Should I remove Select Key?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

83% remove it17% 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%

Select Key

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What is Select Key?

Identified as a version of the CMI/ConvertAd family of malware ad-injectors, this adware which is typically bundled with third-party applications in unwanted software bundles will hijack the user's browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) and display unwanted ads. When running, the process will monitor and capture internet traffic and insert advertisements over existing ads or by placing new ads in white space. In either case, these ads are low in quality and even dangerous in many cases as they might be infected with malware javascript (malvertising). In addition to displaying these unwanted ads, the software runs as startup in the local application data via a registry run key and sends commands to the controlling server to request new ads based on the context of what the user is doing. This action will also report back to the server what domains the user visits, what URLs they enter as well as in some cases might send back cookies. If the sites visited are not SSL encrypted passwords and usernames might be sent to the server compromising the privacy and security of the user.

Overview

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named bnsp3bdc.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed.

Malware detected in the program
Automatically starts with Windows
Displays unwanted advertisements
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Select Key.

bnsp3bdc.exe (505e15bb5ace6e6c353d089729fc7fed) has been flagged by the following 18 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	537	Application.Generic.1296927
Arcabit	1.0.0.425	Application.Generic.D13CA1F
AVG	2016.0.3015	Generic6
AVware	1.5.0.21	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	4.0.3.15816	Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.QX
Bitdefender	1.0.20.1140	Application.Generic.1296927
ByteHero BDV	8.16.2015.10	Trojan.Exception.gen.101
ESET-NOD32	9.11723	a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.QX
Fortinet FortiGate	8/16/2015	Riskware/ConvertAd
F-Secure	11.2015-16-08_1	Application.Generic.1296927
G Data	15.8.25	Application.Generic.1296927
MicroWorld-eScan	16.0.0.684	Application.Generic.1296927
Panda Antivirus	15.08.16.06	Generic Suspicious
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos	4.98	Generic PUA OE
Symantec	8/16/2015 rev. 1	VOPackage
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.228	TROJ_GEN.R047H05F115
VIPRE Antivirus	40774	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

View all 18 all detections

Program details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\fd426ada-1432497971-d154-8324-f858168e182a

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\FD426ADA-1432497971-D154-8324-F858168E182A\uninstall.exe"

Files installed by Select Key

Program executable:	bnsp3bdc.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\local\fd426ada-1432497971-d154-8324-f858168e182a\bnsp3bdc.exe
MD5:	505e15bb5ace6e6c353d089729fc7fed

Additional files:

Uninstall.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)

bnsp3BDC.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\FD426ADA-1432497971-D154-8324-F858168E182A\bnsp3BDC.exe.

How do I remove Select Key?

You can uninstall Select Key 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 Select Key, 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 Select Key.
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.