From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: August 14, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: svchost.exe errors after security update
>
> Leo,
> I just installed some security updates from Microsoft for my
> Windows XP system. Now when I open explorer and try to
> browse my drives I get an svchost.exe error. I also get this
> same error when I try to go to any website without using the
> http:// prefix and just typing in the site address.
>
> Checking the event viewer's system log I see these two
> entries that seem to correspond:
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: Service Control Manager
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 7034
> Date: 8/14/2005
> Time: 1:10:52 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: mycomputername
> Description:
> The Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) service terminated
> unexpectedly. It has done this 30 time(s).
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: DCOM
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 10010
> Date: 8/14/2005
> Time: 1:11:06 PM
> User: mycomputername\me
> Computer: mycomputername
> Description:
> The server {some very long dash seperated string} did not
> register with DCOM within the required timeout.
>
> I've read other posts that indicate this might be virus
> activity but I'm running Norton's and it's up to date and
> scheduled to run frequently. These errors began to occur
> right after the update so I'm sure that's what caused it.
Sure sounds like virus activity to me. How did you get the
security updates?
I would run one of the other, on-line (and free) anti-virus
checkers as a second test, as well as an anti-spyware program.
I'd round it out by running the System File Checker as well.
http://ask-leo.com/viruses_how_do_i_keep_myself_safe_from_viruses.html
http://ask-leo.com/spyware_how_do_i_remove_and_avoid_spyware.html
http://ask-leo.com/what_is_the_system_file_checker_and_how_do_i_run_it.html
Thanks for asking!
Leo