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Svchost.exe malware

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mat257

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hello, i have got a bad infection in my pc. this is svchost.exe malware located in /user/appdata/temp.
it multiply the files stored in cookies folder. it always run with the svchost services. i found the bad srvice using svchost security check ad i remove the service, in connection to the right PID, using security task manager. i remove even the file trough malwarebyte but everytime i restart my pc it jumps out gain.
then i tried many tools in windows safe mode (hjackthis, spybot combofix ) but nothing
please help thanks
 
Uhhh, I don't think svchost.exe is malware. It is a system process.

Unless there is a piece of malware disguising itself as svchost, in which case you would have to use an antivirus program program to contain.
 
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