Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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PE file structure

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Import table

kernel32.dll

IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedCompareExchange, MultiByteToWideChar, RaiseException, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, InterlockedExchange, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenA, GetShortPathNameA, InterlockedIncrement, GetModuleHandleA, GetCurrentThreadId, OutputDebugStringA, QueryPerformanceFrequency, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, Sleep, CreateFileMappingA, MapViewOfFile, LoadLibraryExA, VirtualLock, FindFirstFileA, FindNextFileA, FindClose, DeviceIoControl, SetFilePointer, ReadFile, VirtualUnlock, UnmapViewOfFile, WaitForMultipleObjects, GlobalMemoryStatus, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetCurrentProcessId, OpenProcess, SetPriorityClass, CreateEventA, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, GetLogicalDrives, QueryDosDeviceA, GetThreadLocale, GetCurrentThread, WideCharToMultiByte, CreateFileA, GetFullPathNameA, GetLongPathNameA, GetModuleFileNameA, CloseHandle, SetErrorMode, GetVersionExA, GetSystemInfo, GetLastError, GetCurrentProcess, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, GetSystemDirectoryA, LoadLibraryA, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, GetTickCount, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter

msvcr100.dll

DllMain

ws2_32.dll

WSAEventSelect, WSASetEvent, WSAWaitForMultipleEvents, WSAResetEvent, WSACreateEvent, WSACloseEvent

jqs.exe

Java Platform SE 7 U15 by Oracle America (Signed)

Remove jqs.exe

Version:	10.15.2.03
MD5:	1758af653723679e3746fc7ddd93c69b
SHA1:	24b27e1ad8cc41e6cb68a1d64224ba9ce6096d21
SHA256:	292132f6c19a9903203e3ff69665b0c90bfb2be53ed92ec5644c397615525d40

Overview

jqs.exe runs as a service under the name Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Java 7 Update 15 published by Oracle Corporation, Xythos Drive 64 from Blackboard Inc. and Xythos Drive 64 by Blackboard Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Oracle America which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	jqs.exe
Publisher:	Oracle Corporation
Product name:	Java(TM) Platform SE 7 U15
Description:	Java(TM) Quick Starter Service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\java\jre7\bin\jqs.exe
File version:	10.15.2.03
Product version:	7.0.150.3
Size:	166.91 KB (170,912 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Oracle America
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Expiration date:	Saturday, July 6, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows Console
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Xythos Drive 64

Blackboard Inc.

8% remove

Blackboard Drive

Blackboard Inc.

2% remove

Behaviors

Service

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'JavaQuickStarterService' (Java Quick Starter)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.01071395%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00216610%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00854784%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	18,406,117 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	12/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	3.95 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	4.59 MB
Private (minimum):	1.16 MB
Non-paged memory:	3.95 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	42.77 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	57.29 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.72 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	17.1 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	16,843,699/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	14.1 MB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	484/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	5.7 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	81/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	35.43 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1,583/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	5	12
Handles:	176	600
GUI GDI count:	4	103
GUI USER count:	2	49

Process properties

Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	32-bit
Command lines:	"C:\Program Files\java\jre7\bin\jqs.exe" -service -config "C:\Program Files\java\jre7\lib\deploy\jqs\jqs.conf"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	JavaQuickStarterService
Display name:	Java Quick Starter
Description:	“Prefetches JRE files for faster startup of Java applets and applications”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

MSVCR100.dll
Total CPU:	0.32410422%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.24738371%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.07672051%	0.165382%
Context switches:	11/sec	79/sec
Memory:	760 KB	1.16 MB
advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.00043288%
Kernel CPU:	0.00015524%
User CPU:	0.00027764%
Memory:	620 KB
jqs.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00014042%
Kernel CPU:	0.00008714%
User CPU:	0.00005328%
Memory:	176 KB

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Microsoft Windows XP	100.00%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 60.87% of Java(TM) Platform SE 7 U15.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Dell	48.00%
Sony	16.00%
Compaq	16.00%
American Megatrends	8.00%
GIGABYTE	8.00%
Hewlett-Packard	4.00%

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