Should I remove BrickSustainer?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
3.0.0.1257 |
16.67% |
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BrickSustainer
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). The primary executable is named BrickSustainer.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package is about 760.47 KB (778,723 bytes) when donwloaded. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 64% of users of BrickSustainer come from the United States, it is also popular in Ecuador and India.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in BrickSustainer.
BrickSustainer.exe (deba33db167548f8bbac30f5d78eb168) has been flagged by the following 43 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
807 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Downware |
AhnLab-V3 |
2014.11.19 |
PUP/Win32.Downloader |
Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan[Downloader]/Win32.Agent |
AVG |
2015.0.3285 |
Downloader.Generic14 |
Avira |
7.11.187.66 |
Adware/InstallRex.73153 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
PUA.Win32.InstallCore.81 |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1620 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
CAT-QuickHeal |
11.14.14.00 |
TrojanDownloader.Agent.r4 |
Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/21511 |
Win.Trojan.Agent-795744 |
Comodo Security |
20130 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Adware.Downware.8561 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.11.20.02 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.10747 |
Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACF |
Fortinet FortiGate |
11/20/2014 |
W32/Agent.ACF!tr.dldr |
F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/A-a81f4aca |
F-Secure |
11.2014-20-11_5 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
G Data |
14.11.24 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.8.3.0 |
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.185.14057 |
Trojan-Downloader |
K7GW |
13.185.14064 |
Trojan-Downloader ( 0048c92d1 ) |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2919 |
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.02 |
Trojan.Downloader |
McAfee |
5600.6941 |
RDN/Generic Downloader.x!la |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6941 |
BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.bc |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.972 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.63474 |
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dfhshr |
Norman |
10.20141120 |
Troj_Generic.VXEQZ |
nProtect |
14.11.18.01 |
Trojan-Downloader/W32.Agent.773632.B |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Trojan.Generic |
Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.141118 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175192FA!391222010 |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Troj/Agent-AJEL |
SUPERAntiSpyware |
10227 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor |
Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
SecurityRisk.Downldr |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan-downloader.Agent.Wvuo |
The Hacker |
6.8.0.5.496 |
Trojan/Downloader.Agent.acf |
Total Defense |
37.0.11288 |
Win32/Tnega.NEHXPEC |
Trend Micro |
10.465.20 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BJ314 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BJ314 |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
TrojanDownloader.Agent |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Trojan.Win32.A.Downloader.773632.A |
Zillya |
2.0.0.1986 |
Downloader.Agent.Win32.223830 |
View all 43 all detections
BrickSustainer has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\bricksustainer
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\bricksustainer\bricksustainer.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 760.47 KB
Files installed by BrickSustainer
Program executable: | BrickSustainer.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\bricksustainer\BrickSustainer.exe |
MD5: | deba33db167548f8bbac30f5d78eb168 |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- BrickSustainer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GS-Booster-S-3168119747.
How do I remove BrickSustainer?
You can uninstall BrickSustainer 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 BrickSustainer, 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 BrickSustainer.
- 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) 67%
Win 10 33%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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Windows 10 |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
16.67% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
16.67% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
16.67% |
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Windows 8.1 |
16.67% |
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Geography
63.64% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
63.64% |
Ecuador |
9.09% |
India |
9.09% |
Pakistan |
9.09% |
Canada |
9.09% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba |
20.00% |
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MSI |
20.00% |
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Acer |
20.00% |
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American Megatrends |
20.00% |
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ASUS |
20.00% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite C850 |
20.00% |
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Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GE70... |
20.00% |
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Gateway EC54 |
20.00% |
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Dell OptiPlex 3020 |
20.00% |
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BIOSTAR Group G41D3+ |
20.00% |
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