Windows 7 mscorsvw.exe attempting network connection

[benedict]

Hi,
Recently this few days after an MS update I think, I've been getting popups regarding a process mscorsvw.exe attempting to connect to the internet from my firewall s/w. It happens often when the pc is idle - I see the alert when I get back.

Some checking on my side said that mscorsvw.exe is a .NET process but I've never had any security alerts from this process at all before. The method given to disable it aren't relevant now.

I find it annoying and I don't like any background processes accessing the internet in general. Is there any way to shut it down or cut down the number of times it spins up on its own?

 

[alebcay]

In context, mscorsvw.exe should not be accessing the internet at all (or attempting to). Run a malware scan, because it is possible that bad stuff is masquerading under that name.