Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Relationships

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 U11 by Oracle America (Signed)

Remove jqs.exe

Version:	10.11.2.21
MD5:	7fbfeee245821925129c9f86470bf33c
SHA1:	21432c4b2ea3502fb590dfaae2df862c383a8694
SHA256:	d3d1bdc7544d4cd93fd6e2d7920a33e437c1c7c6de6e43d3f7c8d2bf96d5792f

What is jqs.exe?

Java Platform SE binary library is part of the Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE), a platform for programming in the Java language used to deploy portable applications for general use. Java SE consists of a virtual machine, which must be used to run Java programs, together with a set of libraries needed to allow the use of file systems, networks, graphical interfaces, and so on, from within those programs.

Overview

jqs.exe runs as a service under the name JavaQuickStarterService (JavaQuickStarterService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Java 7 Update 11 published by Oracle Corporation. 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 U11
Description:	Java(TM) Quick Starter Service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\java\jre7\bin\jqs.exe
File version:	10.11.2.21
Product version:	7.0.110.21
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 program will install this file

Behaviors

Services

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

JavaQuickStarterService
'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:	0.02743060%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.01182323%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.01560736%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	131,618 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	12/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.67 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	2.36 MB
Private (minimum):	1.37 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.67 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	37.97 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	52.36 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.76 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	17.43 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	15,977,218/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	15.42 MB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	526/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	6.4 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	91/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	37.76 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1,358/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	5	12
Handles:	168	600
GUI GDI count:	4	103
GUI USER count:	2	49

Process properties

Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"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:	JavaQuickStarterService
Description:	“Prefetches JRE files for faster startup of Java applets and applications”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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