What is multitask.dat?

multitask.dat is part of Microsoft Windows Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the multitask.dat version information.

multitask.dat's description is "Application Experience Program Cache"

multitask.dat is digitally signed by Layong Technology Limited.

multitask.dat is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected multitask.dat.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on multitask.dat:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft Windows Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionApplication Experience Program Cache
Internal nameapphelp.dll
Original filenameapphelp.dll
Legal copyrightMicrosoft Windows Operating System
Product version9.0.0.1000
File version9.0.0.1000

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

Product nameMicrosoft Windows Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionApplication Experience Program Cache
Internal nameapphelp.dll
Original filenameapphelp.dll
Legal copyrightMicrosoft Windows Operating System
Product version9.0.0.1000
File version9.0.0.1000

Digital signatures [?]

multitask.dat has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLayong Technology Limited
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G3
Certificate serial number03968b66d028246174ce311d

VirusTotal report

8 of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the multitask.dat file. That's a 12% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Agent.YXG
Fortinet W32/Generic.AC.3F5CC0!tr
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 005131da1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 005131da1 )
Paloalto generic.ml
Rising Trojan.Agent!8.B1E (cloud:x3xEqCNaigJ)
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0807
8 of the 65 anti-virus programs detected the multitask.dat file.

multitask.dat removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove multitask.dat with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the multitask.dat file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that multitask.dat has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate multitask.dat in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the multitask.dat file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate multitask.dat in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\system32\multitask.dat
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the multitask.dat file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If multitask.dat still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If multitask.dat is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If multitask.dat still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that multitask.dat no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5bfe7318f09f1e15f3bbb6276463b8685
SHA256c5f9da1bb444f01822be4b2c79d0ec4b887f42651228e53a6bf804621bdb4ee3

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What did other users do?

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Votes
Keep100 %
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Remove0 %
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