What is multitask.dat?

multitask.dat is part of DeskTop SoftWare and developed by DeskTop SoftWare 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.

VirusTotal report

19 of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the multitask.dat file. That's a 29% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Avira	TR/Agent.ycxek
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Agent.YXG
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AC.3F6C28!tr
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Agent
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005136551 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 005136551 )
McAfee	GenericRXCL-WY!2C1003548B60
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXCL-WY!2C1003548B60
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.GenericKD.etipym
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Agent.Hqvg
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OIA17
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OIA17
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Gen
Zillya	Trojan.Agent.Win32.820594

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.

   
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.

   

   

   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.

   
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.

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