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Should I remove Chart Subtraction?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0004%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.10 days
18.73 days >
Average installed length: 9.84 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

Chart Subtraction

What is Chart Subtraction?

ConvertAd is an adware program. Per the publishers terms, "the Software interacts with your computer by converting words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisements; communicating with our servers to check for new offers, the placement of offers, the date and time you install and uninstall the Software, and whether an updated version of the Software is available; monitoring and recording the domain name of each page you view, the advertisements that appear on these pages, and the advertisements that you click."

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 bnsr49c2.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The setup package is about 518.68 KB (531,126 bytes) when donwloaded.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Chart Subtraction.
bnsr49c2.exe (328ba4dea0c4deef1fddf06e6ee923d7) has been flagged by the following 16 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 537 Application.Generic.1264680
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.1264680
ESET-NOD32 9.11583 a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.KG
Fortinet FortiGate 8/16/2015 Riskware/ConvertAd
F-Secure 11.2015-16-08_1 Application.Generic.1264680
G Data 15.8.25 Application.Generic.1264680
McAfee 5600.6671 Artemis!328BA4DEA0C4
MicroWorld-eScan 16.0.0.684 Application.Generic.1264680
Panda Antivirus 15.08.16.06 Generic Suspicious
Sophos 4.98 Generic PUA PG
Symantec 8/16/2015 rev. 1 VOPackage
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.228 TROJ_GEN.R047H05E115
VIPRE Antivirus 39987 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 16 all detections

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1430170351-5910-8046-b4c04f354e31
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1430170351-5910-8046-B4C04F354E31\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 518.68 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Chart Subtraction

Program executable:bnsr49c2.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1430170351-5910-8046-b4c04f354e31\bnsr49c2.exe
MD5:328ba4dea0c4deef1fddf06e6ee923d7
Additional files:
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • bnsr49C2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1430170351-5910-8046-B4C04F354E31\bnsr49C2.exe.

How do I remove Chart Subtraction?

You can uninstall Chart Subtraction from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Chart Subtraction, 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 Chart Subtraction.
  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 Vista (SP2) 38%
Win 10 13%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows Vista 37.50%
Windows 10 12.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 25.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 12.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 12.50%
Windows Vista Business 12.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

53.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 53.85%
  Egypt 15.38%
  Canada 7.69%
  Germany 7.69%
  France 7.69%
  Russia 7.69%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 28.57%
Hewlett-Packard 28.57%
ASUS 28.57%
Acer 14.29%
Common models
LG Electronics C500-G... 12.50%
HP-Pavilion KQ422AA-ABA a... 12.50%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 12.50%
HP Compaq dc7900 Small Fo... 12.50%
Dell Inspiron 1545 12.50%
ASUSTeK K70IJ 12.50%

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