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What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Reach <0.001%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

Full Stop Close

What is Full Stop Close?

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".

Overview

The primary executable is named anste226.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 3.02 MB (3,164,915 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Full Stop Close.
anste226.exe (a161962fe065435077b058038b80190f) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Baidu-International 4.0.3.15816 Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.OA
Comodo Security 22374 ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 9.11749 a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.OA

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\43415d00-1431291360-11dd-ae57-08606e823380
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\43415D00-1431291360-11DD-AE57-08606E823380\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 3.02 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Full Stop Close

Program executable:anste226.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\43415d00-1431291360-11dd-ae57-08606e823380\anste226.exe
MD5:a161962fe065435077b058038b80190f
Additional files:
  • rnszE506.exe
  • Uninstall.exe

How do I remove Full Stop Close?

You can uninstall Full Stop Close 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 Full Stop Close, 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 Full Stop Close.
  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.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 10
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
100.00%
United States

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

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