What is qbc_bho.dll?

qbc_bho.dll is part of Qualys BrowserCheck and developed by Qualys, Inc. according to the qbc_bho.dll version information.

qbc_bho.dll's description is "Qualys BrowserCheck IE Helper"

qbc_bho.dll is digitally signed by Qualys, Inc..

qbc_bho.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about qbc_bho.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on qbc_bho.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameQualys BrowserCheck
Company nameQualys, Inc.
File descriptionQualys BrowserCheck IE Helper
Internal nameQualys BrowserCheck IE BHO
Original filenameqbc_bho.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2006-2012 Qualys, Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version1.7.15.1
File version1.7.15.1

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameQualys BrowserCheck
Company nameQualys, Inc.
File descriptionQualys BrowserCheck IE Helper
Internal nameQualys BrowserCheck IE BHO
Original filenameqbc_bho.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2006-2012 Qualys, Inc...
Product version1.7.15.1
File version1.7.15.1

Digital signatures [?]

qbc_bho.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameQualys, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA
Certificate serial number5c76dedfe801356fcfbf95de5100fab6

VirusTotal report

None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the qbc_bho.dll file.

None of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the qbc_bho.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57ff02ac354c200a70f43d47f09e74ac9
SHA2563a2e478f95209abe49f14fa764a8c7868fe26b4c392dcc2c38060089823bda6c

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