How to remove QQHelper?

November 11th, 2008

What is QQHelper?

QQHelper is one of the most annoying trojans lurking online. QQ Helper is a downloader trojan. This means that it is capable of downloading and installing other malwares.

QQHelper doesn’t hide its presence on the compromised machine: it appears as a toolbar on web browser. This trojan is installed by other trojans, but it may also come as part of other malware. QQHelper may also infect computer when user visits a malicious website. This trojan is always installed without user’s permission.

The toolbar installed by trojan is possibly fraudulent online search toolbar dedicated to Korean people. But the toolbar is not the main function of QQHelper. It also downloads and run other malwares. Those may lead into loss of private information and money.


QQHelper is Dangerous

arrow QQHelper is a malicious Browser Helper Object (BHO)
arrow QQHelper displays numerous annoying advertisements
arrow QQHelper logs your internet browsing history
arrow QQHelper may infect your system via spyware or freeware
arrow QQHelper may repair its files, spread or update by itself
arrow QQHelper violates your privacy and compromises your security
Download Spyware Doctor
for QQHelper detection

Note: Spyware Doctor trial provides detection of parasite like QQHelper and assists in its removal for free. You can remove detected files, processes and registry entries yourself or purchase a full version.



Manual QQHelper removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove QQHelper, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using Spyware Doctor or other malware and spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these QQHelper processes:
Remove these QQHelper Registry Entries:
Remove these QQHelper files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other QQHelper infected files and get help in QQHelper removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing QQHelper and similar threats.

QQHelper is a Browser Helper Object (BHO), which is software that runs automatically every time you start your Internet browser.

The majority of Browser Helper objects are designed to increase your browser’s functionality. However, parasitic BHOs such as QQHelper may gather your private information and send it to a remote server for malicious advertising or marketing purposes.

That is not the only threat however, as malicious Browser Helper Objects like QQHelper may also decrease your system stability and performance. Moreover, QQHelper can also routinely conflict with other running programs, causing a variety of page faults, runtime errors, thus greatly slowing down your internet connection speed and stability.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Browser Helper Object (BHO) such as QQHelper?

Slow internet connection: Browser Helper Objects are constantly using your internet connection to send your private information to remote servers, as well as receive ads and pop-ups from third party servers, which causes much slower internet connection speed and overall connection instability.
Slower System Performance: Most of Browser Helper Objects are not optimized and coded very poorly, which causes your system to become unstable, slow and unreliable, as such BHOs are constantly running in the background.

Browser Helper Object, Trojan

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