SysWOW64 - svchost.exe - TrustedInstaller virus help
So my computer has been running slow for the past few days, so I open task manager, I see this process with no name, just a blank line using 1055.9 mb of memory. So I right click -> go to details, and it pointed to a svchost.exe. Odd the my Norton did not detect it, but on the Norton Insight (task manager for Norton), there was two svchost.exe, one in Syswow64, and the other in system32. I am running 64 bit windows 8 by the way. So the syswow64 svchost.exe, I right click -> properties -> security -> (btw i cannot edit permissions, everything is greyed out, I am admin) -> advanced -> (there is no owners tab), so im stuck here unable to delete it or anything, because TrustedInstaller has "full control" of this file, and everything is greyed out. I even registered a new registry to add "take ownership" to my right click menu, which works for every other file on my computer EXCEPT this svchost.exe in syswow64. Its completely invisible to Norton, and somehow my pc cannot install MSE, so if I can get some help that would be appreciated, thanks.
October 26th, 2013 2:37pm

I also have a svchost.exe in the Syswow64 folder. So this doesn't mean this is a virus. Check the file version and look if there is a digital signature.
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October 26th, 2013 3:04pm

Felix

I would try Malwarebytes.

Please download the free version of Malwarebytes.
Update it immediately.
Do a full system scan

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October 26th, 2013 3:05pm

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