Most reports from anti-virus programs classify this process file as malware. The awtqr.dll file is found in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known sizes for this file include 573,492 bytes, 280,676 bytes with 8% occurrence and 26 other variants. This dynamically loaded or linked file is a BHO or browser helper object. IDs associated with this BHO include EA32FB3B-21C9-42cc-B8EF-01A9B28EDB0D, FC148228-87E1-4D00-AC06-58DCAA52A4D1 and 53 other variants. Malware such as spyware and adware usually use BHOs because firewalls usually do not block them as they are identified as the browser itself. This application is not visible to the average user. Authentication pages and Explorer BHOs are the automatic startup locations for this file. The awtqr.dll file is associated with fraudulent security program. It is encrypted. It is polymorphic by changing its structure. It denies analysis by security applications by using anti-disassembly tricks. It can be created on disk as a process. It loads automatically on startup as Winlogon Notification DLL. It can be enabled as a server or in process object. It hooks into other ongoing operations to control or record screen contents, keyboard inputs and mouse activity.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. awtqr.dll. is used by awtqr.dll, If you shut down awtqr.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop awtqr.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is awtqr.dll, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed awtqr.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as awtqr.dll, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if awtqr.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that awtqr.dll, belongs to, in this case awtqr.dll