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Should I remove QSS Installation Program?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,782
United States Rank #30,954
Reach 0.0112%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.79 days
259.37 days >
Average installed length: 136.28 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.0 66.82%

Typically installed together

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QSS Installation Program

What is QSS Installation Program?

The QSS (Quick Security Setup) feature of various TP-LINK routers is designed to help setup the security functionality of the device. By default QSS is enabled and standard wireless security is disabled. The main program that runs in the background is QSS.exe.

About  (from TP-LINK)

TP-LINK 11N Wireless Routers support QSS (Quick Security Setup) function which complies with WPS which helps to standardize and simplify ways of setting up and configuring security on a wireless network. Traditionally, users would have to manually create a wireless network name (SSID), manually enter a creative, yet pr...  Read more

Overview

Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is jswscapp.exe. The software installer includes 14 files and is usually about 2.77 MB (2,908,629 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.tp-link.us/article/?id=171
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\TP-LINK\QSS
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{153898EE-EECA-471E-8E33-C8485EA84C07}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 2.77 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by QSS Installation Program

Program executable:jswscapp.exe
QSS for Wireless
Path:C:\Program Files\tp-link\qss\jswscapp.exe
MD5:cb1051d6cb0a73c84f1449482990a4d5
Additional files:
  • jswnwstore.dll (by Atheros Communications) - Jumpstart for Wireless (Jumpstart for Wireless Native Wifi profile interface)
  • jswpsapi.exe (by Atheros Communications) - JumpStart (Jumpstart for Wireless API)
  • jswscimd.dll (by Wireless) - wsimd (Intermediate Driver Interface)
  • jswtrayutil.exe - QSS (Tray Utility for QSS for Wireless)
  • jswpbapi.exe (by Wireless) - PushButton Service

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • jswscapp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D5E291E1-31BA-4224-A8C0-067BD7019EF9}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
  • jswpsapi.exe runs as a service named 'JumpStart Wi-Fi Protected Setup' (jswpsapi) "Provides support for JumpStart using Wi-Fi Protected Setup.".
  • jswpbapi.exe runs as a service named 'JumpStart Push-Button Service' (jswpbapi) "Provides push-button support for JumpStart using Wi-Fi Protected Setup.".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • jswtrayutil.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'jswtrayutil' which loads as "C:\Program Files\TP-LINK\QSS\jswtrayutil.exe".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

jswpbapi.exe
Memory:2.2 MB
21.09 MB average
Kernel CPU:0.00000695%
0.016088% average
CPU cycles/sec:52,277
8,062,084 average
jswtrayutil.exe
Memory:1.38 MB
Total CPU:0.0000628110%
Kernel CPU:0.00002048%
User CPU:0.00004233%

How do I remove QSS Installation Program?

You can uninstall QSS Installation Program from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program QSS Installation Program, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove QSS Installation Program.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 42%
Win Vista 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows XP 25.45%
Windows Vista 12.73%
Windows 10 11.36%
Windows Server 2003 0.45%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 24.42%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.05%
Windows 7 Professional 7.37%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.45%
Windows 10 Home 3.69%

Distribution by countryGeography

18.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 18.14%
  Germany 7.96%
  Italy 5.75%
  Brazil 4.42%
  Poland 4.42%
  DZ 3.98%
  Australia 3.54%
  Spain 3.54%
  France 3.54%
  United Kingdom 3.54%
  Peru 2.65%
  Israel 2.21%
  Canada 1.77%
  Czech Republic 1.77%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 25.40%
Dell 20.63%
GIGABYTE 17.46%
Hewlett-Packard 14.29%
American Megatrends 11.11%
ASUS 5.56%
Sahara 2.38%
Intel 1.59%
Samsung 1.59%
Common models
ASUS All Series 3.64%
Gigabyte G31M-S2L 2.73%
ECS G31T-M7 2.73%
Dell OptiPlex GX620 ... 1.82%
Acer Aspire 5738 1.82%
GBT AWRDACPI 1.82%

About TP-LINK

TP-Link is a manufacturer of computer networking products whose products include routers, switch, wireless equipment, ADSL modems, and network adapters for PCs.
Publisher URL: www.tp-link.com

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