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ThreatExpert's awareness of the file "scvhost.exe":

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "scvhost.exe" was mostly identified as a threat.
File "scvhost.exe" has the following statistics:
Total number of reports analysed611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "scvhost.exe"1,208
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat1,110
Statistical volume of cases when "scvhost.exe" was a threat92%
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The file "scvhost.exe" is known to be created under the following filenames:
%AllUsersProfile%\cncdown.exe
%AppData%\1.exe
%AppData%\blaah.exe
%AppData%\calc.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup3788.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup4127.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup6400.exe
%AppData%\codecsetup8536.exe
%AppData%\cp_setup_assist.exe
%AppData%\cuda.exe
%AppData%\dealassistant\dauninstall.exe
%AppData%\digifast\dfuninstall.exe
%AppData%\hose.exe
%AppData%\ijango_toolbar_installer.exe
%AppData%\ldr.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\dtsc\t.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\office71\vhchk.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\ernsjyi.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\jjcmdrj.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\nheste.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\nxmwp.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\rwmgh.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\security\user0.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\tbljxjk.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\vohth.exe
%AppData%\microsoft\windows\vvpmyvaw.exe
%AppData%\mxplay\temp\mxplay_installer.exe
%AppData%\ntcom.dll
%AppData%\nthead.dll
%AppData%\pak-5593.exe
%AppData%\pak-5594.exe
%AppData%\pak-5595.exe
%AppData%\pak-5596.exe
%AppData%\pak-5597.exe
%AppData%\pak-5598.exe
%AppData%\pak-5599.exe
%AppData%\pak-5600.exe
%AppData%\pak-5601.exe
%AppData%\pak-5602.exe
%AppData%\pak-5603.exe
%AppData%\salehoo\auctionalert\_tmp\aa.exe
%AppData%\salehoo\salehooalert\_tmp\aa.exe
%AppData%\scvhost.exe
%AppData%\silverlight\silverlight.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\_cw0srv.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\234672.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\239874.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\293874.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\345674.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\345676.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\435627.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\543978.exe
%AppData%\skynet\muonline\546783.exe
%AppData%\speedrunner\sruninstall.exe
%AppData%\svchost.exe
%AppData%\temp.dll
%AppData%\truesword4.exe
%AppData%\wefisetup.exe
%AppData%\winbutler\winbuninstaller.exe
%AppData%\winbutler\winbutler.exe
%AppData%\windows.exe
%AppData%\windows\scvhost.exe
%AppData%\windows\services.exe
%AppData%\windows\smss.exe
%AppData%\windows\winlogon.exe
%AppData%\wintouch\wintouch.exe
%AppData%\wintouch\wtuninstaller.exe
%AppData%\wrar380d.exe
%AppData%\yeah\yeah374809.exe
%CommonAppData%\38001914.exe
%CommonAppData%\3810eef8.exe
%CommonAppData%\381751d0.exe
%CommonAppData%\388f0900.exe
%CommonAppData%\38d3ff69.exe
%CommonAppData%\aol downloads\aoltoolbar\setuptoolbar.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1i.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1i2.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\av1two.exe
%CommonAppData%\av1\qwprotect.dll
%CommonAppData%\av1\svchost.exe
%CommonAppData%\av2010\av2010.exe
%CommonAppData%\av2010\iedefender.dll
%CommonAppData%\av2010\svchost.exe
%CommonAppData%\dyned\eng_loc.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\extraav.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\ua2009.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\valarm.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\vmelt.exe
%CommonAppData%\e4a12b7\vsweep.exe
%CommonAppData%\fetion\fetionupdate.exe
%CommonAppData%\gav\sgav.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\n1.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\n1i.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\n1two.exe
%CommonAppData%\n1\qwprotect.dll
%CommonAppData%\n1\svchost.exe
%CommonAppData%\nexon\ngm\ngmdll.dll
%CommonAppData%\qw2010\qw2010.exe
Notes:
  • %AllUsersProfile% is a variable that specifies the all users' profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users (Windows NT/2000/XP).
  • %AppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data.
  • %CommonAppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing application data for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.

The file "scvhost.exe" has the following possible countries of origin:
OriginNumber of Incidents
United Kingdom458
China323
Germany5
Brazil3
France2
Poland2
Spain2
Sweden2
Switzerland2
Taiwan2
Belgium1
Portugal1
Republic of Korea1
Russian Federation1

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "scvhost.exe":
Threat AliasNumber of Incidents
Trojan.Autoit.BF [PC Tools]181
Packed/Upack [AhnLab]143
WORM_SOHANAD.FG [Trend Micro]113
W32.Yautoit [Symantec]101
Mal/Packer, Mal/EncPk-BW [Sophos]90
Trojan.KillAV [Symantec]89
W32/YahLover.worm [McAfee]82
Worm.AutoIt.R [PC Tools]81
W32.Imaut.AA [Symantec]76
Trojan Horse [Symantec]68
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Geral [Ikarus]67
New Malware.n [McAfee]64
W32.Imaut [Symantec]64
WORM_SOHANAD.CC [Trend Micro]62
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]61
Worm.Sohanad.AM [PC Tools]61
IM-Worm.Win32.Sohanad.bh [Kaspersky Lab]60
Backdoor.Ciadoor [Symantec]53
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Dogrobot [Ikarus]53
Worm.Win32.AutoRun.k [Kaspersky Lab]53
W32.SillyFDC [Symantec]51
W32/Autorun.worm.f [McAfee]50
Worm:Win32/Sohanad.I [Microsoft]50
Trojan.Win32.Autoit.bm [Kaspersky Lab]49
W32/YahLover.worm.gen [McAfee]47
Trojan.Dropper [Symantec]46
Virus.Win32.AutoRun.bm [Ikarus]44
Generic.dx [McAfee]43
Infostealer.Gampass [Symantec]42
W32/Sality-AM [Sophos]42
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.AutoIt.x [Kaspersky Lab]41
Trojan-PWS.Win32.Agent.jp [Ikarus]38
W32/Autorun.worm.cs [McAfee]38
Backdoor.Trojan [Symantec]37
BackDoor-ASB.gen [McAfee]37
Backdoor.Win32.Ciadoor.13 [Kaspersky Lab]36
Bloodhound.Unknown [Symantec]36
WORM_YAHLOVER.AL [Trend Micro]35
W32/AutoRun-IR [Sophos]32
W32/Sohana-Z [Sophos]32
Backdoor.CIADoor.13 [PC Tools]31
Mal/Mdrop-N [Sophos]31
BackDoor-ASB.svr [McAfee]30
Trojan.Astry [Symantec]30
Worm.Win32.Sohanad [Ikarus]30
Worm.Win32.AutoRun.acq [Kaspersky Lab]28
Packed/eXPressor [PC Tools]26
Trojan.Autoit.DL [PC Tools]26
Win-Trojan/Xema.variant [AhnLab]26
IM-Worm.Win32.Sohanad.nq [Kaspersky Lab]25
Backdoor.Agent.DYCG [PC Tools]24
Virus:Win32/Sality.AM [Microsoft]24
Mal/Behav-043, Mal/Behav-033 [Sophos]23
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Bancos [Ikarus]22
W32/Sality.gen [McAfee]22
Worm:Win32/Nofupat.A [Microsoft]22
Trojan-PWS.Win32.LdPinch [Ikarus]21
Worm.Win32.VB.hc [Kaspersky Lab]21
IM-Worm.Sohanad!sd5 [PC Tools]20
W32/YahLover.worm.a [McAfee]20
WORM_AUTORUN.K [Trend Micro]20
BKDR_CIADOOR.E [Trend Micro]19
Generic Keylogger.g [McAfee]19
P2P-Worm.Win32.SpyBot [Ikarus]19
W32.SillyDC [Symantec]19
IM-Worm.Win32.Sohanad.gu [Kaspersky Lab]18
Mal/Packer [Sophos]18
Win32/IRCBot.worm.Gen [AhnLab]18
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Bancos.nr [Kaspersky Lab]17
Worm.Agent.ERXI [PC Tools]17
BackDoor-ASB [McAfee]16
Infostealer [Symantec]16
Mal/Sohana-A [Sophos]16
PE_SALITY.EN-1 [Trend Micro]16
Troj/Dloadr-BHO [Sophos]16
WORM_SOHANAD.MK [Trend Micro]16
Downloader [Symantec]15
IM-Worm.Win32.Sohanad [Ikarus]15
Mal/Packer, Mal/EncPk-BW, Mal/Behav-329 [Sophos]15
W32.Spybot.Worm [Symantec]15
Generic BackDoor [McAfee]14
Win32.Warezov [Ikarus]14
Win-Trojan/Starter.429568 [AhnLab]14
WORM_YAHLOVER.AK [Trend Micro]14
New Malware.dq [McAfee]13
PE_SALITY.EK [Trend Micro]13
BKDR_CIADOOR.J [Trend Micro]12
Generic QHosts.a.gen [McAfee]12
PE_PARITE.A [Trend Micro]12
Trojan.Win32.Qhost.cm [Kaspersky Lab]12
Virus.Win32.IRCBot [Ikarus]12
Virus.Win32.Parite.b [Kaspersky Lab]12
W32/Pate.b [McAfee]12
W32/Sality.ag [McAfee]12
Win32/Kashu.B [AhnLab]12
Worm.Win32.AutoRun.ukk [Kaspersky Lab]12
WORM_IMAUT.E [Trend Micro]12
Mal/Behav-329 [Sophos]11
Suspicious.Skintrim [Symantec]11
Trojan.QHosts.G [PC Tools]11