Should I remove Impression Word Count?

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 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0.0	100.00%

Impression Word Count

Remove Impression Word Count

What is Impression Word Count?

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

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 bnst2ffa.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
Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Impression Word Count.

bnst2ffa.exe (91c3e590d9c3985e29dc5bd9cfb0e141) has been flagged by the following 17 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	537	Gen:Variant.Mikey.12587
ALYac	1.0.1.4	Gen:Variant.Mikey.12587
AVG	2016.0.3015	Generic6
AVware	1.5.0.21	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	4.0.3.15816	Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.HD
Bitdefender	1.0.20.1140	Gen:Variant.Mikey.12587
Comodo Security	21986	ApplicUnwnt
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.15.08.16.05	Gen:Variant.Mikey.12587
ESET-NOD32	9.11568	a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.HD
Fortinet FortiGate	8/16/2015	Riskware/ConvertAd
F-Secure	11.2015-16-08_1	Gen:Variant.Mikey.12587
G Data	15.8.25	Gen:Variant.Mikey.12587
McAfee	5600.6671	Artemis!91C3E590D9C3
MicroWorld-eScan	16.0.0.684	Gen:Variant.Mikey.12587
Symantec	8/16/2015 rev. 1	WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.228	TROJ_GEN.R0C1H09E115
VIPRE Antivirus	39902	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

View all 17 all detections

Program details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\e4c65180-1429374335-81de-2c2c-90e6ba471cf1

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\E4C65180-1429374335-81DE-2C2C-90E6BA471CF1\uninstall.exe"

Files installed by Impression Word Count

Program executable:	bnst2ffa.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\local\e4c65180-1429374335-81de-2c2c-90e6ba471cf1\bnst2ffa.exe
MD5:	91c3e590d9c3985e29dc5bd9cfb0e141

Additional files:

Uninstall.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)

bnst2FFA.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\E4C65180-1429374335-81DE-2C2C-90E6BA471CF1\bnst2FFA.exe.

How do I remove Impression Word Count?

You can uninstall Impression Word Count 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 Impression Word Count, 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 Impression Word Count.
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.