How to Remove “qpservice.exe”

What is qpservice.exe?

qpservice.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by CyberLink Corporation. This process is known as HP QuickPlay Resident Program and it belongs to HP QuickPlay software. It is commonly stored in C:\Program Files by default. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of qpservice.exe to spread malware infection.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to detect whether your system is affected by qpservice.exe ?

Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:

  • Problem during computer startup.
  • Problem during program startup.
  • Errors while running specific functions.
  • Damaged and missing link files.
  • Conflict in the process.
  • Missing or corrupted driver files.
  • Invalid Windows registry.
  • Hardware malfunction.

To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:

  • Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL.
  • Go to the process tab and right-click on the qpservice.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.

How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from qpservice.exe malware?

Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the qpservice.exe malware from your system.

Step 1: Download and install Comodo Antivirus.

Step 2: Check the option “Do not detect new networks again” when the Comodo Internet Security firewall activates.

Step 3: After the process of network detection is finished, click “Close” button.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.

Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.

Step 7: If the system is infected with qpservice.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove qpservice.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 25 September 2008 at 2:01 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 CyberLink Corp. Executable c110a62b9045a74e
3eb15e545b9a64e3
ede8d544
e2c512a63f2e75e4
741db8e06cb94251
Virus.Win32.
Sality.gen
No 4.5.0.0000 4.5.0.0000 Poland N/A
2 N/A Executable d8be82c1e903bec6
6ee44d0af90bc0d4
102c2331
48db93125921ae03
2d5c8204f61f9a36
Heur.Suspici
ous
No N/A N/A Internal Submission N/A
3 N/A Executable 4a49675647619186
cc85bd033a69d3d9
f99921b3
4a6adf78292871d5
bee8b186870e49cc
TrojWare.Win
32.Powp.C
No N/A N/A United Kingdom N/A
4 N/A Executable 00f763e4a5f40eb4
c7bcad225b3e728e
d3c4fb2b
645c3ae1dbc97725
222e9ef754db98cd
TrojWare.Win
32.Powp.~FNK
No N/A N/A United Kingdom N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 25 June 2008 at 10:46 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 CyberLink Corp. Executable c11d22de8a38141f
f8e7d52c56ba332b
91271353
0f296beeab89ff86
7d069cf0aed7e785
No 4.5.0.0000 4.5.0.0000 Thailand
2 CyberLink Corp. Executable cdc005f4d94ea930
e5a8c91418ab2a06
268a6de4
2cece73c06b99517
9d979c97077c13ed
No 3.7.0.6112 3.7.0.6112 United States
3 CyberLink Corp. Executable 5aa647e83bab1247
3e781d90f7b39d99
c0af35cd
18fbfb1a4c756f12
3cf99cd3a70817c5
No 3.7.0.5723 3.7.0.5723 New Zealand
4 CyberLink Corp. Executable b9e2739a3f9ca781
354456ff14b1c0e6
f68c4b60
cceb32386a9e41d1
9f7a678329c864f5
No 4.5.0.0000 4.5.0.0000 Internal Submission
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