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mstask.exe (Scheduled Tasks)
Prevalence
Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.15%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB
Identification
In addition to the file name, mstask.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.
| Vendor contains: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Product contains: | Windows |
To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.
PC Pitstop Analysis
mstask.exe provides the ability under Win98/Me to schedule programs that will run at a specific time or repeatedly on a recurring basis. In Win98, Task Scheduler has an icon in the tray that you can click to see the list of scheduled tasks. In Windows Me, you access its user interface through Control Panel. If you disable Task Scheduler, it will not be possible to schedule tasks. Windows itself sometimes uses Task Scheduler for running programs, so disabling it is not advisable even though Windows will generally function fine without it.
mstask.exe is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.
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MD5 Hashes
MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called mstask.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
| Program Name | MD5 Count |
| mstask.exe | > 10 |
| MD5 Hashes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | MD5 | Size | |||||
| 1 | 0x15f6755c911c39108f3559d306f7f0bd | 118784 bytes | |||||
| 2 | 0xe7a8b2716b18b5b5eccae65df666ef29 | 111888 bytes | |||||
| 3 | 0x33e251c85c983a663f79d5d331db0222 | 118544 bytes | |||||
| 4 | 0x38a680f9927ab0cd3070b7e18bfc475b | 126976 bytes | |||||
| 5 | 0x00d8c428b2d6dffcabeb859bc69f632b | 119568 bytes | |||||
| MD5 Hashes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | MD5 | Size | ||
| 6 | 0xc315140e6d275bb8dd4d6e5e5c07982b | 122128 bytes | ||
| 7 | 0x2f78349daca48c6c6f134c5d05ae530f | 122128 bytes | ||
| 8 | 0x7b785e46b13d438fcef86fc6da3331b3 | 122128 bytes | ||
| 9 | 0x5df740102f9cf33c431d286af312a6be | 131072 bytes | ||
| 10 | 0xe41147315649e73211c54ba3ef2bc430 | 123152 bytes | ||
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Important Note
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