Should I remove Hands-free Subscript?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0013%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 45.01 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0.0 |
100.00% |
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Hands-free Subscript
What is Hands-free Subscript?
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 main program executable is pnsafecd.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 796.05 KB (815,152 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Hands-free Subscript.
| pnsafecd.exe (b606e46bb3993212ddba7a09a4e4da0e) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| avast! |
2014.9-150413 |
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp] |
| Avira |
3.6.1.96 |
ADWARE/ClickMeIn.97963 |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Adware.ClickMeIn.553 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11464 |
Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.FC |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
9939 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-VBInject |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
WS.Reputation |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0324 |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\03d40274-1427128328-05e3-8706-7e0700080009
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\03D40274-1427128328-05E3-8706-7E0700080009\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 796.05 KB
Files installed by Hands-free Subscript
| Program executable: | pnsafecd.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\03d40274-1427128328-05e3-8706-7e0700080009\pnsafecd.exe |
| MD5: | b606e46bb3993212ddba7a09a4e4da0e |
Additional files:
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rnsqFE8D.exe
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Uninstall.exe
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rnsf2CC4.exe
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rnsn5354.exe
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rnsr807A.exe
How do I remove Hands-free Subscript?
You can uninstall Hands-free Subscript 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 Hands-free Subscript, 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 Hands-free Subscript.
- 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) 46%
Win Vista (SP2) 4%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
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AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
45.01
Days
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
53.85% |
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| Windows 10 |
38.46% |
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| Windows XP |
3.85% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.85% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.92% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
15.38% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.54% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.69% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.69% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.85% |
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Geography
58.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.14% |
| Germany |
9.30% |
| Brazil |
6.98% |
| Italy |
4.65% |
| Canada |
2.33% |
| DK |
2.33% |
| France |
2.33% |
| Mexico |
2.33% |
| Netherlands |
2.33% |
| Portugal |
2.33% |
| Russia |
2.33% |
| Saudi Arabia |
2.33% |
| Sweden |
2.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.81% |
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| Dell |
14.29% |
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| Acer |
14.29% |
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| Lenovo |
14.29% |
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| Samsung |
9.52% |
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| ASUS |
9.52% |
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| Medion |
4.76% |
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| Alienware |
4.76% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.76% |
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Common models |
| Positivo Positivo MOBI... |
9.09% |
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| Samsung R540/R580/R780/SA... |
4.55% |
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| Samsung R430/P430/R480 ... |
4.55% |
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| Phoenix/SiS M720SR |
4.55% |
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| Packard Bell EasyNote TS1... |
4.55% |
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| MEDION MS-7728 |
4.55% |
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