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Should I remove Punctuation Pop-up?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #39,496
United States Rank #40,275
Reach 0.0025%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.69 days
462.97 days >
Average installed length: 243.26 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

Punctuation Pop-up

Overview

The primary executable is named rnso9DC9.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 30 files and is usually about 2.24 MB (2,348,741 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 40% of users of Punctuation Pop-up come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and United Kingdom.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Punctuation Pop-up.
ansf71BC.exe (94e8d267c1f558a6a4b760a8febfd210) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 537 Application.Generic.1360480
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 PUA.ConvertAd
Arcabit 1.0.0.425 Application.Generic.D14C260
avast! 2014.9-150816 Win32:Adware-CPO [PUP]
AVG 2016.0.3015 Generic6
AVware 1.5.0.21 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International 4.0.3.15816 PUA.Win32.ConvertAd.81
Bitdefender 1.0.20.1140 Application.Generic.1360480
ESET-NOD32 9.12055 a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.SD
Fortinet FortiGate 8/16/2015 Riskware/ConvertAd
F-Secure 11.2015-16-08_1 Application.Generic.1360480
G Data 15.8.25 Application.Generic.1360480
McAfee 5600.6671 Artemis!94E8D267C1F5
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.6671 BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.th
MicroWorld-eScan 16.0.0.684 Application.Generic.1360480
Sophos 4.98 Generic PUA EB (PUA)
Symantec 8/16/2015 rev. 1 WS.Reputation
Trend Micro 10.465.16 ADW_ADCON
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.228 ADW_ADCON
VIPRE Antivirus 42672 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 20 all detections
Punctuation Pop-up has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1434319659-4710-8058-b3c04f545831
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1434319659-4710-8058-B3C04F545831\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 2.24 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Punctuation Pop-up

Program executable:rnso9DC9.exe
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\00000000-1434474242-0000-0000-001fd0a64243\rnso9DC9.exe
MD5:f3da929f17dcd8bed2909242a59943ed
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) ansf71BC.exe
  • pnsrA62C.exe
  • rnsb6BDE.exe
  • rnscB087.exe
  • rnse77.exe
  • rnse9147.exe
  • rnseC9B7.exe
  • rnsjBEB2.exe
  • rnsjF3A0.exe
  • rnsm2C61.exe
  • rnsmA6C3.exe
  • rnsmD107.exe
  • rnso9DC9.exe
  • rnsoB101.exe
  • rnspC9E.exe
  • rnspEF66.exe
  • rnsr39FA.exe
  • rnsr9D70.exe
  • rnsrF1DE.exe
  • rnss431D.exe
  • rnssA065.exe
  • rnst242.exe
  • rnsu743D.exe
  • rnsv433C.exe
  • rnswCD0F.exe
  • rnsxD164.exe
  • rnsyD1F.exe
  • rnsyE13F.exe
  • rnszD0BA.exe
  • Uninstall.exe

How do I remove Punctuation Pop-up?

You can uninstall Punctuation Pop-up 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 Punctuation Pop-up, 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 Punctuation Pop-up.
  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 52%
Win XP 4%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#39,496

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 52.00%
Windows 7 44.00%
Windows XP 4.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 20.00%
Windows 7 Professional 14.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 10.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

39.66% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 39.66%
  Brazil 12.07%
  United Kingdom 6.90%
  Italy 6.90%
  Canada 5.17%
  Argentina 3.45%
  Chile 3.45%
  Mexico 3.45%
  Saudi Arabia 3.45%
  Sweden 3.45%
  Australia 1.72%
  Colombia 1.72%
  Germany 1.72%
  Indonesia 1.72%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.95%
Acer 26.32%
Dell 15.79%
ASUS 10.53%
Toshiba 7.89%
Lenovo 5.26%
GIGABYTE 2.63%
Sony 2.63%
Common models
HP 2000 Notebook PC 4.76%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 4.76%
HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC 2.38%
TOSHIBA TECRA S11 2.38%
TOSHIBA Satellite S50-B 2.38%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A 2.38%

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