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qksvc.exe

Quiknowledge Client Service

QUIKNOWLEDGE

This is part of the InfoAtoms browser extension which will display variopus forms of advertising in the web browser by injecting new ads such as banner, text-links and search results. The application qksvc.exe by QUIKNOWLEDGE has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Quiknowledge Client Service”. This file is typically installed with the program Quiknowledge by InfoAtoms, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

qksvc.exe

Publisher:

QUIKNOWLEDGE (signed and verified)

Product:

Quiknowledge Client Service

Version:

1.9.0.1

MD5:

1039a5d44d065220c79b7aa1d6da48e0

SHA-1:

d23c233ac085785e81c5077217118c58a1a8817c

SHA-256:

4bb6aa6d5dd815540ea88acd92a939983b1fb2a4dcdce1a0df4729a8b161aee4

Scanner detections:

16 / 68

Status:

Adware

Analysis date:

4/19/2024 5:35:12 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.AdPage.A

694

AVG

Generic5

2016.0.3172

Bitdefender

Adware.AdPage.A

1.0.20.360

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

19802

Dr.Web

Adware.Plugin.101

9.0.1.072

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.AdPage

8.15.03.13.01

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Vitruvian

3/13/2015

F-Secure

Adware.AdPage.A

11.2015-13-03_6

G Data

Adware.AdPage

15.3.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AdPage

t3scan.1.7.8.0

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.AdPage.A

16.0.0.216

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Plugin.csnyel

0.28.2.62671

nProtect

Adware.AdPage.A

14.10.14.01

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Service.QUIKNOWLEDGE.F

14.3.2.9

Sophos

Generic PUA JI

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

InfoAtoms

33924

File size:

266.6 KB (273,000 bytes)

Product version:

1.9.0.1

Original file name:

qksvc.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\quiknowledge\service\qksvc.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

QUIKNOWLEDGE

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

8/9/2013 7:08:06 AM

Valid to:

8/10/2014 7:08:06 AM

Subject:

E=support@quiknowledge.com, CN=QUIKNOWLEDGE, OU=QUIKNOWLEDGE, O=QUIKNOWLEDGE, L=La Jolla, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121DF7C70666AA82F10CCD4461A39593E7F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/5/2014 6:12:52 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:ZPo7nYHvWnuxlpuhImm1bZ/+pYGFwmKl6hQe0ycm5GpzzQg/t/J+5+R2dfCTBfzl:ZP+cLxmU/jeQBrlR+5zfCTBjiVBUheI

Entry address:

0x203B1

Entry point:

E8, E2, 55, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.3179

Code size:

176.5 KB (180,736 bytes)

Service

Display name:

Quiknowledge Client Service

Service name:

qksvc

Description:

This service enables Quiknowledge on HTTP websites

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

The file qksvc.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Quiknowledge by InfoAtoms, Inc.

Quiknowledge is a web browser extension that will integrate itself into Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.

www.quiknowledge.com

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