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What is msntask.exe? MSN Toolbar?

Vendor:      Microsoft Corp.
Product:     Toolbar
Vendor Website:      http://toolbar.msn.com/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: msntask.exe - MSN toolbar slow down the Internet Explorer, so, if you do not use it, just remove it.

msntask.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.


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msntask.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.05%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 15 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
msntask.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x14a86368bae1c0ff9361a5db4c8b265b 5/14/2017 8:51:00 AM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
2 Status 0x2716ea1eae1e27cc7f53af41c52c18a4 3/8/2017 7:02:00 AM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 127 KB
3 Status 0x9e162e31d1062732c66239d883db7206 1/23/2016 9:10:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 130 KB
4 Status 0x6cc4b9c2fae3655e6566a70cc30fcbce 3/17/2015 9:51:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 127 KB
5 Status 0x332d405c3157b053c2630ff17cd9e422 11/17/2014 5:34:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 128 KB
6 Status 0x04ac132e503ee746c080022378cc18f0 7/17/2012 7:11:00 AM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 119 KB
7 Status 0xc5c583d4e0b4ee228e3843848aabe312 2/1/2012 8:23:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 128 KB
8 Status 0x721a2d5917b709ed1f0efa5b809c6d02 1/28/2012 8:52:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 122 KB
9 Status 0xb6714c2712fc9ad2cfb3b5567012f337 1/23/2012 9:12:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
10 Status 0x084b1fc2bfda849b2d152f6b242e1a2d 1/20/2012 1:31:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
11 Status 0xbec631683ee29b54827248e7dfc33076 1/14/2012 11:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 124 KB
12 Status 0x0268f84c85348bf09c3ee5ae27ec9143 1/13/2012 2:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
13 Status 0x445bab7fea72eb0b894011da05d762a4 9/19/2011 8:53:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 125 KB
14 Status 0xf3fb62ad0fc15df6436ea0c38748b90d 9/17/2011 8:06:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
15 Status 0xbdeac2f167de7a996dad347dd10eef03 8/21/2011 4:52:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 124 KB
16 Status 0x3ac295c9a9c4a6cfaadfe67db6f16536 7/15/2011 9:21:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
17 Status 0x06c460696bac4a245c3a1371d87f0240 6/14/2011 3:25:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 124 KB
18 Status 0x46b51274ba2c99c903e61b36929f13ba 4/22/2011 8:32:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
19 Status 0x5597cc497197b81d3ac39f0f04a508db 4/11/2011 11:05:00 AM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
20 Status 0xf0df8f083f90470b1ac47aaf7152993c 4/1/2011 7:40:00 AM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
21 Status 0x508e19e92b83fdc6ecc89b6205f73ca2 3/6/2011 11:22:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 127 KB
22 Status 0x4b1f9d9da93b9540af8be3c9c295294a 1/13/2011 6:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB
23 Status 0x528d39826b4e86245f91c4bf1c33586e 12/19/2010 8:25:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 124 KB
24 Status 0xc533c7c83788e962ad3a8227903ac6d0 11/2/2010 12:38:00 AM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 122 KB
25 Status 0x130ad19d8157142fc305100aec54ba82 10/4/2010 10:24:00 AM Unknown Unknown MSN Toolbar 121 KB


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