What is mstask.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with mstask.exe, from which further information can be found by clicking on the process title. The icon beside the information can be used to quickly determine if this is a safe file in combination with the key below:


This file is normally safe to leave running.	In most cases, this file is not required to run on startup and can be run manually.	Warning, this file may be a virus, spyware, resource hog and running it is not recommended.	This file may or may not be necessary to load on startup, depending on your circumstances.	No information is available for this item.

mstask.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	Mstask Added by the OPASERV.N WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate mstask.exe system file and the executable resides in C:Windows or C:WINNT
	mstask Browser hijacker - redirecting to find-more.net. Note - this is not the legitimate mstask.exe system file
	Planl?gningsagent Windows Task Scheduler (on Danish language versions of Windows) - displayed as a box with a stopwatch in the System Tray. Required if you have regularly scheduled tasks like defragmenting, ScanDisk, weekly virus scans and so on
	SchedulingAgent MS Scheduling Agent displayed as a box with a stopwatch in the System Tray that is only needed if you have regular scheduled disk defragmenting, ScanDisk, etc. Required if you have regularily scheduled events such as weekly virus scans

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