QkSee

By CagedTech in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking:	5,209
Threat Level:	10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers:	40,561

First Seen:	January 28, 2016
Last Seen:	March 23, 2024
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The QkSee software from Qksee Pvt Ltd. can be found at Qksee.net and users may be willing to explore what it offers. The QkSee program is promoted as a picture viewer that can improve the way you preview images on Windows greatly. QkSee is freeware and is said to offer simplified viewer mode, upgraded functions, smooth visual experience and support 67 image formats. That may sound nice, but QkSee is a clone of the Picexa Viewer and is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program. We recognize QkSee as a PUP because it runs a service named qkseesvc.exe that may send data like your browsing history and recently entered search terms on Google to the servers of marketers.

The QkSee application may drop tracking cookies on your PC, which may be accessed by advertisers when you visit affiliate sites. These cookies may be used to personalize the ads on your screen and improve the product positions at online stores. That is a standard practice among advertisers, but the QkSee app does that behind your back. Additionally, the QkSee app may install a browser add-on to your default Internet client and welcome you to share your visual experience with your friends on Facebook. Users that installed the QkSee software may find it listed in the Add-ons/Extensions Manager in their browser and remove it manually. The QkSee might edit your Registry to become your default image viewer and may be installed to C:\Program Files\qksee\qkseesvc.exe.

The QkSee app has a beautiful interface and the ability to render images as you are promised. However, the QkSee app does not have an easy-to-use folder navigation and may plant numerous tracking cookies in your browser. The service supporting QkSee may run as long as your PC is on and may share information with the servers of advertisers. Some users may not be comfortable with how QkSee behaves and might want to use a trustworthy anti-spyware instrument to remove its files completely.

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SpyHunter Detects & Remove QkSee

File System Details

QkSee may create the following file(s):

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#	File Name	MD5	Detections Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
1.	qkseeSvc.exe	3bfa39f089ded8c01a3e9968b26e1376	373
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 3bfa39f089ded8c01a3e9968b26e1376 Size: 735.44 KB (735448 bytes) Detections: 373 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ist26BB.tmp\tools\qksee\qkseeSvc.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: November 29, 2023
2.	qkseeSvc.exe	94059c350eb3e9441c47cecc97227be5	261
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 94059c350eb3e9441c47cecc97227be5 Size: 789.24 KB (789240 bytes) Detections: 261 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ist223F.tmp\tools\qksee\qkseeSvc.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: January 23, 2024
3.	qkseeSvc.exe	9980e575ff9c5870bbc48bed2925bc0d	244
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 9980e575ff9c5870bbc48bed2925bc0d Size: 735.48 KB (735480 bytes) Detections: 244 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 3, 2020
4.	qkseeSvc.exe	8c70fd9bf461bf5a259d672b9cf5a540	212
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 8c70fd9bf461bf5a259d672b9cf5a540 Size: 764.66 KB (764664 bytes) Detections: 212 Type: Executable File Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\istFD9F.tmp\tools\qksee\qkseeSvc.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: October 30, 2023
5.	qkseeSvc.exe	852b4e5fbea3dc8771b04a13144cd0c9	201
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 852b4e5fbea3dc8771b04a13144cd0c9 Size: 752.37 KB (752376 bytes) Detections: 201 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ist7922.tmp\tools\qksee\qkseeSvc.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 5, 2023
6.	qkseeSvc.exe	916011490b7e2fe5975359d8b52fc5a3	176
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 916011490b7e2fe5975359d8b52fc5a3 Size: 764.97 KB (764976 bytes) Detections: 176 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\istBE23.tmp\tools\qksee\qkseeSvc.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 5, 2023
7.	uninstall.exe	772396722395ee25349ccff29620b3ca	175
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 772396722395ee25349ccff29620b3ca Size: 1.48 MB (1487096 bytes) Detections: 175 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ist1228.tmp\tools\qksee\uninstall.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: November 29, 2023
8.	qkseeSvc.exe	6817a140f9e8d2ec0c3eae5f72a67461	150
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 6817a140f9e8d2ec0c3eae5f72a67461 Size: 764.97 KB (764976 bytes) Detections: 150 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\istD95C.tmp\tools\qksee\qkseeSvc.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: October 30, 2023
9.	qkseeSvc.exe	334a47e9d12f98655473d5c7447997d9	147
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 334a47e9d12f98655473d5c7447997d9 Size: 675.03 KB (675032 bytes) Detections: 147 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: September 5, 2020
10.	uninstall.exe	ef83b80ae83838189083ea0b23faefff	136
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: ef83b80ae83838189083ea0b23faefff Size: 1.42 MB (1424120 bytes) Detections: 136 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ist223F.tmp\tools\qksee\uninstall.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: January 23, 2024
11.	uninstall.exe	967da9d19ec11ea38dda072ca1fa6634	120
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 967da9d19ec11ea38dda072ca1fa6634 Size: 1.46 MB (1460984 bytes) Detections: 120 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ist7922.tmp\tools\qksee\uninstall.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 5, 2023
12.	uninstall.exe	7c45d1e53bf5d58fd56683c75bf941c2	110
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 7c45d1e53bf5d58fd56683c75bf941c2 Size: 1.37 MB (1379888 bytes) Detections: 110 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ist541D.tmp\tools\qksee\uninstall.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 5, 2023
13.	qkdup.exe	c30ae43bfd5d6bbba1480032552219c4	99
Name: qkdup.exe MD5: c30ae43bfd5d6bbba1480032552219c4 Size: 360.49 KB (360496 bytes) Detections: 99 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\ist541D.tmp\tools\qksee\qkdup.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 5, 2023
14.	uninstall.exe	1f3d8a36a845f77ee7cbd158cf28f0d9	98
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 1f3d8a36a845f77ee7cbd158cf28f0d9 Size: 1.38 MB (1383160 bytes) Detections: 98 Type: Executable File Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\istFD9F.tmp\tools\qksee\uninstall.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: October 30, 2023
15.	qkseeSvc.exe	296d28756bcf5ddbaa3869928e673e52	96
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 296d28756bcf5ddbaa3869928e673e52 Size: 735.44 KB (735448 bytes) Detections: 96 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 25, 2019
16.	qkseeSvc.exe	6cb451dfccef18c5b06bd3e5cfb5e792	82
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 6cb451dfccef18c5b06bd3e5cfb5e792 Size: 764.63 KB (764632 bytes) Detections: 82 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 1, 2016
17.	qkseeSvc.exe	f1e6fc1631a1bd9aa73be83b2b5b8944	69
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: f1e6fc1631a1bd9aa73be83b2b5b8944 Size: 712.81 KB (712816 bytes) Detections: 69 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\istEF0B.tmp\tools\qksee\qkseeSvc.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 26, 2023
18.	qkseeSvc.exe	2b62c6fef3acc4b3213c15880800e889	55
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 2b62c6fef3acc4b3213c15880800e889 Size: 735.48 KB (735480 bytes) Detections: 55 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 26, 2020
19.	qkseeSvc.exe	ffbef78c6cd453bba5e853c61f2fddce	54
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: ffbef78c6cd453bba5e853c61f2fddce Size: 789.2 KB (789208 bytes) Detections: 54 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: November 11, 2018
20.	qkseeSvc.exe	18ab3b202af01667cc1a31010872a1aa	40
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 18ab3b202af01667cc1a31010872a1aa Size: 777.43 KB (777432 bytes) Detections: 40 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: February 24, 2019
21.	qkseeSvc.exe	72ee044336d37457d4062dae47274743	38
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 72ee044336d37457d4062dae47274743 Size: 735.51 KB (735512 bytes) Detections: 38 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 1, 2020
22.	uninstall.exe	8f3cdf7a0a49bde9f7398d0b086aa0f1	34
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 8f3cdf7a0a49bde9f7398d0b086aa0f1 Size: 1.42 MB (1424496 bytes) Detections: 34 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\istEF0B.tmp\tools\qksee\uninstall.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 26, 2023
23.	qkseeSvc.exe	3399e1162229c20414f1a48e1026990c	29
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 3399e1162229c20414f1a48e1026990c Size: 765 KB (765008 bytes) Detections: 29 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 1, 2016
24.	qkseeSvc.exe	6b08e4fe5b67ddc1e4560b3c0e662e4e	29
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 6b08e4fe5b67ddc1e4560b3c0e662e4e Size: 752.34 KB (752344 bytes) Detections: 29 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 1, 2016
25.	qkseeSvc.exe	f16fca62e5dfc5667b00005e4cadd372	28
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: f16fca62e5dfc5667b00005e4cadd372 Size: 757.01 KB (757016 bytes) Detections: 28 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: September 3, 2018
26.	qkseeSvc.exe	c9471fd14225cfa18551b764558727bf	25
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: c9471fd14225cfa18551b764558727bf Size: 735.44 KB (735448 bytes) Detections: 25 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 20, 2020
27.	qkseeSvc.exe	4e4b11e748a514ee5b195173a43b6af8	19
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 4e4b11e748a514ee5b195173a43b6af8 Size: 738.52 KB (738520 bytes) Detections: 19 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 30, 2016
28.	qkseeSvc.exe	200e7c9857b046806e14d3907e0f67d4	8
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 200e7c9857b046806e14d3907e0f67d4 Size: 1.97 MB (1971008 bytes) Detections: 8 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 1, 2016
29.	qkseeSvc.exe	a273824efe649881c4135f07220ad818	7
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: a273824efe649881c4135f07220ad818 Size: 1.96 MB (1962018 bytes) Detections: 7 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 1, 2016
30.	qkseeSvc.exe	58567174d2e2b57f7193085e32c41ed2	7
Name: qkseeSvc.exe MD5: 58567174d2e2b57f7193085e32c41ed2 Size: 1.97 MB (1975503 bytes) Detections: 7 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\qksee Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 1, 2016

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Registry Details

QkSee may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

File name without path

qksee.lnk

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.ico\OpenWithProgids\qkseeViewer.ico

SOFTWARE\qksee

SOFTWARE\qkseeSvc

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\qksee

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\qkseeSvc

SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\qkseeService

SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\qkseeService

SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\qkseeService

SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\qkseeService

SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\qkseeService

SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\qkseeService

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}

qksee

Directories

QkSee may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\qksee

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\qksee

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\qksee

%APPDATA%\qksee

%PROGRAMFILES%\qksee

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\qksee

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