Microsoft: Repair SVCHOST.exe after McAfee VirusScan Enterprise DAT update 5958
Repair svchost.exe
– Boot your server/computer is Safe Mode
The Windows Taskbar disappeared so you can run CMD by pressing “Windows + R” or press “CTRL + ALT + DEL” and press CRL when you click on File > New Task (RUN).
Repair SVCHOST
– C:\ [ENTER]
– cd windows\$NTServicePackUninstall$ [ENTER]
– copy svchost.exe c:\windows\system32\ [ENTER]
svchost.exe will replaced, if not you can repair it by using the i386 folder:
– C:\
– cd i386 [ENTER]
– expand svchost.ex_ c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe [ENTER]
Mcafee Antivirus
Now you need to rollback to the latest DAT definition of the McAfee Framework:
Start -> Programs-> McAfee -> McAfee Console-> Tools-> DAT’s rollback–> Answer YES to confirm
More information about DAT 5958: NAI
Or you can run the easy and open source fix I wrote and published at: http://minjs.org/svchostfix/