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"MS are aware of problems with certain chipset/driver combinations andthe KB2670 ! pdate

#he$ are also aware of problems with the %&'0 install

#he$ are wor(in) on both iss es* and will pdate as and when the$ aresatis+ed that the$ have solved the problems,

#he recommendation in the meantime is that if the pdate doesn-t install+rst time* ma(e s re it-s ninstalled* and then hide it . indows pdatewill nhide it when it is pdated,"

So ninstall %&'0 and KB2670 ! pdate* hide them from a to pdatin)when th$ pop bac( p to be pdated the problem sho ld be +xed,

1roof that MS (nows that %&'0 has problems on some hardware platformsis here,

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ope this helps &ver$ ne,

Try running system fle checker through cmd.

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%t is recommended to perform scan sin)

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9o co ld also se this one http //www,emsisoft,com/en/software/ee(/

:lso scan for vir ses sin) $o r antivir s pro)ram and ma(e s re it isptodate, if $o don-t have one then % recommend :vast F;&& antivir s,

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What the dllhost.exe *32 COM

Surrogate malware usually does?Due to the generic nature of this infection, methods of installation may vary.

The dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate infections may often install themselves y

co!ying their executa le to the "indo#s or "indo#s system folders, and then

modifying the registry to run this file at each system start. dllhost.exe *32

COM Surrogate #ill often modify the follo#ing su $ey in order to accom!lish

this%

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

&f your com!uter is infected #ith the dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate virus, this

infection may contact a remote host for the follo#ing !ur!oses%

To re!ort a ne# infection to its author

To receive configuration or other data

To do#nload and execute ar itrary files 'including u!dates or additional

mal#are(

To receive instruction from a remote attac$er

To u!load data ta$en from the affected com!uter

How do I know i dllhost.exe *32COM Surrogate malware or not?

)ecause dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate is a common !rocess in the Tas$

Manager, mal#are !rograms sometimes mas$ themselves y running under

the same !rocess name of dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate. Other times, a

mal#are !rogram may run, or in ect, its service into an already running

dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate !rocess. &n either case, this mas$ing action

can ma$e it difficult to detect and remove these mal#are !rograms.

The easiest #ay to see if your com!uter is infected #ith mal#are running

under the +dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate name, is to o!en your "indo#s

Tas$ Manager y !ressing CTRL ! ALT ! "EL on your $ey oard,

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the right-clic$ on the dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate #hich you sus!ect is

mal#are, and then clic$ on + O!en ile lo"ation

The dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate from "indo#s should e located in

the C#$Windows$System32 folder. ny file named +dllhost.exe *32 COM

Surrogate located in other folder can e considered as a mal#are.

Should you e uncertain as to #hether dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate is a

virus or not, #e encourage you to su mit the affected file

to htt!s%//###.virustotal.com/en/ to e scanned #ith multi!le antivirus

engines.

How did dllhost.exe *32 COMSurrogate in e"tion got on my"om!uter?

The dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate virus is distri uted through several

means. Malicious #e sites, or legitimate #e sites that have een hac$ed,

can infect your machine through ex!loit $its that use vulnera ilities on your

com!uter to install this Tro an #ithout your !ermission of $no#ledge.

nother method used to !ro!agate this ty!e of mal#are is s!am email

containing infected attachments or lin$s to malicious #e sites. Cy er-

criminals s!am out an email, #ith forged header information, tric$ing you into

elieving that it is from a shi!!ing com!any li$e D01 or ed x. The email tells

you that they tried to deliver a !ac$age to you, ut failed for some reason.

Sometimes the emails claim to e notifications of a shi!ment you have made.

ither #ay, you can4t resist eing curious as to #hat the email is referring to 5and o!en the attached file 'or clic$ on a lin$ em edded inside the email(. nd

#ith that, your com!uter is infected #ith the dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate

virus.

The threat may also e do#nloaded manually y tric$ing the user into thin$ing

they are installing a useful !iece of soft#are, for instance a ogus u!date for

do e lash 6layer or another !iece of soft#are.

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How to remo%e dllhost.exe *32 COMSurrogate %irus &'emo%al (uide)

This !age is a com!rehensive guide, #hich #ill remove the dllhost.exe *32

COM Surrogate infection from your com!uter. 6lease !erform all the ste!s in

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:. ;ext, #e #ill need to ty!e inetcpl.cpl in the +8un ox to o!en the

&nternet x!lorer settings.2. &n &nternet x!lorer, clic$ on the +Security ta , then on +8eset all

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clic$ it.

>. ?ou #ill no# e sho#n the main screen for the S T 6o#eli$s Cleaner

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&f 6o#eli$s is detected, then !ress the ? utton on your $ey oard. S T

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then clic$ on the :S"an 1ow; utton.

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A. Mal#are ytes nti-Mal#are #ill no# start scanning your com!uter for

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6lease note that the infections found may e different than #hat is sho#n

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fter your com!uter #ill restart, you should o!en Mal#are ytes nti-

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Clic$ on the + 1ext utton, to install 0itman6ro on your com!uter.

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allo# it to u!date its data ase.

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>. "hen the scan #ill e com!leted,you #ill e !resented #ith a screen

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?our com!uter should no# e free of the dllhost.exe *32 COM Surrogate

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