Generic Host Process want to act as server

[ameen]

hi i have zonealarm firewall everytime i access the internet it ask me if i want to allow the svc.exe access the internet. so i click yes and allow it to access the net then it ask me again if i want to allow it to act as a server so i want to no if it safe if i allow it to act as a server are shell i block it from acting as a server what do you think thanks

[Paul K]

svc.exe has been linked to spyware infiltration in the past.Have you run an up to date spyware scan recently?

Originally Posted by Paul

svc.exe has been linked to spyware infiltration in the past.Have you run an up to date spyware scan recently?

I believe we may be talking about svchost.exe here (Generic Host Process) - see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056 i.e. not spyware.

Originally Posted by ameen

hi i have zonealarm firewall everytime i access the internet it ask me if i want to allow the svc.exe access the internet. so i click yes and allow it to access the net then it ask me again if i want to allow it to act as a server so i want to no if it safe if i allow it to act as a server are shell i block it from acting as a server what do you think thanks

mine has 'generic host process' allowed as a server in the trusted zone, but not in the internet zone.

trusted zone security is set to 'medium' & Internet zone to 'high'.

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by ScaredWebWarrior

I believe we may be talking about svchost.exe here (Generic Host Process) - see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056 i.e. not spyware.

What we may be thinking of (and I do know what svchost is) and what the poster has stated in his post are two different things. Unless the OP comes back and comfirms if svc.exe is what is asking for permission or wether he has mistaken svchost for svc.exe we won't be sure

[greencreeper]

I recall reading something on the Zone Labs forum about this. Might be worth searching there.

Originally Posted by Paul

What we may be thinking of (and I do know what svchost is) and what the poster has stated in his post are two different things. Unless the OP comes back and comfirms if svc.exe is what is asking for permission or wether he has mistaken svchost for svc.exe we won't be sure

I was assuming that when the OP put the Title of this thread as "Generic Host Process wants to act as server" that this was the message they were getting from ZoneAlarm and that it would therefore refer to svchost.exe (I even checked on my own ZA setup to see what I had for that.)

ZA have this on their website: http://pralerts.zonelabs.com/pranaly...2&tab=overview

But I suppose that it may indeed be that there wasn't a typo and that ZA really did confuse the two programs - which would worry me.

[greencreeper]

http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/....id=4272#M4272