Should I remove Paragraph Refine?

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 <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0.0	100.00%

Paragraph Refine

Remove Paragraph Refine

What is Paragraph Refine?

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.)

Overview

The primary executable is named pnsm77b3.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 919.91 KB (941,984 bytes).

Malware detected in the program
Displays unwanted advertisements
Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Paragraph Refine.

pnsm77b3.exe (c70dd9c8e926e3dd2013a2298cb986fe) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Baidu-International	4.0.3.15816	Adware.Win32.Downloader.Gex
ESET-NOD32	9.11510	Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.FC
SUPERAntiSpyware	9687	Trojan.Agent/Gen-FakeDefender
Symantec	8/16/2015 rev. 1	WS.Reputation

Program details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\ad85a0f0-1427275657-81e3-399c-0c54a50de3d3

Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\AD85A0F0-1427275657-81E3-399C-0C54A50DE3D3\Uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 919.91 KB

Files installed by Paragraph Refine

Program executable:	pnsm77b3.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\local\ad85a0f0-1427275657-81e3-399c-0c54a50de3d3\pnsm77b3.exe
MD5:	c70dd9c8e926e3dd2013a2298cb986fe

Additional files:

rnsm7715.exe
Uninstall.exe

How do I remove Paragraph Refine?

You can uninstall Paragraph Refine 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 Paragraph Refine, 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 Paragraph Refine.
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.