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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



jqs.exe (Java(TM) Quick Starter Service)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 16.56%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, jqs.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Sun Microsystems
Product contains:Java(TM) Platform

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://java.sun.com/javase/



Win Patrol

jqs.exe is a jqs\r belonging to Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U5\r from Sun Microsystems, Inc.\r

It is loaded with the SO, so, when you may need it, it will load faster, however, while you are using the computer it will take RAM and Processor cycles. If it you disable it will just load when needed.

jqs.exe  uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called jqs.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
jqs.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x19f92dd01ed63662aef8ed95f3eca92d 147456 bytes
2 0x0941e234ba5a67536c00f108bd0327c0 147456 bytes
3 0xba8aa3c84124a8e96dadd1ae69f7c3d9 147456 bytes
4 0xfcb723d3c97449bb2d184734c27aa646 147456 bytes
5 0x7ab3e3569aa1de5154cd21260a817b1d 152984 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x5fd5865dc1a2100f8d4cf000ee5409a3 152984 bytes
7 0x32192b4ebe8720ed8d49a455c962cb91 152984 bytes
8 0x065ee61a82dba2a2d6feb0dc8f75c6af 147456 bytes
9 0x511ab23a292497f2c527eee5775b0bfe 152984 bytes
10 0x890369aed0dde1a98f09f7dc239ca2bd 152984 bytes

Match #2



jqs.exe (jqs.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.05%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, jqs.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Product contains:Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U21
File name contains:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

jqs.exe -

jqs.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.




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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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