"svchost.exe is attempting to listen...."

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WIN XP

SP 3

 

 

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BTW forgot to thank you floatingred, appreciate any help.

 

 

Also for anyone else.....

 

This particular error doesn't come up on google or yahoo. New threat?

 

Again any help is appreciated.

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You're welcome.

 

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Unfortunately, it does not show up as a virus.  Now when I did a search, svchost.exe show all cases of svchost under a windows program. According what I found around from a quick search is that these 6 are legit. Unfortunately, although I can find a lot of threads on various boards abour the legitimacy of svchost.exe in prefetch files, I found nothing related to NIS.

 

Yet still the NIS keeps popping up giving the same message as my Orig Post.

 

 

 

Message Edited by gurentai_pt on 08-21-2008 07:27 PM
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I attempted to search the database and this board but could not find a solution. I apologize in advance if it's a repeat.

 

I recently installed a windows update, and since then I get the following NIS Program alert:

"svchost.exe is attempting to listen for connections from other computers".  I attempted to choose "Always allow" and I did but it keeps popping up.

 

Please advise a fix.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Also, I tried manually quanrantining it but it says I can't because the file's in use.

 

 

Message Edited by gurentai_pt on 08-21-2008 07:32 PM
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If you are sure these are Safe - could a Norton Staff confirm this? - then do this: Open Norton Product > Click N.I.S. tab > Settings > N.I.S. Options > Exclusions > Exclude from Auto-Protect > Enter the Files/Folders.

 

Let me know me know how it goes.

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Thanks again. So can anyone at Norton confirm or assist on this? I'm able to use everything fine (so far).

 

Also anyone else have ideas on this?

 

Or...

 

I actually live a few blocks from Symantec's new Culver City office. Should I go banging on their door?  LOL

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From the shot you made I really can’t see any thing dangerous. Sometimes a virus comes up called as"scvhost" looks the same but is different

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This seems very odd.

 

What Windows O.S. are you using, along with what S.P.?

 

I would not Allow this un-til it is confirmed what it is and whether or not it is safe.