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What is qcwlicon.exe? Connection Utilities?

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Vendor Website:      http://www.ibm.com/us/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: QCWLICON.EXE - Used by IBM Thinkpad laptops with built-in wireless card (802.11). System Tray icon that provides a shortcut to "Wireless Connection Status" and allows to turn WL on and off

qcwlicon.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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qcwlicon.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 5 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
qcwlicon.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xf1052bdc28ea1c3bf4bf97b633b46e9c 3/11/2019 1:02:00 AM Unknown 3, 7, 1, 0 Connection Utilities 84 KB
2 Status 0x244e1ebed22035d609ee3cbd905e7f66 1/8/2019 3:52:00 PM Unknown Connection Utilities 52 KB
3 Status 0x6339990d1ee344abea1e6819a02e6b2f 5/22/2017 10:50:00 PM Unknown 3, 1, 0, 0 Connection Utilities 48 KB
4 Status 0x82c67df23f663009cefd20bd7fee981a 7/19/2015 12:41:00 PM Unknown 3, 3, 0, 0 Connection Utilities 80 KB
5 Status 0x9620b4d4083c7d9696b3cb17c1c5f319 5/15/2015 12:31:00 AM Unknown 3, 5, 3, 0 Connection Utilities 80 KB
6 Status 0x11adba54e52216f21675e75f5535c553 11/9/2014 1:26:00 PM Unknown 3, 8, 0, 0 Connection Utilities 84 KB
7 Status 0x8633f1e7aa1912ad962e5a656d264045 7/12/2014 5:13:00 PM Unknown Connection Utilities 48 KB
8 Status 0x58a258a24f458d8149afbfff07e7f8c2 1/31/2012 6:47:00 PM Unknown Connection Utilities 52 KB
9 Status 0xbc982129e72406b56f5d0e3736dbb72b 8/9/2011 11:12:00 PM Unknown Connection Utilities 52 KB
10 Status 0x1956f960533b668e89a81fb45b3899c2 3/7/2011 6:33:00 AM Unknown Unknown Connection Utilities 84 KB
11 Status 0x07515dee94d798547c892c17f3a0052f 2/20/2011 5:49:00 PM Unknown 2, 7, 0, 0 Connection Utilities 52 KB
12 Status 0x6eeedd4d34a62daffec3add562258759 2/2/2011 2:16:00 AM Unknown 3, 7, 2, 0 Connection Utilities 84 KB
13 Status 0x0beb7960a2af4dad3ce1fbe3be51f97a 1/14/2011 7:08:00 PM Unknown 3, 8, 1, 0 Connection Utilities 84 KB
14 Status 0xa0a90ccab8ff5a9dbe5f22518b7ad798 11/10/2010 5:34:00 AM Unknown 2, 7, 2, 0 Connection Utilities 52 KB
15 Status 0xb54b0be89461420b80b2f37443c39bda 4/12/2010 1:41:00 AM Unknown Connection Utilities 48 KB
16 Status 0x45c139f26d20537916711ba71d34c4a5 12/27/2009 2:58:00 PM Unknown 3, 7, 0, 0 Connection Utilities 84 KB
17 Status 0x83df6fc0ecd475003330da24152da69b 11/21/2009 7:10:00 PM Unknown 3, 2, 0, 0 Connection Utilities 52 KB
18 Status 0x0a0282a8e1b045b11d20ff68ac5268a0 11/12/2009 2:15:00 PM Unknown Connection Utilities 52 KB
19 Status 0x971b3d8df1f03c598505400c9bf20a5a 10/6/2009 3:30:00 PM Unknown Unknown Connection Utilities 52 KB
20 Status 0x09913f025b45431cf27483809a46567b 8/2/2009 2:01:00 PM Unknown Unknown Connection Utilities 80 KB
21 Status 0x38ad97ea7225aa7e685fa22f378e4c4c 7/20/2009 9:53:00 AM Unknown Unknown Connection Utilities 92 KB
22 Status 0xe619cb57c4b56271a300b2dd3b06ff7c 7/11/2009 7:44:00 AM Unknown Unknown Connection Utilities 52 KB
23 Status 0x70aaef65a687b365b78f35d96c6c13c1 6/28/2009 10:03:00 PM Unknown Unknown Connection Utilities 52 KB
24 Status 0xc87a95d8b4054f8425cf004fb45fbc4b 6/21/2009 3:21:00 PM Unknown Unknown Connection Utilities 52 KB
25 Status 0x8db16e04f7dd87b243344b9c0bec60b7 6/17/2009 10:15:00 PM Unknown 3, 0, 0, 0 Connection Utilities 48 KB


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