Window Quick Manager

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 100 % (High)
Infected Computers: 11
First Seen: September 16, 2016
Last Seen: September 12, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Window Quick Manager is another member of the Window Range Manager family of adware. The Window Range Manager has several other clones named nearly identically. Security investigators have found clones of Window Quick Manager to travel with rogueware and other adware. Computer users that install Window Quick Manager may notice that the load on their CPUs is quite high and their browser may load new tab pages loaded with commercials and promotional materials. The Window Quick Manager adware is programmed to run as a background process that has several instances. We have reports that the Window Quick Manager adware may run as winqtask_exe, winqtask.exe, winqtask32.exe and winqtask64.exe. As stated above, the Window Quick Manager adware has several clones that users may find under the names of Window Common Manager, Window Range Manager, Window Raws Manager and Window Rates Manager.

The Window Quick Manager adware may hijack your Internet bandwidth and system resources to facilitate network computing tasks and generate revenue for its developers. Adware such as the Window Quick Manager software is programmed to keep a low profile and might not be listed on the 'Control Panel' of Windows. Additionally, the Window Quick Manager adware may feature a delayed start on Windows boot to avoid raising alarms and prevent users from terminating its operations. The Windows Firewall may not filter the communications of the Window Quick Manager adware and it might make an entry in the Registry to hide its files. Computer users should not tolerate the presence of the Window Quick Manager adware to avoid threats like Woozlist that can be introduced to systems with vulnerable ports configuration. You should consider using a reliable anti-malware tool to eradicate the Window Quick Manager adware effortlessly.

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