Should I remove Square Bracket Close?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

76% remove it24% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0.0	100.00%

Square Bracket Close

Remove Square Bracket Close

What is Square Bracket Close?

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

The main program executable is ansp5796.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 2.93 MB (3,067,097 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 Square Bracket Close.

ansp5796.exe (0f0602dfe6adbc74bd63339994c03a31) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Baidu-International	4.0.3.15413	Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.77
ESET-NOD32	9.11463	a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.EL
Panda Antivirus	15.04.13.04	Trj/Genetic.gen

Program details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1428271642-5610-804a-b5c04f383432

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1428271642-5610-804A-B5C04F383432\uninstall.exe"

Estimated size: 2.93 MB

Files installed by Square Bracket Close

Program executable:	ansp5796.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1428271642-5610-804a-b5c04f383432\ansp5796.exe
MD5:	0f0602dfe6adbc74bd63339994c03a31

Additional files:

rnsb5A48.exe
Uninstall.exe
rnsf64A2.exe

How do I remove Square Bracket Close?

You can uninstall Square Bracket Close 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 Square Bracket Close, 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 Square Bracket Close.
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.