Should I remove Ball Web Server?

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Version	Distribution
1.0.0.0	100.00%

Remove Ball Web Server

This is a WinCheck/CMI (variant) adware/browser hijacker variant that injects code into the user's web browser (IE, Chrome and Firefox). It is known as an ad-injector, a malicious process that once inside the web browser will hijack existing advertisements of underlying web sites (not associated with the website itself). It will also inject new ads in white space on the site or images that have standard banner sizes. These ads are typically for promoting shopping discount coupons, ads for PC optimizers or bundled PUP offers, or malvertising since it runs on sketchy ad networks.This runs as a startup process called WinCheck in the user's startup registry (Run key) and will execute each time the computer is restarted and the user logs in.

How do you know if you are infected? First, if you have this program installed then this adware is most likely still running. Next, you see ads in the browser that say something like "Ads by WinCheck".

The primary executable is named anstfd8.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.03 MB (2,126,364 bytes).

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\882959ca-1426692383-e411-a26a-f0761c5bd471

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\882959CA-1426692383-E411-A26A-F0761C5BD471\uninstall.exe"

Estimated size: 2.03 MB

1. 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.
2. When you find the program Ball Web Server, 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Ball Web Server.
4. 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 7 (SP1) 50% Win 10 50%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 77% Keep it 23%

COUNTRY POPULARITY 90.00% United States

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	90.00%
Germany	10.00%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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