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Should I remove Wallpaper Deactivate?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
77% remove it23% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Reach <0.001%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

Wallpaper Deactivate

What is Wallpaper Deactivate?

This is a ConvertAd adware program that runs as a web browser extension or toolbar. Once installed the adware will inject ads within the web browser on most pages. These advertisements are not part of the underlying web page. In some case there will be an attribution of the add that says "Ads by ConvertAd".

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 bnsl9b0a.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 Wallpaper Deactivate.
bnsl9b0a.exe (6882384a1de48c5f091ae36b2e53f4fe) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AVG 2016.0.3015 Generic6
Baidu-International 4.0.3.15816 Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.MW
ESET-NOD32 9.11634 a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.MW
Fortinet FortiGate 8/16/2015 Riskware/ConvertAd
McAfee 5600.6671 Artemis!6882384A1DE4
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.6671 BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.dh
Symantec 8/16/2015 rev. 1 WS.Reputation
Tencent 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.7

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1431113759-5210-804b-c3c04f475331
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1431113759-5210-804B-C3C04F475331\uninstall.exe"

Program filesFiles installed by Wallpaper Deactivate

Program executable:bnsl9b0a.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1431113759-5210-804b-c3c04f475331\bnsl9b0a.exe
MD5:6882384a1de48c5f091ae36b2e53f4fe
Additional files:
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • bnsl9B0A.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1431113759-5210-804B-C3C04F475331\bnsl9B0A.exe.

How do I remove Wallpaper Deactivate?

You can uninstall Wallpaper Deactivate 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 Wallpaper 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Wallpaper Deactivate.
  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.

HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 77%
Keep it 23%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

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