Should I remove Add Control Panel?
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?
Reach 0.0004%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0.0 |
100.00% |
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Add Control Panel
What is Add Control Panel?
This is a WinCheck adware/browser hijacker variant that injects code into the user's web browser (IE, Chrome and Firefox). It is known as an ad-injector, a malicious process that once inside the web browser will hijack existing advertisements of underlying web sites (not associated with the website itself). It will also inject new ads in white space on the site or images that have standard banner sizes. These ads are typically for promoting shopping discount coupons, ads for PC optimizers or bundled PUP offers, or malvertising since it runs on sketchy ad networks.This runs as a startup process called WinCheck in the user's startup registry (Run key) and will execute each time the computer is restarted and the user logs in.
How do you know if you are infected? First, if you have this program installed then this adware is most likely still running. Next, you see ads in the browser that say something like "Ads by WinCheck".
Overview
The main program executable is pnsq52F3.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 1.24 MB (1,296,111 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 Add Control Panel.
| pnsq52F3.exe (388f7b9530e04c8218c0ba5f33301731) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15816 |
Adware.Win32.Downloader.Gex |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.12085 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.QH |
| G Data |
15.8.25 |
Win32.Application.Agent.RDIAP3 |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA EM (PUA) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
9687 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-FakeDefender |
| Symantec |
8/16/2015 rev. 1 |
PUA.Downloader |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42828 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\34444335-1432673331-4c46-364d-3863bb96cad5
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\34444335-1432673331-4C46-364D-3863BB96CAD5\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.24 MB
Files installed by Add Control Panel
| Program executable: | pnsq52F3.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\34444335-1432673331-4c46-364d-3863bb96cad5\pnsq52F3.exe |
| MD5: | 388f7b9530e04c8218c0ba5f33301731 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) pnsq52F3.exe
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rnsb52E2.exe
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Uninstall.exe
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rnsl392C.exe
How do I remove Add Control Panel?
You can uninstall Add Control Panel 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 Add Control Panel, 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 Add Control Panel.
- 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 7 (SP1) 50%
Win Vista (SP2) 13%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 76%
Keep it 24%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
64.29%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
37.50% |
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| Windows Vista |
12.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
12.50% |
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Geography
64.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
64.29% |
| Brazil |
7.14% |
| Canada |
7.14% |
| Indonesia |
7.14% |
| India |
7.14% |
| Mexico |
7.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
37.50% |
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| Dell |
25.00% |
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| Toshiba |
12.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.50% |
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| Acer |
12.50% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite A205 |
12.50% |
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| Sony VGN-NW270F |
12.50% |
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| PCCHIPS A15G |
12.50% |
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| MSI MS-7721 |
12.50% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
12.50% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 9100 |
12.50% |
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