Should I remove Desktop Background Ctrl?
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 0.0005%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0.0 |
100.00% |
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Desktop Background Ctrl
What is Desktop Background Ctrl?
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 bnsf462E.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days.
- 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 Desktop Background Ctrl.
| bnsf462E.exe (9de2be605e3666f26ccb6d8500062a16) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
537 |
Application.Generic.1268881 |
| AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
Generic_r |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1140 |
Application.Generic.1268881 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11692 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.LN |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/16/2015 |
Riskware/ConvertAd |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-16-08_1 |
Application.Generic.1268881 |
| G Data |
15.8.25 |
Application.Generic.1268881 |
| McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!9DE2BE605E36 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6671 |
Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.684 |
Application.Generic.1268881 |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA DK |
| Symantec |
8/16/2015 rev. 1 |
WS.Reputation |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.228 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0506 |
View all 13 all detections
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\9786A901-1430404870-6020-E33F-CFBC486CA008
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\9786A901-1430404870-6020-E33F-CFBC486CA008\uninstall.exe"
Files installed by Desktop Background Ctrl
| Program executable: | bnsf462E.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Local\9786A901-1430404870-6020-E33F-CFBC486CA008\bnsf462E.exe |
| MD5: | 9de2be605e3666f26ccb6d8500062a16 |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) bnsb64D2.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- bnsb64D2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\3D8F6ACA-1430430626-E111-AAB7-AC162D486DBB\bnsb64D2.exe.
How do I remove Desktop Background Ctrl?
You can uninstall Desktop Background Ctrl 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 Desktop Background Ctrl, 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 Desktop Background Ctrl.
- 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 70%
Win XP 10%
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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 10 |
70.00% |
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| Windows 7 |
20.00% |
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| Windows XP |
10.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.00% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
10.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
10.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
10.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.00% |
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Geography
30.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
30.77% |
| Chile |
7.69% |
| Brazil |
7.69% |
| Colombia |
7.69% |
| France |
7.69% |
| Russia |
7.69% |
| Germany |
7.69% |
| DK |
7.69% |
| Italy |
7.69% |
| Saudi Arabia |
7.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
37.50% |
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| Sony |
12.50% |
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| Lenovo |
12.50% |
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| Dell |
12.50% |
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| Compaq |
12.50% |
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| ASUS |
12.50% |
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Common models |
| Sony VPCEA35FL |
10.00% |
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| PositivoEIH61CE |
10.00% |
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| LENOVO 80E3 |
10.00% |
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| HP Pavilion m6 Notebook P... |
10.00% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
10.00% |
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| HP d325 uT(DB671AV) |
10.00% |
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