Should I remove Personal Digital Assistant Deactivate?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0004%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0.0 |
100.00% |
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Personal Digital Assistant Deactivate
What is Personal Digital Assistant Deactivate?
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 pnsnc3b2.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 913.27 KB (935,192 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Personal Digital Assistant Deactivate.
| pnsnc3b2.exe (63144ae9fa92f1b70ae67ae2b7fd6ef4) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11461 |
Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.FB |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
9939 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-FakeDefender |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\00000000-1428225962-0000-0000-6cf04974466c
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\00000000-1428225962-0000-0000-6CF04974466C\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 913.27 KB
Files installed by Personal Digital Assistant Deactivate
| Program executable: | pnsnc3b2.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\00000000-1428225962-0000-0000-6cf04974466c\pnsnc3b2.exe |
| MD5: | 63144ae9fa92f1b70ae67ae2b7fd6ef4 |
Additional files:
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rnssC333.exe
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Uninstall.exe
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rnsrF4E2.exe
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rnsvA096.exe
How do I remove Personal Digital Assistant Deactivate?
You can uninstall Personal Digital Assistant Deactivate 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 Personal Digital Assistant Deactivate, 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 Personal Digital Assistant Deactivate.
- 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) 50%
Win 7 13%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
253.87
Days
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.50% |
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| Windows 10 |
25.00% |
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| Windows Vista |
12.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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| Windows 10 Pro Technical ... |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.50% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
12.50% |
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Geography
38.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.46% |
| Germany |
15.38% |
| Belgium |
7.69% |
| Brazil |
7.69% |
| Canada |
7.69% |
| France |
7.69% |
| Indonesia |
7.69% |
| UA |
7.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
42.86% |
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| Toshiba |
14.29% |
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| Medion |
14.29% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
14.29% |
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| GIGABYTE |
14.29% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite L550 |
12.50% |
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| Medion Akoya P6643 |
12.50% |
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| Gigabyte H55M-UD2H |
12.50% |
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| ASUSTeK X451CAP |
12.50% |
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| ASUSTeK K53E |
12.50% |
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| ASUSTeK K53BR |
12.50% |
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