Should I remove Asterisk Print Quality?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0013%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 31.08 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0.0 |
100.00% |
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Asterisk Print Quality
What is Asterisk Print Quality?
This is a ConvertAd adware program that runs as a web browser extension or toolbar. Once installed the adware will inject ads within the web browser on most pages. These advertisements are not part of the underlying web page. In some case there will be an attribution of the add that says "Ads by ConvertAd".
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. The main program executable is bnskf397.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The setup package is about 546.04 KB (559,145 bytes) when donwloaded.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Asterisk Print Quality.
| bnskf397.exe (8feb5fee4790d7b2c096fff35f85bacd) has been flagged by the following 21 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
537 |
Application.Generic.1278953 |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Application.Generic.D1383E9 |
| avast! |
2014.9-150816 |
Win32:Malware-gen |
| AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
Generic_r |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15816 |
PUA.Win32.ConvertAd.81 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1140 |
Application.Generic.1278953 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11768 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.NY |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/16/2015 |
Riskware/ConvertAd |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-16-08_1 |
Application.Generic.1278953 |
| G Data |
15.8.25 |
Application.Generic.1278953 |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.204.16207 |
Adware |
| K7GW |
13.204.16206 |
Adware ( 004c248d1 ) |
| McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!8FEB5FEE4790 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6671 |
BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.dh |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.684 |
Application.Generic.1278953 |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA BL |
| Symantec |
8/16/2015 rev. 1 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan.Generic.Egox |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.228 |
TROJ_GEN.R047H05F715 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
41022 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 21 all detections
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1431284678-5610-8035-c8c04f5a5731
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1431284678-5610-8035-C8C04F5A5731\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 546.04 KB
Files installed by Asterisk Print Quality
| Program executable: | bnskf397.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1431284678-5610-8035-c8c04f5a5731\bnskf397.exe |
| MD5: | 8feb5fee4790d7b2c096fff35f85bacd |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- bnskF397.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1431284678-5610-8035-C8C04F5A5731\bnskF397.exe.
How do I remove Asterisk Print Quality?
You can uninstall Asterisk Print Quality from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Asterisk Print Quality, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Asterisk Print Quality.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 44%
Win 7 8%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
48.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
44.00% |
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| Windows XP |
8.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
20.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
12.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
8.00% |
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Geography
51.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
51.28% |
| Canada |
10.26% |
| Italy |
7.69% |
| Brazil |
5.13% |
| France |
5.13% |
| Russia |
5.13% |
| Belgium |
2.56% |
| Indonesia |
2.56% |
| Mexico |
2.56% |
| Sweden |
2.56% |
| Turkey |
2.56% |
| UA |
2.56% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
26.32% |
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| Lenovo |
15.79% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
15.79% |
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| Toshiba |
15.79% |
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| Dell |
10.53% |
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| Packard Bell |
5.26% |
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| American Megatrends |
5.26% |
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| ASUS |
5.26% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite L755 |
4.76% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C650 |
4.76% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55D-B |
4.76% |
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| Pegatron Pegatron |
4.76% |
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| Packard Bell BV EASYNOTE ... |
4.76% |
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| Packard Bell imedia S3800 |
4.76% |
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