Threat Database Adware Quiknowledge

Quiknowledge

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 8,860
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 18,077
First Seen: February 18, 2014
Last Seen: September 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Quiknowledge is adware that may display random pop-up advertisements and banners or the ones linked to the PC user's surfing habits in the Web browser when the computer user visits various questionable websites. The Quiknowledge ads and banners may indicate that the PC is contaminated with adware or a potentially unwanted program. Quiknowledge may propagate and integrate itself into the PC through bundled free software, which computer users can download and install from suspicious download websites. Free applications may often carry various extra software, which may be not necessary for the PC user. Therefore, when the computer user installs any free tool, he should carefully look through what he is going to install together with the desired program that has been selected.

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Quiknowledge

File System Details

Quiknowledge may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. qksvc.exe 08b702d44fce09ef0de391b2dfab4f2f 5,341
2. A1233664.exe 1039a5d44d065220c79b7aa1d6da48e0 4,675
3. qknfd.sys b2adf96776be79671832b74883280dc1 3,739
4. QuiknowledgeClientIE.dll 948a4fb0e51644c760f8846188c2e5a2 518
5. QuiknowledgeClientIE.dll 9f0c4e957788fcca5836d8bb2c658389 355
6. QuiknowledgeClientIE.dll a2adf897fa36536427583d050f13026a 334
7. backup-20140313-122136-517.dll e9c263e2175fa66b6bba0721866668ff 18
8. qknfd.sys f8ebfbf971c1ea7c81b1069b7c548551 12
9. quiknowledge-setup-1.9.0.1.exe 3fd533f99d1b05898563b92a262c0dc3 5

Registry Details

Quiknowledge may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{323C6E6D-1621-470F-8A52-4FDEC4E75E40}
{CE4B58AF-E4FD-4C27-8627-AE9324C11F3F}
{F213853A-D221-4C97-8A4B-7E0AC63F31A1}
Regexp file mask
%WinDir%\System32\drivers\qknfd.sys
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{323C6E6D-1621-470F-8A52-4FDEC4E75E40}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{323C6E6D-1621-470F-8A52-4FDEC4E75E40}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{323C6E6D-1621-470F-8A52-4FDEC4E75E40}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{323C6E6D-1621-470F-8A52-4FDEC4E75E40}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{323C6E6D-1621-470F-8A52-4FDEC4E75E40}
SOFTWARE\Quiknowledge
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{323C6E6D-1621-470F-8A52-4FDEC4E75E40}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{323C6E6D-1621-470F-8A52-4FDEC4E75E40}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Quiknowledge
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_QKNFD
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\qknfd
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\qksvc
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_QKNFD
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\qknfd
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\qksvc
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_QKNFD
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\qknfd
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\qksvc

Directories

Quiknowledge may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dfgikfbdnbkcddjkkcfjchpbgoeiecaj
%PROGRAMFILES%\Quiknowledge
%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Quiknowledge

URLs

Quiknowledge may call the following URLs:

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