cannot find the latest updates for windows xp.

  Hello, this is my first time on the Microsoft Community page.

  I have a very strange problem with automatic updates svchost.exe and windows. I know that automatic update of windows, has been known to cause problems on XP and there is thus CPU utilization of memory leaks. Last night, I tried to install the latest windows XP updates, with automatic tool. The tool hanged during the process. Not sure why exactly. I never had a problem with it. I've been running Xp SP 3 for more than five years. In any case, I rebooted my system and checked to see if the updates actually treatment. They do not have. Then I went to the windowsupdate.microsoft site. I was trying to these updates. The scan never completed, he just constantly checked, for about 45 minutes. I decided to do some research. I found the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder "fix" online. He kicked, I renamed the file. And then disabled auto updates and restarted my computer. After windows starts, I re-activated automatic updates and waited. Nothing happened, so I did some research more. I noticed that svchost.exe uses about 25% the use of the processor. Normally my treated systemidle is 99%. I used Process explore and isolated the wuauclt.exe under the svchost.exe file. When I disable automatic updates executable, it is up to a full 99%.

  I'm not sure why it uses 25%, when I look at the actual use of the memory for the wuauclt.exe, it is only using about 17 k of memory. Which is quite low. I have not turned on microsoft update, starting in the configurations of parameters at windowsupdate. I know that in the past, that has been a problem and swallowed up system resources.

  Any advice would be helpful. Thank you in advance.

  There are a lot of threads on this forum - and many others - this problem - just try to do a Google search for UPDATES of XP SVCHOST - hits now more than 8 million.

  But to save you the trouble of tracking down the fix OK here is the short version

  1. disable automatic updates using Control Panel icon

  2. restart the computer - SVCHOST is now not going crazy

  3. check which version of Internet Explorer you have installed IE8, IE7 or IE6

  4. download and install - the links below - the good update for Internet Explorer.

  Assuming you have Windows XP 32 bits here are the direct download links:

  IE8: IE8-WindowsXP-KB2898785 - x 86 - ENU.exe
  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=41404

  IE7: IE7-WindowsXP-KB2898785 - x 86 - ENU.exe
  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=41442

  IE6: WindowsXP-KB2898785 - x 86 - ENU.exe
  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=41458

  5. Once installed, you can reactivate the automatic updates and using Windows Update.

  Note: The bug also affects access via Windows/Microsoft Update Web site.

  KB2898785 is the "Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer" (December 10, 2013)

  There is a bug in the function of automatic update under XP running the SVCHOST process at full CPU load (100% or 50% or 25% depending on the number of CPU cores you have). If you have a Quad core CPU the bug works the CPU at 25% (a carrot out of four) and eventually battles through a conclusion - but if your computer is a single old Celeron or Pentium bug works the CPU chip at 100% load for many, many h/solid.

  Faster your processor and RAM than you seem to make a radical difference to the actual times are waiting for you maybe search for updates complete. Most of the old core systems were never designed to deal with this kind of situation and can easily overheat. This is especially true of laptops and desktop systems older where the radiator can be partially blocked with fluff and hairs of animals - which could cause blockages or stops!

  Microsoft said last month that the updates of Internet Explorer are treated differently from all the other updates - which is originally the XP update engine run so slowly as to appear frozen. If the update service finds that you don't have the latest version of IE that is currently available, it starts to search the entire tree of updates of IE to see what it takes - rather than offering just the cumulative current update for your system.

  But if you manually install the update yourself update Internet Explorer service is fully updated and is not search for updates of IE. But until Ms. fix it will still occur whenever a new update is published.

  MS said that intend to prune the IE updates database so that only the main cumulative updates have been offered when a search has been launched - it did not in time for the update as it should of November and obviously has not arrived or worked either in time for the December Update!

  MS say they hope to have a fix before the January updates are released (Patch Tuesday) - that the problem will be activated once the next update Cumulative of IE is released.

• Svchost.exe (netsvcs) 100% cpu - update of Windows *.256 cause - update forever checks as does Defender.

  Hi, I got 100% usage cpu choking my system Toshiba laptop L300 Vista 32-bit, cause - (netsvcs) svhost.exe in time real trouble was unknown and tried everything has failed. So I did a complete new installation and fully updated to SP2 then the next update and it required me to download the latest update to terminant.256. My system is now unusable with constantly check and update svchost.exe using 100% cpu. All is well until I start to WU and I restore prior to this Windows Update Agent... Also if I close just the update it is still short in the background using 100% cpu by svchost.exe (ntsvcs) until I have manually stop the service.

  I have:

  Disabled Windows Firewall and Avast antivirus.

  I tried all the things as well in safe mode.

  Installed costs.

  Followed the instructions found on the net

  In offline mode, downloaded and installed the latest update which is the same as that.

  Whenever I have restore before this update, it works very well. The download of the update even if I have restore and install only the off-line version, it cripples even with 100% cpu and without end of audit. He made also Defender without end of audit.

  How to fix something that is a solid wall. You cannot uninstall or go around it. If I restore before it, that's all I can ever be updated Vista.

  I admit, I'm going nuts with this thing. I can't be the only one, it is 100% Windows update agent question.

  They have started to issue updates, default update clients cannot manage. Under Vista, install all the missing updates listed in the table above to this page:

  http://Wu.krelay.de/en/

  On Windows 7, install KB3172605.

  KB3172605 32-bit

  KB3172605 64-bit

  Best regards, VZ

• How to fix svchost.exe issues

  When internet Explorer is running it crashes and the message that avchost.exe is causing high CPU usage. How can this be repaired

  Thank you

  Hello

  1. did you of recent changes to the system before the show?

  2 is the limited while accessing Internet Explorer issue?

  3. What is the exact error message you get?

  Method 1:

  Follow the link below and check if the problem persists in safe network mode.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

  Method 2: Perform a clean boot.

  To perform a clean boot and see if the problem still occurs, follow the steps in the below link.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: Once you are done with the boot, follow step 7 in the link to your computer in normal mode.

  In addition, check out the link below and check out for more information.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-is-Svchost-exe

  Method 3: Run a virus scan

  I suggest to download the Microsoft security since the link Scanner and performs a search on your system. Check if the problem persists.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: Microsoft safety scanner ends ten days after downloading. To re - run a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run Microsoft Safety Scanner again.

  Let us know if it helps.

• Using Windows XP Home - number svchost.exe - CPU to 100% for a whole day

  I have updates, set up in XP Home so that I am asked to install the updates downloaded stop. After that I did yesterday and restarted my PC, svchost.exe has operated at 100% usage for a full day. It will kill my laptop - it is almost 5 years and will not take a day more of this madness. Burn the hard drive and the CPU fan has stopped all day. I need to stop this.

  I checked the managed task and I have something like 60 and 160 000 + handles and those processes continue to increase exponentially.
  Any ideas?

  Hi Ivoman,

  Keep looking with the methods described in the answer above is one you have found probably only
  the result of another who is the real culprit.

  Update your NETWORK and WiFI card drivers could help as well. Manually review system manufacturer and device
  Sites of the manufacturer - and do not use the automatic updates that found that older drivers.

  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Svchost.exe using excessive hard disk

  After the latest version of windows update 29 June downloaded the file SVCHOST. EXE is using memory and excessive hard drive. I have 6 GB of memory and an Intel! 3 processor.

  The svchost.exe blocks all other processes and prohibits the normal use of the computer. I tried the system restore, but could not restore to any restore point, even in safe mode.

  Thank you very much for the help.

  Huib.

  Hi HuibKeizer,

  Method: 1

  I suggest you to download Microsoft Safety Scanner from the following link and scan your computer for viruses and malware.

  Microsoft safety scanner

  Method: 2

  Also I suggest you perform a file system check to find all of the corrupted system files.

  How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files

• Error number: 0x80072EFF; Fixes for Win32 and svchost.exe generic

  I'm trying to solve a problem of message and svchost.exe error Genereic Win32 and need to update windows but get an error number: 0x80072EFF, an inability to connect to the server/website updated.  I am running WinXP SP3 on a desktop computer that came pre-installed with Norton in 2005 but has fonctionnee McAfee for at least 3 years now. The firewall is through McAfee.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  I am running WinXP SP3 on a desktop computer that came pre-installed with Norton in 2005 but has fonctionnee McAfee for at least 3 years now. The firewall is through McAfee.

  Assuming that the computer is not infected, the following should solve your problem from Windows Update:

  1. download the Norton Removal Tool, save it to your desktop: ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe

  1B. download the tool McAfee Consumer Product Removal, save it to your desktop:http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe

  2. close all open applications (that is, anything with an icon on the taskbar).

  3. double-click on the file that you saved in # 1 a above, to run the utility. DO TAP not your keyboard until the race ends, then restart.

  4. now make this triple McAfee fix & restart: http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

  NB: You have already downloaded step 2 remove the fix tool in my # 1 step b above.

  5. now to reset Windows update by...

  How to reset the Windows Update components?
  [Access KB971058 via Internet Explorer only;] Run the difficulty in the default and aggressive modes]
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  6. restart once again & test.

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• Problem of CPU for the 90-100% svchost.exe

  When I bring my task manager, I see that svchost.exe has a really high CPU usage, it just started a few days ago and im not sure what is wrong. I tried updates automatic disableing and also I remember having the same problem with an older computer of mine, but I thought that I fixed it with the installation of an update for Windows XP (KB927891) called update can be found here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7A81B0CD-A0B9-497E-8A89-404327772E5A&displaylang=en

  I tried to install it but it tells me a new package system is already on it and there is no reason for this update. Does anyone know how to fix this?

  This problem is common for the windows operating system. I hope that this source will help you - http://fileinspect.com/fileinfo/svchost-exe/