Quiknowledge

Quiknowledge

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by InfoAtoms, Inc.

What is Quiknowledge?

Quiknowledge is software application developed by InfoAtoms, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 55.34% of installations running this operating system. Quiknowledge's installer is typically 790.00 KB in size and installs around 3 files. The most common release is 1.9.0.1 with 56.25% of all installations currently using this version.

Quiknowledge is most popular in the United States with 87.96% of installations residing in this country.

About Quiknowledge?

Quiknowledge is a versatile web browser extension designed to seamlessly integrate with popular browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. This program provides users with a range of useful features, including a free search and translation tool. In exchange for these benefits, Quiknowledge may display various types of advertisements, such as banners, text links, pop-ups, and interstitials, in order to generate pay-per-click revenue. It is important to note that the software operates by delivering these advertisements through its network of affiliate providers, offering various advertising formats to promote additional content such as web browser toolbars and optimization utilities. Quiknowledge may also collect non-personally identifiable information, including search and URL history, to enhance the performance of its features and optimize the user experience. Overall, Quiknowledge offers valuable functionality while leveraging advertising partnerships to sustain its free-to-use model. Users should be aware that the displayed advertisements are independent of the underlying websites and are part of the software's revenue generation strategy.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Quiknowledge.

QuiknowledgeClientIE.dll (MD5: 948a4fb0e51644c760f8846188c2e5a2) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Quikno.7B5
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Quiknowledge.A
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Plugin.cumlto
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0422
VIPRE Antivirus InfoAtoms (fs)
qksvc.exe (MD5: 08b702d44fce09ef0de391b2dfab4f2f) has been flagged by 7 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Quikno
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Quiknowledge.A
McAfee Artemis!08B702D44FCE
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!08B702D44FCE
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0422
VIPRE Antivirus InfoAtoms (fs)
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Plugin.cumlto

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • qksvc.exe runs as a service named 'Quiknowledge Client Service' (qksvc) "This service enables Quiknowledge on HTTP websites".

Software Details

URL:
https://www.quiknowledge.com
Support:
https://quiknowledge.com/ad-supported
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\quiknowledge
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Quiknowledge\Uninstall.exe
Size:
790.00 KB
Language:
English

Quiknowledge Executable Details

Primary executable:
qksvc.exe
Name:
Quiknowledge
Path:
C:\Program Files\quiknowledge\qksvc.exe
MD5:
08b702d44fce09ef0de391b2dfab4f2f
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Quiknowledge
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
c3c4d8fbfbe8b999966f1000c15e4e65
DLL
948a4fb0e51644c760f8846188c2e5a2
EXE
qksvc.exe
Malware
08b702d44fce09ef0de391b2dfab4f2f