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How to remove wintasks error


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wintasks.exe file information

The process belongs to the software WinTasks or wintasks.exe or WinTasks Trial or WinTasks 4 Professional by Uniblue Systems Ltd.

Description: wintasks.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - mostly C:\Program Files\LIUtilities\WinTasks\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 4,477,952 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 4,268,032 bytes, 4,268,544 bytes, 2,647,552 bytes, 1,030,144 bytes, 2,488,320 bytes.
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. The program has a visible window. The program has no file description. It is not a Windows system file. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. wintasks.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 26% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If wintasks.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 42% dangerous. File size is 55,808 bytes. The program has a visible window. It is a file without information about the maker of this file. The application starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices). File wintasks.exe is not a Windows core file. wintasks.exe seems to be a compressed file.

External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

  • "WinTasks Traybar" can run at start up. WinTasks - "Efficient Resource and Task Management is absolutely critical if you want to achieve the highest system performance levels possible. WinTasks 4 will not only help you achieve this task, but will actually make your system run faster and more smoothly than ever before"
  • "wintasks.exe" definitely not required. Added by the EVAMAN WORM!

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as wintasks.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the wintasks.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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This is a handy program with gives info about running processes in the system
  Sunish  

Summary: 2 users think wintasks.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.

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