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What is taskeng.exe? taskeng.exe

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Microsoft
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/
Last Seen by PC Pitstop:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Pitstop has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Pitstop 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: taskeng.exe is the task scheduler engine.

taskeng.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 4.54%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 7 MB

Program Name MD5 Count
taskeng.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
1 Status 0x60e0b06751af183bdcf3b2ff7bed98c3 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 324 1285 4838 Not Applicable
2 Status 0xd707aad95b8af75ce70f456700e2e4f8 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 12323 88133 344136 Not Applicable
3 Status 0x4f2659160afcca990305816946f69407 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 247518 1821552 7471759 Not Applicable
4 Status 0x509db15b97a9a7bd60401618a5ce5f43 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 15 94 428 Not Applicable
5 Status 0xeafb5897ac9cd84890171ac38862320f More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 6620 48981 202184 Not Applicable
6 Status 0xe5bbfc283d6f5d69b41e464676361020 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 474 2980 10065 Not Applicable
7 Status 0xf8952e80b7f778da2f7aa8393ca2d30e More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 9390 63902 295283 Not Applicable
8 Status 0x1226e9fae5b8508801ec974e3c9d9c14 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 4094 29131 114271 Not Applicable
9 Status 0xde5dacebd4c89834ec6d2c41c8643cda More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 956 6441 27293 Not Applicable
10 Status 0x5f109032ce46b7184ed9e50f9fe8489e More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 377 2617 10917 Not Applicable
11 Status 0x3d50c4b10352367d5cb20ed1f50f8da2 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 78296 541087 2237534 Not Applicable
12 Status 0x0c693364cfe8d3823be9debac9a58c74 More File Information 6/4/2013 Unsigned 0 0 4 Not Applicable
13 Status 0xb92473379d7c2e639a7cacc302478c45 More File Information 5/30/2013 Unsigned 0 0 4 Not Applicable
14 Status 0x7419b9709a5f7fbc1151d64b145fcd67 More File Information 5/30/2013 Unsigned 0 0 1 Not Applicable
15 Status 0xf3a5627eb70be9f7f4c6c1d7b8d47316 More File Information 5/30/2013 Unsigned 0 0 2 Not Applicable
16 Status 0xd7c943976e3b957f319e86056fcc3cf5 More File Information 5/20/2013 Unsigned 0 0 6 Not Applicable
17 Status 0x29255e7b93c96b52dd9161160cdf52ad More File Information 4/23/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
18 Status 0x3a7b8aa97e4de0b9c3e544da5505cb03 More File Information 3/19/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
19 Status 0x39add533ba839203f9f6f59ee05721c7 More File Information 3/12/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
20 Status 0x8486946b78cdb1e262748849d5945aa6 More File Information 3/6/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
21 Status 0xd0427f2d21b1b8fb7cd4e24279393929 More File Information 2/9/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
22 Status 0x514846f9e00e9bdace29c9d7061c0613 More File Information 1/17/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
23 Status 0xe314ca18a1dd321fdd6227ab31260911 More File Information 11/8/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
24 Status 0xe4d87c03a639d8b309511bc4b1281981 More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
25 Status 0x8c6a5e847949cfa010e034677db45faf More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
26 Status 0x3241e284b252425e239add82f02070f5 More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
27 Status 0xf1257559459de8c0c77c7524276034cd More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
28 Status 0xb0c82eb9fdc8ed0018a9380c13e4871d More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
29 Status 0x27d85f69d223052f4472d98b6aa2865e More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
30 Status 0x56e26ab676bdd73c2bad6b7b71025c7e More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
31 Status 0x12bcd83f72397004b269c2e461abc154 More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
32 Status 0x86f87207845a7da355e24fcbbe2038b8 More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
33 Status 0x8547ebba754315810731d43843e9c654 More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
34 Status 0x50d32e5767f77314aaef49fa4ede553b More File Information 9/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
35 Status 0x1189bc4d769df49e786f28ba3bacd0f9 More File Information 9/4/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
36 Status 0xa84ec25447c101ca11442416e6f9dea4 More File Information 7/26/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
37 Status 0xa38cc455108a1ed4eee2eb41127066c8 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
38 Status 0xf8a8fc04f16f1e4cf31c120a929f3a6d More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
39 Status 0x60269b5d0b2e07c0980bca027b961a28 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
40 Status 0x61609c5eb0c846af9660d8bc29983fae More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
41 Status 0x39816be8aa8753f6d3aa65626fde14c0 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
42 Status 0x51e0b5e3fe5fae451caf089ede4239f1 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
43 Status 0x03e33c2a002b2c7a62db63df56215bbb More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
44 Status 0x110b5e5afa79dd8a45a2f6ed738469b9 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
45 Status 0xe0d5482891ea6bae1be588cedd6d6477 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
46 Status 0x720571515546ea41fb632ac4e4cae075 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Virus.Win32.Virut.ce.5 (v)
47 Status 0x48de0de723741723db35985879135e11 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
48 Status 0xfcf01f135c04b5e0a43fdf661fa8bd3c More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
49 Status 0xf93acb96c36851b841767cb55e7e6493 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
50 Status 0x0ca2b99ad7a1310e286bcda3beaa7ff8 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
51 Status 0x90108cbb5ceb378acbda9a8170b1c219 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
52 Status 0x1520cf08991114e8d84ccd0357c39660 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
53 Status 0x29980e7a20e7ddaee1adbec6b1622e62 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
54 Status 0x40923572553f2a0605794dee6d700212 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
55 Status 0x03a7b8aa97e4de0b9c3e544da5505cb0 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
56 Status 0x44f46746c3e5b2479638107e47580290 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
57 Status 0x302d508c77895bfc1fb82547e097427c More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
58 Status 0x4262c94554f9c1386c6ca20adf13898c More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
59 Status 0xb3ccd9da3e9eb1f91578ae14f4c934a4 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0xc5fdda67d76a291cf8f795d9c61e3c67 2/24/2013 12:58:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 214 KB
2 Status 0x81fd74d0b89b01651343b707643a17ed 2/20/2013 2:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 379 KB
3 Status 0x96b8122738e02c3ae8f553b7980b4c91 10/6/2012 9:43:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 196 KB
4 Status 0xf8952e80b7f778da2f7aa8393ca2d30e 2/8/2012 4:25:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 0 KB
5 Status 0x3d50c4b10352367d5cb20ed1f50f8da2 2/8/2012 3:52:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 0 KB
6 Status 0x4f2659160afcca990305816946f69407 2/8/2012 3:23:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 0 KB
7 Status 0x5f109032ce46b7184ed9e50f9fe8489e 2/8/2012 2:58:00 AM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) taskeng.exe 165 KB
8 Status 0xeafb5897ac9cd84890171ac38862320f 2/8/2012 12:42:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 167 KB
9 Status 0x1226e9fae5b8508801ec974e3c9d9c14 2/6/2012 9:29:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) taskeng.exe 162 KB
10 Status 0xe5bbfc283d6f5d69b41e464676361020 2/5/2012 5:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 166 KB
11 Status 0xde5dacebd4c89834ec6d2c41c8643cda 2/3/2012 7:04:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 186 KB
12 Status 0xb3099b1d0410d76a9c0e5c0028e3c292 11/24/2011 8:22:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 167 KB
13 Status 0x186f316874a1861b7a335fcb4b498108 9/9/2011 4:57:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 189 KB
14 Status 0x761cb3f1e1f4dd568d46386527d78908 8/21/2011 11:38:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 187 KB
15 Status 0x525fb5925154a0e4262e50cab037b6ab 7/18/2011 4:02:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) taskeng.exe 165 KB
16 Status 0xa84ec25447c101ca11442416e6f9dea4 5/20/2011 10:34:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 186 KB
17 Status 0xe9215ab6dd662914812b483e667c4a66 4/2/2011 5:31:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 186 KB
18 Status 0xe6c4769ccd443082d22494496fd0164b 3/18/2011 8:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 166 KB
19 Status 0x3a7b8aa97e4de0b9c3e544da5505cb03 1/27/2011 5:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 185 KB
20 Status 0xbe231cc04e496ea165dde9ee9f1f0ff6 8/7/2010 2:41:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 206 KB
21 Status 0x56c432627910fd08c7b5dba383ecb0a3 8/3/2010 7:01:00 PM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 183 KB
22 Status 0x51e0b5e3fe5fae451caf089ede4239f1 6/16/2010 8:23:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 166 KB
23 Status 0xb15352b5d2e5ed9fc7c4702c3adb63a8 5/25/2010 1:30:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 185 KB
24 Status 0x3c3b8899e61c6722719bb6787f70e580 5/23/2010 6:58:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 186 KB
25 Status 0x302d508c77895bfc1fb82547e097427c 5/21/2010 4:32:00 AM Unknown Unknown taskeng.exe 186 KB



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