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Should I remove Microphone Menu?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

Microphone Menu

What is Microphone Menu?

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 web 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 bnso59D3.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files.
  • Starts automatically
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\F5876D80-1432997987-815C-2B4B-60029215CABD
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\F5876D80-1432997987-815C-2B4B-60029215CABD\uninstall.exe"

Program filesFiles installed by Microphone Menu

Program executable:bnso59D3.exe
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\Local\F5876D80-1432997987-815C-2B4B-60029215CABD\bnso59D3.exe
MD5:bceb9b13813f0a450ff6874c7f072c07
Additional files:
  • Uninstall.exe
  • bnscA77B.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • bnscA77B.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\3FC59F20-1433003976-11E1-87D1-30F9EDBF4CE7\bnscA77B.exe.

How do I remove Microphone Menu?

You can uninstall Microphone Menu 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 Microphone Menu, 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 Microphone Menu.
  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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 67%
Win 7 (SP1) 33%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 66.67%
Windows 7 33.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 66.67%
Windows 7 Professional 33.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

66.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 66.67%
  Colombia 16.67%
  Portugal 16.67%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 66.67%
Toshiba 33.33%
Common models
TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO C85... 33.33%
Sony SVE14125CLW 33.33%
Acer Aspire E1-731 33.33%

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