Should I remove Icon Size?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
78% remove it22% 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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Icon Size
What is Icon Size?
This adware (AKA WinCheck, CMI, ConvertAd) is an ad Injector that is typically bundled with unwanted software offers. This particular ad injector is an unwanted software program that is deceptive, difficult to remove as well as impacts the security of the user's privacy and computer health. It also displays intrusive advertisements in the browser which promote and trick users into installing other unwanted adware or malware. The program, which runs as a startup process in the background works by injecting into the browser ads on web pages that either do not normally appear or by replacing existing ads that are part of the existing site with ads from different companies with low quality offerings as well as malware. It works by monitoring and intercepting the user's bewb browser connections and injecting new content before the browser serve it up.
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 bnswe23.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days.
- 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 Icon Size.
bnswe23.exe (bdc809c79c0c6949b83c068ad7e49b63) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
537 |
Application.Generic.1249807 |
AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
Generic6 |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15816 |
Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.FY |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1140 |
Application.Generic.1249807 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9.11581 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.FY |
F-Secure |
11.2015-16-08_1 |
Application.Generic.1249807 |
G Data |
15.8.25 |
Application.Generic.1249807 |
McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!BDC809C79C0C |
MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.684 |
Application.Generic.1249807 |
Panda Antivirus |
15.08.16.05 |
Generic Suspicious |
Symantec |
8/16/2015 rev. 1 |
VOPackage |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.228 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05DK15 |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\550d5263-1428970986-e211-8463-b888e3afea93
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\550D5263-1428970986-E211-8463-B888E3AFEA93\uninstall.exe"
Files installed by Icon Size
Program executable: | bnswe23.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\550d5263-1428970986-e211-8463-b888e3afea93\bnswe23.exe |
MD5: | bdc809c79c0c6949b83c068ad7e49b63 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- bnswE23.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\550D5263-1428970986-E211-8463-B888E3AFEA93\bnswE23.exe.
How do I remove Icon Size?
You can uninstall Icon Size 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 Icon Size, 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 Icon Size.
- 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) 44%
Win 7 11%
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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 78%
Keep it 22%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
55.56% |
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Windows 10 |
44.44% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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Windows 8.1 |
22.22% |
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Windows 8.1 Connected |
22.22% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.11% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
11.11% |
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Geography
36.36% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
36.36% |
Canada |
18.18% |
Australia |
9.09% |
Brazil |
9.09% |
Indonesia |
9.09% |
Norway |
9.09% |
Turkey |
9.09% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
44.44% |
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ASUS |
11.11% |
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Toshiba |
11.11% |
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Samsung |
11.11% |
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Lenovo |
11.11% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
11.11% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro C85... |
12.50% |
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Samsung RV411/RV511/E3511... |
12.50% |
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LENOVO 80G0 |
12.50% |
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HP Stream Notebook PC 11 |
12.50% |
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Gateway NE56R |
12.50% |
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Acer Aspire E5-571 |
12.50% |
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