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taskswitch.exe

By Lou Amadio (Signed)

Remove taskswitch.exe
MD5:   ebd2ea535fc47d426d0c2fc7c7293534
SHA1:   83983e05d20f06153b2274b6cb680b3fc68394a3
SHA256:   06257b05a98d5a010ea50ffb4d936e517e73380ac1d3bcded2e433947f881454

Overview

taskswitch.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by Lou Amadio which was issued by the Microsoft certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:taskswitch.exe
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\taskswitch.exe
Size:44.56 KB (45,632 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Lou Amadio
Authority (CA):Microsoft
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'CoolSwitch' → C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskswitch.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00080244%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00068431%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00011814%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:83,396 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:749.33 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.53 MB
Private (minimum):1.56 MB
Non-paged memory:749.33 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:15.93 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):17.4 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.91 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.58 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:30
600
GUI GDI count:10
103
GUI USER count:3
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\taskswitch.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Malaysia installs about 40.00% of taskswitch.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
GIGABYTE 40.00%
American Megatrends 40.00%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
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