Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 3.51%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.39%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 7.89%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.75%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.88%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 1.75%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 17.54%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 41.23%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.26%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 3.51%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) 9.65%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) 2.63%

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advapi32.dll
AdjustTokenPrivileges, DuplicateTokenEx, OpenProcessToken, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, EventRegister, EventUnregister, EventWrite, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, CreateWellKnownSid, IsValidSid, SetTokenInformation, RevertToSelf, GetTokenInformation, EnumServicesStatusExW, CloseServiceHandle, QueryServiceConfigW, OpenServiceW, StartServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, ControlService, CloseThreadWaitChainSession, GetThreadWaitChain, OpenThreadWaitChainSession, LookupAccountSidW, LookupPrivilegeValueW, OpenThreadToken
comctl32.dll
CreateStatusWindowW, ImageList_ReplaceIcon, ImageList_SetIconSize, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_Create, HIMAGELIST_QueryInterface, ImageList_Destroy
credui.dll
CredUIPromptForCredentialsW
gdi32.dll
CreateCompatibleDC, GetObjectW, GetCurrentObject, CreateFontIndirectW, GetCharWidth32W, SetBkColor, CreateCompatibleBitmap, Rectangle, SetBkMode, SetTextColor, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteDC, BitBlt, SelectObject, MoveToEx, LineTo, DeleteObject, CreatePen, GetStockObject, CreateDIBSection, CreateRectRgn, CreateSolidBrush, GetTextExtentPoint32W
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersAddresses, GetIfEntry2, NhGetInterfaceNameFromDeviceGuid
kernel32.dll
GetExitCodeThread, GetNumaHighestNodeNumber, OpenProcess, QueryFullProcessImageNameW, LocalFree, GetModuleFileNameW, GetTimeFormatW, GetPriorityClass, DuplicateHandle, CreateFileW, GetTempPathW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, GetThreadTimes, CallbackMayRunLong, TrySubmitThreadpoolCallback, SetEvent, lstrcmpW, Thread32Next, OpenThread, Thread32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Sleep, GetComputerNameW, GetCommandLineW, DelayLoadFailureHook, InterlockedCompareExchange, LoadLibraryExA, ReadProcessMemory, lstrcmpiW, GetTickCount, lstrlenW, CompareStringW, GetNumberFormatW, GetLocaleInfoW, HeapSize, MulDiv, HeapReAlloc, FormatMessageW, HeapSetInformation, SetPriorityClass, GetCurrentProcessId, ProcessIdToSessionId, CloseThreadpoolCleanupGroup, GetErrorMode, SetErrorMode, CreateThreadpoolCleanupGroup, CreateEventW, SetProcessShutdownParameters, DeviceIoControl, SetLastError, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, CreateProcessW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, IsWow64Process, GetCurrentThreadId, TerminateProcess, CreateMutexW, WaitForSingleObject, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, GetLastError, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, GetCurrentProcess, HeapFree, GetVersionExW, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, CreateThread, CloseThreadpoolCleanupGroupMembers, GetLogicalProcessorInformationEx, FindResourceExW, LoadResource, LockResource, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryA, QueueUserWorkItem, GetProcessAffinityMask, SetProcessAffinityMask, LocalAlloc, GetCurrentThread
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
NtOpenFile, RtlTryEnterCriticalSection, NtOpenThread, NtClose, NtOpenThreadToken, RtlTimeToElapsedTimeFields, NtSetInformationFile, RtlEnterCriticalSection, NtQueryInformationProcess, RtlInitUnicodeString, NtQueryTimerResolution, RtlNtStatusToDosError, RtlDeleteCriticalSection, RtlInitializeCriticalSection, WinSqmAddToStream, NtQuerySystemInformation, NtQueryInformationToken, NtOpenProcessToken, RtlLeaveCriticalSection, NtSetInformationProcess
pcwum.dll
PcwCreateQuery, PcwAddQueryItem, PcwCollectData
secur32.dll
GetUserNameExW
shell32.dll
ShellAboutW, ShellExecuteExW, SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems, SHParseDisplayName, CommandLineToArgvW, DuplicateIcon, Shell_NotifyIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathRemoveExtensionW, PathAddExtensionW, StrStrW, StrFormatByteSizeW, StrCmpIW, StrDupW
user32.dll
IsIconic, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, IsDialogMessageW, TranslateAcceleratorW, GetMessageW, ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx, CreateDialogParamW, MessageBoxW, RegisterWindowMessageW, SetProcessDPIAware, DrawTextW, CreateWindowExW, UpdateWindow, InvalidateRect, GetSysColor, GetDlgCtrlID, AppendMenuW, EnableMenuItem, DeleteMenu, GetSystemMetrics, EndDialog, DialogBoxParamW, SetScrollInfo, SetScrollPos, GetScrollInfo, SetDlgItemTextW, TrackPopupMenuEx, EnableWindow, GetWindowTextW, CharLowerBuffW, GetGuiResources, ShowWindowAsync, EndTask, IsWindowVisible, SetThreadDesktop, IsHungAppWindow, GetClassLongW, IsZoomed, GetWindow, SetMenuDefaultItem, CloseDesktop, EnumDesktopWindows, OpenDesktopW, SwitchToThisWindow, IsWindow, GetLastActivePopup, CascadeWindows, TileWindows, GetDesktopWindow, EnumDesktopsW, GetProcessWindowStation, GetCursorPos, PeekMessageW, CheckDlgButton, IsDlgButtonChecked, GetWindowTextLengthW, SetRect, SetCursor, LoadCursorW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, DefWindowProcW, MoveWindow, RedrawWindow, GetMenuItemID, MessageBeep, KillTimer, DestroyIcon, GetMenuItemInfoW, GetDialogBaseUnits, GetThreadDesktop, LoadIconW, SetTimer, GetForegroundWindow, PostThreadMessageW, InternalGetWindowText, PostQuitMessage, FindWindowW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, AllowSetForegroundWindow, SendMessageTimeoutW, SystemParametersInfoW, LoadMenuW, GetSubMenu, RemoveMenu, DestroyMenu, GetKeyState, GetFocus, GetClassNameW, SetFocus, GetParent, MonitorFromPoint, GetMonitorInfoW, LoadAcceleratorsW, LoadImageW, OpenIcon, SetForegroundWindow, DestroyWindow, PostMessageW, GetShellWindow, ShowWindow, BeginDeferWindowPos, GetWindowRect, DeferWindowPos, EndDeferWindowPos, SetWindowPos, SetMenu, GetDlgItem, MapWindowPoints, SendMessageW, GetMenu, CheckMenuRadioItem, CheckMenuItem, LoadStringW, SetWindowTextW, GetClassInfoW, RegisterClassW, GetDC, ReleaseDC, GetSysColorBrush, GetClientRect, FillRect, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, CallWindowProcW, GetNextDlgTabItem, GhostWindowFromHungWindow, HungWindowFromGhostWindow, EnumWindowStationsW, OpenWindowStationW, ChangeWindowMessageFilter, SetProcessWindowStation, CloseWindowStation, MonitorFromRect, BeginPaint, EndPaint, DrawEdge, SetMenuItemInfoW, SetMenuInfo, EnumWindows
uxtheme.dll
SetWindowTheme, IsThemeActive
vdmdbg.dll
VDMTerminateTaskWOW, VDMEnumTaskWOWEx
wevtapi.dll
EvtClose, EvtSubscribe

taskmgr.exe

Windows Task Manager by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove taskmgr.exe
Version:   6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:   ef8ae178fae3c5f97e383753eb1df3ba
SHA1:   3905028a10cf6227d4ef827b64df59283bc31a83
SHA256:   db9f21389fd7454a16d68a555d8c573a2e9bb4551f4f1c43cb3791a15348bbd2
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is taskmgr.exe?

Windows Task Manager is a task manager application included with the Microsoft Windows that provides detailed information about computer performance and running applications, processes and CPU usage, commit charge and memory information, network activity and statistics, logged-in users, and system services.

About taskmgr.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)

Task Manager provides information about programs and processes running on your computer. It also displays the most commonly used performance measures for processes. You can use Task Manager to monitor

DetailsDetails

File name:taskmgr.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Task Manager
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe
Original name:taskmgr.exe.mui
File version:6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:6.0.6000.16386
Size:160 KB (163,840 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Expiration date:Saturday, September 7, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.068908
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00844409%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00215772%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00628637%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:121,092 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:8,003,686/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.26 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.88 MB
Private (minimum):5.8 MB
Non-paged memory:3.26 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:85.13 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):109.06 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.31 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):13.38 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:14,247/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:461 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:11 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:6.2 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:193/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:111
600
GUI GDI count:134
103
GUI USER count:103
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe"
  • "taskmgr.exe"
Owner:User
Parent processes:

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.02%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.68%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 14.43%
Windows 7 Professional 6.19%
Windows 8 4.12%
Windows 8.1 4.12%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.09%
Windows 8 Pro 3.09%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.06%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.06%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.03%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.03%
Windows Vista Business 1.03%
Microsoft Windows XP 1.03%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.67% of Windows Task Manager.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 21.33%
ASUS 16.00%
Hewlett-Packard 16.00%
Toshiba 13.33%
Acer 10.67%
Lenovo 10.67%
GIGABYTE 5.33%
Sony 2.67%
Samsung 2.67%
Alienware 1.33%
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