What is queryexplorer.dll?

queryexplorer.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\QueryExplorer\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected queryexplorer.dll.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

35 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the queryexplorer.dll file. That's a 81% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Adware/Win32.Zwangi
AntiVir	ADSPY/AdSpy.Gen2
Antiy-AVL	AdWare/Win32.Zwangi.gen
Avast	Win32:Zwangi-BE [Adw]
Avast5	Win32:Zwangi-BE [Adw]
AVG	Generic4.AUWC
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.TDss.45
CAT-QuickHeal	Win32.BrowserModifier.Zwangi.5
Commtouch	W32/Zwangi.C.gen!Eldorado
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.Zwangi.AA
DrWeb	Trojan.Searcher.154
Emsisoft	AdWare.AdSpy!IK
F-Prot	W32/Zwangi.C.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.TDss.45
GData	Gen:Variant.TDss.45
Ikarus	AdWare.AdSpy
Jiangmin	Adware/Zwangi.dh
K7AntiVirus	Adware
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Zwangi.cim
McAfee	Adware-OneStep.e
McAfee-GW-Edition	Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Adware.D
Microsoft	BrowserModifier:Win32/Zwangi
NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.OneStep.P
Norman	W32/Suspicious_Gen2.ICGME
nProtect	Gen:Variant.TDss.45
Panda	Generic Malware
PCTools	Trojan.Gen
Sophos	Zwangi
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-CDesc[Gen]
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R47C3KK
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R47C3KK
VBA32	AdWare.Win32.Zwangi.cim
VIPRE	Onestepsearch
VirusBuster	Adware.Zwangi.Gen.5

queryexplorer.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove queryexplorer.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the queryexplorer.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that queryexplorer.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate queryexplorer.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the queryexplorer.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate queryexplorer.dll in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Program Files\QueryExplorer\queryexplorer.dll

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the queryexplorer.dll file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If queryexplorer.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If queryexplorer.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If queryexplorer.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that queryexplorer.dll no longer appear in the scan result.

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 75% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 8 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 8 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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