It could very well be a real issue... security wise...
svchost.exe is a Generic Service Host, meaning an application is doing
something over TCP/IP....
Follow the instructions on this link from Microsoft to find out exactly what is loading and possibly doing on the web for that 3 minutes...
Because it is automatically doing something whatever it is....
:SUMMARY
: This article describes Svchost.exe and its functions. Svchost.exe is a
: generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries
: (DLLs).
some DLL files run as applications, which is one place you can get trojans and worms pecking at your system without you knowing it, or spyware that seems la-git, Logitec used to and still does have a backdoor app that loads when you install the drivers that come with the mouse which loads as a dll...
anyway...
Microsoft.com
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314056
A Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q314056
For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article, see 250320.
