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why is my svchost.exe doing this?

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why is my svchost.exe doing this?

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hi everyone.
long time no see i love wincustomize

ok, now, whenever i connect to the internet, even if i am not browsing ANY site or not doing anything, i find lot of internet activity. lots of bytes are recd per second, this never used to happen before.
so, i downloaded "Active Ports" program to check my ports. i found some familiar processes like msmsgs.exe, avant.exe (browser), ypager.exe with "Connection Established",
i found even SVCHOST.exe on. i just ran a check on the host it is connected to, it says::
64.124.83.150.akamai.com:http
now what is this site? when i went, it said some sort of Internet business. well, this sort of thing is ruining my surfing.
so, i TERMINATED that instance of SVCHOST.exe to find that the internet activity had reduced... hmm. is this some problem???

Note: i guessed my internet act by looking at the status: Bytes recd, sent, etc... and that two lil blue comps in the system tray.

now WHY???

Thanks for helping out!
When i terminated SVCHOST.exe, after about a min, the GUI (Luna) disappeared, the classic was on, then Luna returned back. whats this???

Bye! will be back soon to see the replies...
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Reply #51 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i guess, there was a program: yupdater.exe, denied access to it.and also denied access to SVCHOST.exe (Generic process) from acting as a server.


Just so you know, assuming that yupdater.exe was the original file you received from Yahoo!, this program needs to have access to the net in order to function. It is the program which checks for updates and security fixes for Yahoo! Messenger. If you plan to continue using Yahoo! Messenger, I would seriously recommend that you allow access to this program and install the updates as they become available. All messenger programs, especially those that permit file transfers of any kind, are targeted by hackers and other mischief makers. Update patches and fixes come out frequently to help fight those vulnerabilities.

By the way, disabling access for SVCHOST.exe may also prevent some of your software from functioning, but without knowing what else is on your computer, I can't say that for sure... You'll find out when you get the error message, if it applies to you.

Of course, updates, patches and hotfixes only work if you actually download and install them.