"COM Surrogate stopped working" error

Question

How can I fix the error "COM Surrogate stopped working" in Windows Vista Business?

Answer 1

• Right click My Computer, select Properties - select Advanced System Settings from the left side pane -
• In the Performance box, Click Settings - Click Data Execution Prevention tab.
• Check the "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select" option - Click "Add".
• A navigation box opens, navigate to C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe, Click it to add and hit OK.
• This should now add this "Com Surrogate", with a checked box, into the list area, OK out, reboot and you're done. The Com Surrogate errors should disappear

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Answer 2

This process nowadays is often caused by the trojan. Check your PC with anti-malware. These intruders got smart and tend to disguise their malicious activity behind these common exe processes, in this case, Dllhost.exe. check in which folder this file is and maybe update the program or drivers it is linked to. It may be an outdated software issue too.