Anti Exploit Shield - Securing Taskeng.exe --Why?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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On 10/21/2023 Free AVAST Updated to Version 2310.6086 – build 23.10.8563.801.
Since that time this message keeps popping up:

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Nothing is open and running on the PC.
No one is using the PC at the time the pop up displays.
The first time it “secured” taskeng.exe(5716). This time it is taskeng.exe(6596).

  1. What does secure mean?
    a. Nothing appears in Quarantine
  2. What is taskeng.exe? I found this on line…

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  1. Is this message a false positive?
  2. Is there some action I should be taking?

I have run a scan in AVAST and Malwarebytes and found no issues.

Thank you for any insight you can provide.

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I have the same problem. After the weekend, when the computer was not running, Avast suddenly started displaying this prompt.

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What Windows OS do you have?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/583233/taskeng-exe-on-windows-10

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The system that this is happening on is
Windows 7 Professional,
Service Pack 1
64 bit

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Upload and scan file at https://www.virustotal.com

Post link to scan result here

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Windows 7 Professional,

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scan result:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/5fdcf73191bff9dbb03886755ffcf0bc15849f0e216884a5a8b9bb375fa7c1a5

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Upload to avast lab as possible false positive

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=14433.msg1289438#msg1289438

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Scan results…
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/5fdcf73191bff9dbb03886755ffcf0bc15849f0e216884a5a8b9bb375fa7c1a5

FYI…I have already submitted a False Positive report

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Then wait for a reply from avast lab

11

I have the same issue since this morning, the prompt popup every 2 hours.

On Windows 8.1, 64 bits.

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/74b9cf472d5008e00735482f084f886eaa201248d6e87ab6b1990e3670bd6693

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Ever since the Version update to Version 23.11.6090 build 23.11.8635.804
the pop up comes every hour.

After 6 hours it seems to have stopped,for the time being.
Even if this is a false positive, it is really annoying.
Hope they can fix whatever is causing this…

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I am getting similar issues, today the anti exploit went crazy and is blocking several windows processes, taskhost, searchfilterhost, prevhost, dllhost, claiming they are infected with Win64:Evo-Gen[Tri], already uploaded them to virustotal and nothing was found, should I assume it’s just a false positive? Windows 8 here.

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^^
Same here, I got 4 new ones today. This morning is just crazy. At this point I might just add “C:\Windows\system32” to exception, at least for a little while, I know it’s not really safe, but it’s temporary better than receiving a million popups.

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1128499ac255bb11f25cd617f766b15f65f9eab1e0a531200c3878e80c96e41e
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/266ecfb0a77e2291b595355fca695f8bf32dd4975764569c2df79030ecb78a06
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e19d2b44d296db84ee414d13d14748c361cc451e12cf25b57a97d483a547889a
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/25dfb8168246e5d04dd6f124c95e4c4c4e8273503569acd5452205558d099871