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svchost error

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purujitb Original post #1
Mar 26, 2007 at 1:58 AM
hi,
while using internet I get this error:

The exception unknown software exception(0x0000409) occurred in the application at location 0x5b86a3c0

after this my net doesn't works until a restart.

What can be the problem

thanks in advance
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thunderbird.117 #2
Mar 26, 2007 at 4:20 AM
It a virus. Do a full system scan.
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #3
Mar 26, 2007 at 8:21 AM
yes for sure it is a virus.They have made some changes in ur windows registery.I will suggest you following things:
1)Do a full scan pf your computer using a good updated antivirus.
2)second step you need to do is full scan of your system with any two good updated antispyware.

But the best thing to do is do a online scan.You can find many online scan options here.
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