svchost.exe problems (and more)

[Jaswahhihi]

Hi, Ive been having repeated (randomly occuring) problems with my Vista Home premium PC all week now.

I keep getting these messages (just a side note, I have not installed anything new on my system except vista updates):




Product
Host Process for Windows Services

Problem
Stopped working

Date
21/01/2008 22:42

Status
Report Sent

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: svchost.exe
Application Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Application Timestamp: 4549adc4
Fault Module Name: StackHash_db5b
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Fault Module Timestamp: 4549bdc9
Exception Code: c0000374
Exception Offset: 000af1c9
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: db5b
Additional Information 2: 338c5bb03e56c06253fa567a9a64d2b7
Additional Information 3: 57e0
Additional Information 4: ffc72c6512fc5ed904c70f38fea13d39

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 501445338






And this one:




Product
IP Helper

Problem
Stopped working

Date
22/01/2008 15:37

Status
Report Sent

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: svchost.exe_iphlpsvc
Application Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Application Timestamp: 4549adc4
Fault Module Name: StackHash_db5b
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Fault Module Timestamp: 4549bdc9
Exception Code: c0000374
Exception Offset: 000af1c9
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: db5b
Additional Information 2: 338c5bb03e56c06253fa567a9a64d2b7
Additional Information 3: 57e0
Additional Information 4: ffc72c6512fc5ed904c70f38fea13d39

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 501199803



These errors are usually followed by my desktop looking like this:



I wiped my entire system last night and reinstalled and its still there!

I am totally stressed out and in need of some help!

(p.s. windows has no solutions)

Thank you in advance.

-R Jackson

[jcgriff2]

Hi. . .

I had similar problems when the various Vista updates came through.

You may want to try a System Restore, rolling the system back to a period prior to your current problems; apply each update in chronological order testing for your particular problem in between each update?

Have you looked at Vista's Problem Reports and Solutions for additional information? Although I can say that in >100 "Reports" that I have never received a "Solution" from MS.

Have you looked at the Event Viewer?

regards. . . jcgriff2

[n10sity]

Svchost issues are typically related to malware. I suggest you try bringing up this issue in the HiJackThis section and be sure the read the READ FIRST thread.

[Jaswahhihi]

Hi,

Sorry this is such and old topic but I did find the problem.

Unfortunatly it was "Windows Live Messenger" Belive it or not!

Im now back on old MSN Messenger 7.5 to stop this.

Has anybody here heard of a fix for this?

Cheers.

[jcgriff2]

Hi. . .

Live Messenger was just kicked out of my system via registry deletions as it caused web page loading to go from from near-instant to >20 seconds.

jcgriff2