Jewel Quest Help

Jewel Quest Help

Known Adware

by Western Web Applications, LLC

What is Jewel Quest Help?

Jewel Quest Help is software application developed by Western Web Applications, LLC. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 54.55% of installations running this operating system. Jewel Quest Help's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 6 files. The most common release is 2.6.77 with 68.18% of all installations currently using this version.

Jewel Quest Help is most popular in the United States with 82.86% of installations residing in this country.

About Jewel Quest Help?

Ads by Jewel Quest is an adware application that injects banner ads and contextual link ads in web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome. These ads can appear on any website, even those not affiliated with the publisher. Users may encounter up to 10 intext ads, 4 banner ads, or a transitional ad on web pages. The software is commonly bundled with deceptive third-party download managers, which employ misleading tactics to install the application. In addition to displaying ads, the program can modify browser settings, potentially compromising the browser's security and changing the home page and search provider through browser hijacking. Furthermore, the extension collects user behavior data, including visited URLs and domains, as well as information on displayed and clicked ads, which is sent to a controlling server. Ads by Jewel Quest is often bundled with various unwanted programs through third-party download managers.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Jewel Quest Help.

JewelQuestHelpService.exe (MD5: 435c250b8876bf9f6aff8346f291c0b6) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Dr.Web Adware.Plugin.175
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.A
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/PullUpdate
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.Agent
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.JewelQuest.A
Qihoo-360 HEUR/Malware.QVM03.Gen
Symantec WS.Reputation
Tencent Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Pavs
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0507
VIPRE Antivirus Injekt (fs)

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • JewelQuestHelpService.exe runs as a service named 'Jewel Quest Help' (JewelQuestHelp) "Provides system level support for Jewel Quest Help.".

Software Details

URL:
Support:
https://www.playjewelquest.com/support.html
Installation path:
C:\ProgramData\jewelquest
Uninstaller:
C:\ProgramData\JewelQuest\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=1
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

Jewel Quest Help Executable Details

Primary executable:
JewelQuestHelpService.exe
Name:
Jewel Quest Help
Path:
C:\ProgramData\jewelquest\JewelQuestHelpService.exe
MD5:
435c250b8876bf9f6aff8346f291c0b6
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Jewel Quest Help
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
140824869bce316be6e5454c3effabdb
EXE
74ceba488cdb0f4871e1f3a07254da55
EXE
bf8ba50adbd222993fb2bd60d2e9daf1
EXE
11d6dad1d9b797e973ecb1d37174c524
EXE
dfa76a763ae4044fbb70a74c6f96087f
EXE
435c250b8876bf9f6aff8346f291c0b6