Should I remove Go To Scan?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

77% remove it23% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0.0	100.00%

Go To Scan

Remove Go To Scan

What is Go To Scan?

This 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

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named bnsme125.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed.

Malware detected in the program
Starts automatically
Displays unwanted advertisements
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Go To Scan.

bnsme125.exe (3221f68d71213eb8f83137655bf8158a) has been flagged by the following 15 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	537	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.185812
ALYac	1.0.1.4	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.185812
AVG	2016.0.3015	Generic_r
AVware	1.5.0.21	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	4.0.3.15816	Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.JY
Bitdefender	1.0.20.1140	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.185812
Comodo Security	22034	ApplicUnwnt
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.15.08.16.06	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.185812
ESET-NOD32	9.11593	a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.JY
Fortinet FortiGate	8/16/2015	Riskware/ConvertAd
G Data	15.8.25	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.185812
MicroWorld-eScan	16.0.0.684	Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.185812
Panda Antivirus	15.08.16.06	Generic Suspicious
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
VIPRE Antivirus	40038	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

View all 15 all detections

Program details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\42c06126-1429906821-e411-b2a0-f0761c0eadc9

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\42C06126-1429906821-E411-B2A0-F0761C0EADC9\uninstall.exe"

Files installed by Go To Scan

Program executable:	bnsme125.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\local\42c06126-1429906821-e411-b2a0-f0761c0eadc9\bnsme125.exe
MD5:	3221f68d71213eb8f83137655bf8158a

Additional files:

Uninstall.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)

bnsmE125.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\42C06126-1429906821-E411-B2A0-F0761C0EADC9\bnsmE125.exe.

How do I remove Go To Scan?

You can uninstall Go To Scan 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 Go To Scan, 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 Go To Scan.
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.