What is qqprotect.sys?

qqprotect.sys is part of QQ2013 and developed by Tencent according to the qqprotect.sys version information.

qqprotect.sys's description is "QQProtect Application"

qqprotect.sys is digitally signed by Tencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited.

qqprotect.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected qqprotect.sys.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on qqprotect.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameQQ2013
Company nameTencent
File descriptionQQProtect Application
Internal nameQQProtect
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2013 Tencent. All Rights Reserved
Product version2.5.0.11
File version2.5.0.11

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameQQ2013
Company nameTencent
File descriptionQQProtect Application
Internal nameQQProtect
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2013 Tencent. All Righ..
Product version2.5.0.11
File version2.5.0.11

Digital signatures [?]

qqprotect.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameTencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA
Certificate serial number5d0688f9040ad52287fc32adeceb85b0

VirusTotal report

2 of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the qqprotect.sys file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.Tencent
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0201
2 of the 45 anti-virus programs detected the qqprotect.sys file.

qqprotect.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove qqprotect.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the qqprotect.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that qqprotect.sys has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate qqprotect.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the qqprotect.sys file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate qqprotect.sys in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\windows\system32\drivers\qqprotect.sys
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the qqprotect.sys file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If qqprotect.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If qqprotect.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If qqprotect.sys still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that qqprotect.sys no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD562711c9b829ede739e2bf03a6ade5cf4
SHA2565888af0d2b0f651c050bb527a3a3680de5b09649b5a2ef8a4606d937ad9eae01

What will you do with qqprotect.sys?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with qqprotect.sys. 75% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with qqprotect.sys. Only 4 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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