Should I remove Blur Key?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
74% remove it26% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0.0 |
100.00% |
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Blur Key
What is Blur Key?
This is a WinCheck (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".
Overview
The main program executable is answf99.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 2.65 MB (2,775,431 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Blur Key.
| answf99.exe (527d525d25ba21d24baa4b4727a47b42) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
537 |
Application.Generic.1333335 |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Application.Generic.D145857 |
| avast! |
2014.9-150816 |
Win32:Adware-CPO [PUP] |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15816 |
Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.PB |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1140 |
Application.Generic.1333335 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11749 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.PB |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-16-08_1 |
Application.Generic.1333335 |
| G Data |
15.8.25 |
Application.Generic.1333335 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.684 |
Application.Generic.1333335 |
| Symantec |
8/16/2015 rev. 1 |
WS.Reputation |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.0 |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\0f019e08-1431878773-ffff-ffff-50465d48b6a3
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\0F019E08-1431878773-FFFF-FFFF-50465D48B6A3\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 2.65 MB
Files installed by Blur Key
| Program executable: | answf99.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\0f019e08-1431878773-ffff-ffff-50465d48b6a3\answf99.exe |
| MD5: | 527d525d25ba21d24baa4b4727a47b42 |
Additional files:
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rnst1374.exe
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Uninstall.exe
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rnsqF359.exe
How do I remove Blur Key?
You can uninstall Blur Key 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 Blur Key, 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 Blur Key.
- 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%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 74%
Keep it 26%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
77.78%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
50.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
25.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
25.00% |
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Geography
77.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
77.78% |
| Brazil |
11.11% |
| Germany |
11.11% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Medion |
25.00% |
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| Alienware |
25.00% |
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| Acer |
25.00% |
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| ASUS |
25.00% |
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Common models |
| MEDION BTDD-LT |
25.00% |
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| ASUSTeK X202E |
25.00% |
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| Alienware Alienware 14 |
25.00% |
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| Acer Aspire 5516 |
25.00% |
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