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Spyware / Adware
Virus

Prevalence

This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.

Identification

The file name alone identifies this program.

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://search.ca.com/search/ca?style=en&search_button=Search&qt=svchost.exe&col=

PC Pitstop Analysis

chiCkie.exe - Many malwares uses this name, look into Site URL.
In Windows 2000 and XP, svchost is used as a task that runs many different Microsoft-written services. Most of these services are necessary to Windows operation.
To control individual services, click Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Services. To see what services are supported by svchost.exe, open a command prompt and type "Tasklist /SVC".
However USUALLY svchost.exe has in Vendor field "Microsoft" just like Product has "windows", was detected that this file has no vendor or product information which makes it just suspicious.
Was found a virus/trojan with the same name, run a virus scan to be sure that is not the case.

chickie.exe is a VIRUS. Stop all work until the virus is removed or you run the risk of spreading the virus to other people. Worse yet, the virus may be doing harm to your computer and your information.

chickie.exe is a virus and should be removed immediately to avoid doing further harm. PC Pitstop recommends PC Matic in these types of situations.

MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called chickie.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

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Tips from the PitCrew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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