Should I remove Power Pre-formatted?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
76% remove it24% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #42,708
United States Rank #42,848
Reach 0.0023%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.45 days
190.38 days >
Average installed length: 100.03 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0.0.0 |
100.00% |
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Power Pre-formatted
What is Power Pre-formatted?
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 main program executable is ansbd4d8.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 2.95 MB (3,090,531 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Power Pre-formatted.
ansbd4d8.exe (d2d26d2dfc530a5f032cce9ab7453e10) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVG |
2016.0.3141 |
Generic6 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9.11452 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.EL |
Fortinet FortiGate |
4/13/2015 |
Riskware/ConvertAd |
Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.04 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
rnsxF58.exe (e5d32ca1d49dbd9a6e538952b77df2e5) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
15.0.0.4328 |
Generic6.ADQW |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.EQ |
ESET-NOD32 |
11443 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.EQ |
Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
WS.Reputation.1 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0407 |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\b9d20322-1428362851-e211-a318-2089849efbdd
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\B9D20322-1428362851-E211-A318-2089849EFBDD\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 2.95 MB
Files installed by Power Pre-formatted
Program executable: | ansbd4d8.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\b9d20322-1428362851-e211-a318-2089849efbdd\ansbd4d8.exe |
MD5: | d2d26d2dfc530a5f032cce9ab7453e10 |
Additional files:
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rnsdD96E.exe
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Uninstall.exe
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rnsd3802.exe
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rnsjD1E.exe
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rnsn164C.exe
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rnso43BF.exe
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rnsp3D74.exe
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rnstDAF8.exe
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(Malware detected) rnsxF58.exe
How do I remove Power Pre-formatted?
Quickly and completely remove Power Pre-formatted from your computer by downloading "Should I Remove It?", its 100% FREE and installs in seconds (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall Power Pre-formatted 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: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Power Pre-formatted, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: 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 Power Pre-formatted.
- 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.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win XP 3%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 76%
Keep it 24%
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GLOBAL RANK
#42,708
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
59.38% |
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Windows 8 |
37.50% |
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Windows XP |
3.13% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Professional |
28.13% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.63% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
12.50% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.38% |
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Windows 8.1 |
9.38% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
9.38% |
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Geography
48.94% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
48.94% |
Brazil |
17.02% |
Germany |
6.38% |
France |
6.38% |
Italy |
4.26% |
Russia |
4.26% |
United Arab Emirates |
2.13% |
Australia |
2.13% |
Canada |
2.13% |
DK |
2.13% |
New Zealand |
2.13% |
UA |
2.13% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Lenovo |
21.74% |
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Dell |
17.39% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
17.39% |
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ASUS |
8.70% |
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Toshiba |
8.70% |
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Acer |
8.70% |
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American Megatrends |
8.70% |
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Sony |
4.35% |
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Sahara |
4.35% |
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Common models |
wortmann M7X0SU |
3.70% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite Pro S20... |
3.70% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite L775D |
3.70% |
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Standard AHV |
3.70% |
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Sony VGN-NW260AF |
3.70% |
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LG Electronics S460-L.BG2... |
3.70% |
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