Replacing mstask.exe

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Zam

I have Tiny Personal Firewall installed and it keeps
asking that would I accept the change af that application.
I'm wondering is this normal win2k-behaviour or do I have
somekind of a virus?
 
When in doubt always do a virus scan with the latest virus definitions.
Mstask.exe is a legitimate file name used for Scheduled Tasks. It is possible
that it was replaced by a service pack or patch and therefore your firewall
would notice the change. You could try searching your hard drive to see if
multiple copies exist in places like service pack folder and dll cache and if
file size and date is the same, that would be another indication that it is
probably a legit file. --- Steve
 
Thanks Steve! I did the search and as you guessed it was
found from service pack files :) ... now I can accept it
and it won't bother me anymore.
-Z-
 
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