schedsvc.dll
Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of schedsvc.dll.
Overview
schedsvc.dll has 23 known versions, the most recent one is 5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710). The average file size is about 192.46 KB.
What is schedsvc.dll?
A Task Scheduler engine performs the actions scheduled through the Task Scheduler. A Task Scheduler engine communicates with the Task Scheduler service to execute tasks. The service creates a task engine to run tasks.
About schedsvc.dll (from Microsoft)
“A task engine starts when a task is run for a specified principal (the security context the task runs under). The Task Scheduler engine manages a queue of tasks that are scheduled to run. A task is pu”
 Details
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| File name: | schedsvc.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Task Scheduler Engine |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\schedsvc.dll |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of schedsvc.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Hosted services
Runs as a shared service under the Windows svcHost
- Shared name is 'Schedule'
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Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
All file variations of schedsvc.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
98.55% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
1.45% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 46.24% of Task Scheduler Engine.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
46.51% |
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| Intel |
12.09% |
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| Toshiba |
7.44% |
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| Compaq |
6.51% |
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| American Megatrends |
6.51% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
6.05% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.19% |
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| Sahara |
2.79% |
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| ASUS |
2.79% |
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| Gateway |
1.86% |
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| Acer |
1.40% |
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| Lenovo |
0.93% |
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| Sony |
0.93% |
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