Should I remove Operating System Software?

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Remove Operating System Software

This is an ad Injector type of malware that is typically bundled with unwanted software offers for legitimate software and once installed is deceptive, difficult to remove as well as impacts the security of the user's computer by displaying intrusive advertisements in the web browser which promote and trick users into installing other unwanted adware or malware. Once installed, it 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. (This is a variant of the CMI/WinCheck family of adware.)

The primary executable is named ansm574d.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.79 MB (2,926,526 bytes).

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1431984385-3610-8053-b6c04f4d3332

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1431984385-3610-8053-B6C04F4D3332\uninstall.exe"

Estimated size: 2.79 MB

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 Operating System Software, 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 Operating System Software.
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 57% Win Vista (SP2) 14%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 77% Keep it 23%

AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN 370.22 Days

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	69.23%
Russia	15.38%
Switzerland	7.69%
Germany	7.69%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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