View Full Version : What are these??
Ratan Maitra
April 10th 04, 08:09 PM
Of late I have noticed msthost.exe and altsvc.exe (both located in
Windows/system32) are
running in the background. .....and msthost tries to connect to the internet
immediately after logging on..
What are these, any ideas??
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
April 10th 04, 08:11 PM
If you mean alertsvc.exe and mshost.exe, the first thing you need to do is
make sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a scan.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
...
> Of late I have noticed msthost.exe and altsvc.exe (both located in
> Windows/system32) are
> running in the background. .....and msthost tries to connect to the
> internet
> immediately after logging on..
> What are these, any ideas??
>
>
>
Ratan Maitra
April 10th 04, 09:51 PM
There are absolutely no details except the file size, which I have already
mentioned...
I have noticed one feature though, after each reboot, msthost manages to
erase the "block" settings of ZoneAlarm and I have to block it afresh...
Any other suggestions, please??
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
message ...
> These are not Windows files. You can try right clicking and selecting
> properties to see if you can figure out to what they belong. If you have
no
> viruses or malware installed, they may belong to other applications
> installed on your system.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Thanks Mike, but I do mean msthost.exe (817kb) and altsvc.exe (13kb)
> > ...both
> > located in system32 directory..as correctly mentioned earlier.
> > I have the latest 4 April NAV update and run the scan regularly...I have
> > also undergone free online scans of Panda and Trend....but nothing was
> > detected.
> > I couldn't get any information about these two processes running in the
> > background...
> >
> >
> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
> > message ...
> >> If you mean alertsvc.exe and mshost.exe, the first thing you need to
do
> > is
> >> make sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a scan.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> Windows Shell/User
> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >>
> >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > Of late I have noticed msthost.exe and altsvc.exe (both located in
> >> > Windows/system32) are
> >> > running in the background. .....and msthost tries to connect to the
> >> > internet
> >> > immediately after logging on..
> >> > What are these, any ideas??
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
April 10th 04, 09:56 PM
I can only suggest some detective work on the applications you have
installed, perhaps going through the setup disks looking for these files.
Conversely, you might try removing applications one at a time.
I don't know to what these belong, you've run virus checks and apparently
Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware and they turn up nothing and Google
comes up blank.
Another possible way would be to simply start over with a blank slate,
install XP clean and then with each installation of any software whether for
applications or related to your hardware, drivers for example, check for
these items.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
...
> There are absolutely no details except the file size, which I have already
> mentioned...
> I have noticed one feature though, after each reboot, msthost manages to
> erase the "block" settings of ZoneAlarm and I have to block it afresh...
>
> Any other suggestions, please??
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
> message ...
>> These are not Windows files. You can try right clicking and selecting
>> properties to see if you can figure out to what they belong. If you have
> no
>> viruses or malware installed, they may belong to other applications
>> installed on your system.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Thanks Mike, but I do mean msthost.exe (817kb) and altsvc.exe (13kb)
>> > ...both
>> > located in system32 directory..as correctly mentioned earlier.
>> > I have the latest 4 April NAV update and run the scan regularly...I
>> > have
>> > also undergone free online scans of Panda and Trend....but nothing was
>> > detected.
>> > I couldn't get any information about these two processes running in the
>> > background...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote
>> > in
>> > message ...
>> >> If you mean alertsvc.exe and mshost.exe, the first thing you need to
> do
>> > is
>> >> make sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a scan.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> >> Windows Shell/User
>> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >>
>> >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > Of late I have noticed msthost.exe and altsvc.exe (both located in
>> >> > Windows/system32) are
>> >> > running in the background. .....and msthost tries to connect to the
>> >> > internet
>> >> > immediately after logging on..
>> >> > What are these, any ideas??
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
April 10th 04, 10:13 PM
I was doing some work in my Registry when I came upon a reference for
msthost.exe and altsvc.exe in a sub-key of Search Assistant. However, I
don't show them on my system as being located on my hard drive.
Why they are in your system32 folder I don't know unless there's something
on your system that has placed them there. The interaction you describe
with Zone Alarm raises a red flag with me and it would seem to indicate
malware, possibly taking advantage of a registry pointer but you say Ad
Aware and Spybot came up clean as did AV scan.
I'm sorry, I can't give you much beyond this.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
...
> There are absolutely no details except the file size, which I have already
> mentioned...
> I have noticed one feature though, after each reboot, msthost manages to
> erase the "block" settings of ZoneAlarm and I have to block it afresh...
>
> Any other suggestions, please??
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
> message ...
>> These are not Windows files. You can try right clicking and selecting
>> properties to see if you can figure out to what they belong. If you have
> no
>> viruses or malware installed, they may belong to other applications
>> installed on your system.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Thanks Mike, but I do mean msthost.exe (817kb) and altsvc.exe (13kb)
>> > ...both
>> > located in system32 directory..as correctly mentioned earlier.
>> > I have the latest 4 April NAV update and run the scan regularly...I
>> > have
>> > also undergone free online scans of Panda and Trend....but nothing was
>> > detected.
>> > I couldn't get any information about these two processes running in the
>> > background...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote
>> > in
>> > message ...
>> >> If you mean alertsvc.exe and mshost.exe, the first thing you need to
> do
>> > is
>> >> make sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a scan.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> >> Windows Shell/User
>> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >>
>> >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > Of late I have noticed msthost.exe and altsvc.exe (both located in
>> >> > Windows/system32) are
>> >> > running in the background. .....and msthost tries to connect to the
>> >> > internet
>> >> > immediately after logging on..
>> >> > What are these, any ideas??
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
Ratan Maitra
April 10th 04, 10:46 PM
Thanks a lot Mike, for your painstaking detective work :-))
As these haven't caused any 'significant' problems yet, I'm presently
killing these two processes and manually preventing msthost from connecting
to the net, after each booting. You have rightly observed, it is this
suspicious behaviour of ZoneAlarm setting for msthost.exe that drew my
attention to the processes running in the background. Moreover, neither
msthost nor altsvc appear in any start-up programs !!!
I'll delete these files and let you know the results.
Thanks again
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
message ...
> I was doing some work in my Registry when I came upon a reference for
> msthost.exe and altsvc.exe in a sub-key of Search Assistant. However, I
> don't show them on my system as being located on my hard drive.
>
> Why they are in your system32 folder I don't know unless there's something
> on your system that has placed them there. The interaction you describe
> with Zone Alarm raises a red flag with me and it would seem to indicate
> malware, possibly taking advantage of a registry pointer but you say Ad
> Aware and Spybot came up clean as did AV scan.
>
> I'm sorry, I can't give you much beyond this.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
> ...
> > There are absolutely no details except the file size, which I have
already
> > mentioned...
> > I have noticed one feature though, after each reboot, msthost manages to
> > erase the "block" settings of ZoneAlarm and I have to block it afresh...
> >
> > Any other suggestions, please??
> >
> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
> > message ...
> >> These are not Windows files. You can try right clicking and selecting
> >> properties to see if you can figure out to what they belong. If you
have
> > no
> >> viruses or malware installed, they may belong to other applications
> >> installed on your system.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> Windows Shell/User
> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >>
> >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > Thanks Mike, but I do mean msthost.exe (817kb) and altsvc.exe (13kb)
> >> > ...both
> >> > located in system32 directory..as correctly mentioned earlier.
> >> > I have the latest 4 April NAV update and run the scan regularly...I
> >> > have
> >> > also undergone free online scans of Panda and Trend....but nothing
was
> >> > detected.
> >> > I couldn't get any information about these two processes running in
the
> >> > background...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote
> >> > in
> >> > message ...
> >> >> If you mean alertsvc.exe and mshost.exe, the first thing you need
to
> > do
> >> > is
> >> >> make sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a scan.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> >> Windows Shell/User
> >> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >> >>
> >> >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >> > Of late I have noticed msthost.exe and altsvc.exe (both located in
> >> >> > Windows/system32) are
> >> >> > running in the background. .....and msthost tries to connect to
the
> >> >> > internet
> >> >> > immediately after logging on..
> >> >> > What are these, any ideas??
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
April 10th 04, 11:51 PM
You are welcome, good luck.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks a lot Mike, for your painstaking detective work :-))
>
> As these haven't caused any 'significant' problems yet, I'm presently
> killing these two processes and manually preventing msthost from
> connecting
> to the net, after each booting. You have rightly observed, it is this
> suspicious behaviour of ZoneAlarm setting for msthost.exe that drew my
> attention to the processes running in the background. Moreover, neither
> msthost nor altsvc appear in any start-up programs !!!
>
> I'll delete these files and let you know the results.
> Thanks again
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
> message ...
>> I was doing some work in my Registry when I came upon a reference for
>> msthost.exe and altsvc.exe in a sub-key of Search Assistant. However, I
>> don't show them on my system as being located on my hard drive.
>>
>> Why they are in your system32 folder I don't know unless there's
>> something
>> on your system that has placed them there. The interaction you describe
>> with Zone Alarm raises a red flag with me and it would seem to indicate
>> malware, possibly taking advantage of a registry pointer but you say Ad
>> Aware and Spybot came up clean as did AV scan.
>>
>> I'm sorry, I can't give you much beyond this.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > There are absolutely no details except the file size, which I have
> already
>> > mentioned...
>> > I have noticed one feature though, after each reboot, msthost manages
>> > to
>> > erase the "block" settings of ZoneAlarm and I have to block it
>> > afresh...
>> >
>> > Any other suggestions, please??
>> >
>> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote
>> > in
>> > message ...
>> >> These are not Windows files. You can try right clicking and selecting
>> >> properties to see if you can figure out to what they belong. If you
> have
>> > no
>> >> viruses or malware installed, they may belong to other applications
>> >> installed on your system.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> >> Windows Shell/User
>> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >>
>> >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > Thanks Mike, but I do mean msthost.exe (817kb) and altsvc.exe (13kb)
>> >> > ...both
>> >> > located in system32 directory..as correctly mentioned earlier.
>> >> > I have the latest 4 April NAV update and run the scan regularly...I
>> >> > have
>> >> > also undergone free online scans of Panda and Trend....but nothing
> was
>> >> > detected.
>> >> > I couldn't get any information about these two processes running in
> the
>> >> > background...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" >
>> >> > wrote
>> >> > in
>> >> > message ...
>> >> >> If you mean alertsvc.exe and mshost.exe, the first thing you need
> to
>> > do
>> >> > is
>> >> >> make sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a scan.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> >> >> Windows Shell/User
>> >> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> >> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
>> >> >> ...
>> >> >> > Of late I have noticed msthost.exe and altsvc.exe (both located
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > Windows/system32) are
>> >> >> > running in the background. .....and msthost tries to connect to
> the
>> >> >> > internet
>> >> >> > immediately after logging on..
>> >> >> > What are these, any ideas??
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
Ratan Maitra
April 10th 04, 11:51 PM
There has been no apparent effect of shifting both msthost and altsvc out of
system32 directory. Mike.
However, on doing some detective work of my own, I found that Netbios Helper
Service (listed under Services) was automatically starting altsvc.exe and
there are no Dependencies !!!
Does it make any sense to anyone??
"Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks a lot Mike, for your painstaking detective work :-))
>
> As these haven't caused any 'significant' problems yet, I'm presently
> killing these two processes and manually preventing msthost from
connecting
> to the net, after each booting. You have rightly observed, it is this
> suspicious behaviour of ZoneAlarm setting for msthost.exe that drew my
> attention to the processes running in the background. Moreover, neither
> msthost nor altsvc appear in any start-up programs !!!
>
> I'll delete these files and let you know the results.
> Thanks again
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
> message ...
> > I was doing some work in my Registry when I came upon a reference for
> > msthost.exe and altsvc.exe in a sub-key of Search Assistant. However, I
> > don't show them on my system as being located on my hard drive.
> >
> > Why they are in your system32 folder I don't know unless there's
something
> > on your system that has placed them there. The interaction you describe
> > with Zone Alarm raises a red flag with me and it would seem to indicate
> > malware, possibly taking advantage of a registry pointer but you say Ad
> > Aware and Spybot came up clean as did AV scan.
> >
> > I'm sorry, I can't give you much beyond this.
> >
> > --
> > Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > Windows Shell/User
> > Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> > "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > There are absolutely no details except the file size, which I have
> already
> > > mentioned...
> > > I have noticed one feature though, after each reboot, msthost manages
to
> > > erase the "block" settings of ZoneAlarm and I have to block it
afresh...
> > >
> > > Any other suggestions, please??
> > >
> > > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote
in
> > > message ...
> > >> These are not Windows files. You can try right clicking and
selecting
> > >> properties to see if you can figure out to what they belong. If you
> have
> > > no
> > >> viruses or malware installed, they may belong to other applications
> > >> installed on your system.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > >> Windows Shell/User
> > >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> > >>
> > >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
> > >> ...
> > >> > Thanks Mike, but I do mean msthost.exe (817kb) and altsvc.exe
(13kb)
> > >> > ...both
> > >> > located in system32 directory..as correctly mentioned earlier.
> > >> > I have the latest 4 April NAV update and run the scan regularly...I
> > >> > have
> > >> > also undergone free online scans of Panda and Trend....but nothing
> was
> > >> > detected.
> > >> > I couldn't get any information about these two processes running in
> the
> > >> > background...
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" >
wrote
> > >> > in
> > >> > message ...
> > >> >> If you mean alertsvc.exe and mshost.exe, the first thing you need
> to
> > > do
> > >> > is
> > >> >> make sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a scan.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > >> >> Windows Shell/User
> > >> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > >> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
> > >> >> ...
> > >> >> > Of late I have noticed msthost.exe and altsvc.exe (both located
in
> > >> >> > Windows/system32) are
> > >> >> > running in the background. .....and msthost tries to connect to
> the
> > >> >> > internet
> > >> >> > immediately after logging on..
> > >> >> > What are these, any ideas??
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
April 10th 04, 11:53 PM
Do you have anything in your Network Protocol that might be starting this
service?
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
...
> There has been no apparent effect of shifting both msthost and altsvc out
> of
> system32 directory. Mike.
> However, on doing some detective work of my own, I found that Netbios
> Helper
> Service (listed under Services) was automatically starting altsvc.exe and
> there are no Dependencies !!!
> Does it make any sense to anyone??
>
> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Thanks a lot Mike, for your painstaking detective work :-))
>>
>> As these haven't caused any 'significant' problems yet, I'm presently
>> killing these two processes and manually preventing msthost from
> connecting
>> to the net, after each booting. You have rightly observed, it is this
>> suspicious behaviour of ZoneAlarm setting for msthost.exe that drew my
>> attention to the processes running in the background. Moreover, neither
>> msthost nor altsvc appear in any start-up programs !!!
>>
>> I'll delete these files and let you know the results.
>> Thanks again
>>
>> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
>> message ...
>> > I was doing some work in my Registry when I came upon a reference for
>> > msthost.exe and altsvc.exe in a sub-key of Search Assistant. However,
>> > I
>> > don't show them on my system as being located on my hard drive.
>> >
>> > Why they are in your system32 folder I don't know unless there's
> something
>> > on your system that has placed them there. The interaction you
>> > describe
>> > with Zone Alarm raises a red flag with me and it would seem to indicate
>> > malware, possibly taking advantage of a registry pointer but you say Ad
>> > Aware and Spybot came up clean as did AV scan.
>> >
>> > I'm sorry, I can't give you much beyond this.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> > Windows Shell/User
>> > Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> > DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >
>> > "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > > There are absolutely no details except the file size, which I have
>> already
>> > > mentioned...
>> > > I have noticed one feature though, after each reboot, msthost manages
> to
>> > > erase the "block" settings of ZoneAlarm and I have to block it
> afresh...
>> > >
>> > > Any other suggestions, please??
>> > >
>> > > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote
> in
>> > > message ...
>> > >> These are not Windows files. You can try right clicking and
> selecting
>> > >> properties to see if you can figure out to what they belong. If you
>> have
>> > > no
>> > >> viruses or malware installed, they may belong to other applications
>> > >> installed on your system.
>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> > >> Windows Shell/User
>> > >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> > >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> > >>
>> > >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in message
>> > >> ...
>> > >> > Thanks Mike, but I do mean msthost.exe (817kb) and altsvc.exe
> (13kb)
>> > >> > ...both
>> > >> > located in system32 directory..as correctly mentioned earlier.
>> > >> > I have the latest 4 April NAV update and run the scan
>> > >> > regularly...I
>> > >> > have
>> > >> > also undergone free online scans of Panda and Trend....but nothing
>> was
>> > >> > detected.
>> > >> > I couldn't get any information about these two processes running
>> > >> > in
>> the
>> > >> > background...
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" >
> wrote
>> > >> > in
>> > >> > message ...
>> > >> >> If you mean alertsvc.exe and mshost.exe, the first thing you
>> > >> >> need
>> to
>> > > do
>> > >> > is
>> > >> >> make sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a scan.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> --
>> > >> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> > >> >> Windows Shell/User
>> > >> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> > >> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> "Ratan Maitra" > wrote in
>> > >> >> message
>> > >> >> ...
>> > >> >> > Of late I have noticed msthost.exe and altsvc.exe (both located
> in
>> > >> >> > Windows/system32) are
>> > >> >> > running in the background. .....and msthost tries to connect to
>> the
>> > >> >> > internet
>> > >> >> > immediately after logging on..
>> > >> >> > What are these, any ideas??
>> > >> >> >
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