Should svchost.exe be allowed to change files in protected folders? Dataguard

KINYW

Hello, we are getting quite a lot of dataguard blocking svchost.exe to change files in protected folders. Is it best practice to allow svchost.exe to change the files in protected folders?

AndyF-PM

While there are many valid uses of svchost.exe on a Windows computer, it can also be used to host malware in some cases.

 

Because of this, it is not advisable to blindly allow that process to change files.