Should I remove Level Quality Watcher?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #21,402
United States Rank #11,832
Reach 0.0096%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.22 days
301.44 days >
Average installed length: 158.38 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
v1.01 |
100.00% |
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Level Quality Watcher
from Adpeak, Inc.
What is Level Quality Watcher?
This is a potentially unwanted application (detected by a number of anti-malware products). This Windows Service is typically installed along side various web browser extensions by Adpeak such as the ScorpianSaver toolbar.
Overview
Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named levelqualitywatcher32.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 953.81 KB (976,705 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Level Quality Watcher.
levelqualitywatcher32.exe (b55fb978a2ceeffb63953b0aacbe4d41) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVG |
2015.0.3598 |
MalSign.Adpeak |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9277 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.Adpeak.B |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.175.10807 |
Unwanted-Program |
K7GW |
13.175.10807 |
Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.01.11.03 |
PUP.Optional.Adpeak |
Sophos |
4.96 |
AdPeak |
VIPRE Antivirus |
25304 |
Adware.Adpeak (fs) |
levelqualitywatcher64.exe (a650bd9c0a35b3e3e43ef783147db069) has been flagged by the following 18 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.Adpeak.F |
Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
Adware.Adpeak! |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
MalSign.Adpeak.9A7 |
Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Adware.Adpeak.F |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.596 |
Adware.Adpeak.F (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9260 |
Win64/Adware.Adpeak.B |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.147.0 |
Adware/Fam.NB |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.Adpeak.F |
G Data |
22 |
Adware.Adpeak.F |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.5.6.0 |
AdWare.Adpeak |
K7 AntiVirus |
9.175.10766 |
Adware ( 004910f51 ) |
McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Artemis!A650BD9C0A35 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!A650BD9C0A35 |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.Adpeak.F |
nProtect |
2014-01-07.01 |
Adware.Adpeak.F |
Sophos |
4.96.0 |
AdPeak |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V1203 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
25190 |
Adware.Adpeak (fs) |
View all 25 all detections
Level Quality Watcher has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Level Quality Watcher
URL: www.adpeak.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\level quality watcher\v1.01
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Level Quality Watcher\v1.01\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 953.81 KB
Files installed by Level Quality Watcher
Program executable: | levelqualitywatcher32.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\Program Files\level quality watcher\v1.01\levelqualitywatcher32.exe |
MD5: | b55fb978a2ceeffb63953b0aacbe4d41 |
Additional files:
-
(Malware detected) levelqualitywatcher64.exe
-
uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Services
- levelqualitywatcher32.exe runs as a service named 'Level Quality Watcher' (Level Quality Watcher).
- levelqualitywatcher64.exe runs as a service named 'Level Quality Watcher' (Level Quality Watcher).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
levelqualitywatcher32.exe |
Memory: | 3.81 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0003051700% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00016767% | |
User CPU: | 0.00013750% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 1,813,494 | |
levelqualitywatcher64.exe |
Memory: | 2.57 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0001794802% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00008061% | |
User CPU: | 0.00009887% | |
How do I remove Level Quality Watcher?
You can uninstall Level Quality Watcher from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Level Quality Watcher, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Level Quality Watcher.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
50.26% |
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Windows 10 |
41.27% |
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Windows Vista |
4.76% |
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Windows XP |
3.70% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.45% |
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Windows 8.1 |
24.34% |
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Windows 8 |
10.05% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.41% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.82% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.76% |
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Geography
93.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
93.38% |
Iran |
2.79% |
Germany |
0.70% |
Peru |
0.70% |
United Arab Emirates |
0.35% |
DZ |
0.35% |
Egypt |
0.35% |
Qatar |
0.35% |
Saudi Arabia |
0.35% |
SY |
0.35% |
Thailand |
0.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
36.05% |
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Dell |
29.25% |
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Toshiba |
10.88% |
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ASUS |
6.80% |
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Acer |
6.80% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.72% |
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Lenovo |
2.04% |
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Samsung |
1.36% |
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Sony |
1.36% |
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Gateway |
1.36% |
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Apple |
0.68% |
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Alienware |
0.68% |
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Common models |
HP 2000 Notebook PC |
7.75% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
4.65% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.33% |
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Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
2.33% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.33% |
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ASUSTeK X502CA |
2.33% |
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