What is task.exe?

task.exe is part of Intel(R) System Usage Report according to the task.exe version information.

task.exe's description is "Intel(R) System Usage Report"

task.exe is digitally signed by Intel(R) Software Development Products.

task.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Intel\SUR\QUEENCREEK\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about task.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on task.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameIntel(R) System Usage Report
File descriptionIntel(R) System Usage Report
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameIntel(R) System Usage Report
File descriptionIntel(R) System Usage Report
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Intel Corporation..

Digital signatures [?]

task.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIntel(R) Software Development Products
Certificate issuer nameIntel External Issuing CA 7B
Certificate serial number5600000051b98dc32b722bf79d000000000051

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the task.exe file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the task.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d049f0c3556d7096763f8ea800460e0d
SHA2563f64057d28ba63f7ad6c980dde20618cde7cff73f786e3e381d2244743c674b7

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to task.exe:

task.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

task.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Intel(R) System Usage Report has stopped working.

End Program - task.exe. This program is not responding.

task.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

task.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with task.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with task.exe. 33% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 6 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with task.exe. Only 6 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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avast detected

# 22 Dec 2020, 4:24

Roger Karlsson writes

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task.exe is digitally signed by Intel, so it should be safe and free from malware.

# 30 Dec 2020, 4:32

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