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Posted 05 November 2008 - 05:39 PM
When I boot up. I get a warning that Generic Host Process Win 32 services is asking permission to act as a server. What is this and is it safe to deny access and block it with my firewall. At present I just deny it day by day but I would prefer to know what it is before I bock it permanently. This is a recent phenomenon ? because of service pack 3?
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Posted 05 November 2008 - 06:04 PM
madmoley, on Nov 5 2008, 10:39 PM, said:
When I boot up. I get a warning that Generic Host Process Win 32 services is asking permission to act as a server. What is this and is it safe to deny access and block it with my firewall.
Let it run, Its just part of the update from Microsoft.
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Posted 05 November 2008 - 06:32 PM
FWIW: http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Sj5en...cd=10&gl=us
Just querying using Google...most of the users with this...are ZA users. Seems like a ZA bug to me.
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Just querying using Google...most of the users with this...are ZA users. Seems like a ZA bug to me.
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Posted 05 November 2008 - 07:00 PM
The weatherman, on Nov 5 2008, 11:04 PM, said:
madmoley, on Nov 5 2008, 10:39 PM, said:
When I boot up. I get a warning that Generic Host Process Win 32 services is asking permission to act as a server. What is this and is it safe to deny access and block it with my firewall.
Let it run, Its just part of the update from Microsoft.
Thanks. Looked on quite a few sites but mostly too techy for me. I just needed a yes or no.
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Posted 05 November 2008 - 07:03 PM
hamluis, on Nov 5 2008, 11:32 PM, said:
FWIW: http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Sj5en...cd=10&gl=us
Just querying using Google...most of the users with this...are ZA users. Seems like a ZA bug to me.
Louis
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=g...tart=0&sa=N
Just querying using Google...most of the users with this...are ZA users. Seems like a ZA bug to me.
Louis
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=g...tart=0&sa=N
Been crawling all over the forum you mentioned but so many conflicting views and too techy for me.
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Posted 05 November 2008 - 07:06 PM
The Generic Host Process is also known as svchost.exe. It's a process that hosts other processes. Most times it's requests to act as a server are benign - but you never know until you know what's actually requesting it.
With any firewall the "standard" advice is to block it temporarily for a while - and if everything works as it should, then block it permanently.
With any firewall the "standard" advice is to block it temporarily for a while - and if everything works as it should, then block it permanently.
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Posted 06 November 2008 - 06:23 PM
usasma, on Nov 6 2008, 12:06 AM, said:
The Generic Host Process is also known as svchost.exe. It's a process that hosts other processes. Most times it's requests to act as a server are benign - but you never know until you know what's actually requesting it.
With any firewall the "standard" advice is to block it temporarily for a while - and if everything works as it should, then block it permanently.
With any firewall the "standard" advice is to block it temporarily for a while - and if everything works as it should, then block it permanently.
Thanks. I have been blocking but will try permanent block as everything works ok when it is blocked.
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 06:36 PM
usasma, on Nov 6 2008, 12:06 AM, said:
With any firewall the "standard" advice is to block it temporarily for a while - and if everything works as it should, then block it permanently.
..if you say so.?
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