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Windows/syswow64/ COM Surrogate dllhost.exe multiple running

Nov 9, 2014 10:30PM PST

I keep getting multiple instances of COM Surrogate Syswow 64 dllhost.exe 32 eating up CPU, and from the Task manager, no matter how many I kill it from task manager, or how many times I run Hitman Pro and MalwareBytes to get rid of Trojans, pups, rootkits, I still keep getting these, and messages from Norton that outgoing access is being blocked to a shady looking website and IP address. I have seen a few videos on YouTube how to "RegEdit" an entry in CLSID {AB8902B4-09CA-4bb6-B78D-A8F5-9079A885} but this may be risky. Has anybody encountered this problem. I was told it's not a virus, but according to me, anything that makes my computer go crazy is a virus. I run Windows 7 64 bit. I would appreciate any help, this is making me mad, and it's annoying. Thanks.
Jay

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Simply no.
Nov 9, 2014 11:21PM PST
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Windows/syswow64/ COM Surrogate dllhost.exe multiple running
Nov 10, 2014 12:44AM PST

Thank you Bob, I saw this MalwareBytes Forum, there is a download involved, I'll try it, but I am still wary of downloads, sometime the downloads related to the problem are other harmful downloads, for unsuspecting people that don't really know what they are doing.

Jay

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If you have the time.
Nov 10, 2014 12:51AM PST

Open a post at bleepingcomputer and in time (they are very busy) they'll walk you through it. Here's their starter thread on what to do before you post.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/f/103/am-i-infected-what-do-i-do/
Be sure to read "Before You Post About A Problem"

I'm sorry that I don't know which pest has invaded your system and hope you understand that while I like the usual scans Grif noted at http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6122_102-5509131.html?tag=posts;msg5509131 that only hits the most common or better than 98% of what you encounter.

There are some newer infections that well, are bad.
Bob