Should I remove ConvertAd?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,818
United States Rank #5,492
Reach 0.1078%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.22 days
507.90 days >
Average installed length: 266.86 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0.0.0 |
96.85% |
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${VerNumber} |
3.15% |
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ConvertAd
from Adware.ConvertAd
What is ConvertAd?
ConvertAd is a web browser extension that will integrate itself into Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. The extension/toolbar will modify the browser's search and home pages as well as various other features such as 404 erros and DNS redirections, etc as well as may change some browser settings that might cause lessen its security levels. This is a potentially unwanted program and may interfere with the functions of some of the browser's normal features and web search behaviors. In many cases in addition to modify the search provider and default home pages, the toolbar will push additional advertisements to the browser.
Overview
The most used version is 1.0.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is convertad.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 1.78 MB (1,863,279 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in ConvertAd.
convertad.exe (7334f37fedd8f65666d48ee2f58abf8c) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Adware.ConvertAd |
AVG |
2015.0.3599 |
Generic5 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4613 |
W32.Clod783.Trojan |
Comodo Security |
17510 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0267 |
Adware.Downware.1396 |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9190 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.ConvertAd.B |
Fortinet FortiGate |
1/10/2014 |
Riskware/ConvertAd |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.2.29 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.ConvertAd |
Jiangmin |
KV140110 |
AdWare/ConvertAd.a |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.174.10656 |
Adware |
K7GW |
13.174.10656 |
Adware ( 0048faeb1 ) |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.4489 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.ConvertAd |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.ConvertAd.a.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5600.7255 |
Artemis!7334F37FEDD8 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7255 |
Artemis!7334F37FEDD8 |
Sophos |
4.96 |
Generic PUA EJ |
Symantec |
9/24/2013 rev. 3 |
WS.Reputation |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.267 |
TROJ_GEN.R02KH07KR13 |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
SScope.Trojan.Agent.25907 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
24832 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 20 all detections
ConvertAd has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: ConvertAd
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\convertad
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\ConvertAd\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1.78 MB
Files installed by ConvertAd
Program executable: | convertad.exe (Malware detected) |
| ConvertAd |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\convertad\convertad.exe |
MD5: | 7334f37fedd8f65666d48ee2f58abf8c |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe (by ConvertAd.com) - ConvertAd
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- ConvertAd.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ConvertAd' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\ConvertAd\ConvertAd.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
ConvertAd.exe |
Memory: | 4.68 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0046009095% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00213851% | |
User CPU: | 0.00246240% | |
How do I remove ConvertAd?
You can uninstall ConvertAd 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 ConvertAd, 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 ConvertAd.
- 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 45%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
47.87% |
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Windows 10 |
45.10% |
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Windows XP |
4.31% |
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Windows Vista |
2.72% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 8.1 |
24.69% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.89% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.11% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.95% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
4.30% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
4.02% |
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Geography
38.24% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
38.24% |
Germany |
6.89% |
France |
5.87% |
Brazil |
5.67% |
Italy |
4.36% |
Canada |
3.87% |
United Kingdom |
3.55% |
Australia |
3.10% |
India |
3.06% |
Russia |
2.81% |
Mexico |
1.79% |
Turkey |
1.75% |
Poland |
1.67% |
Indonesia |
1.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
29.73% |
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Acer |
21.28% |
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Dell |
14.93% |
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ASUS |
11.62% |
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Toshiba |
8.11% |
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Lenovo |
6.42% |
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Samsung |
3.65% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.70% |
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Intel |
0.95% |
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Medion |
0.61% |
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Common models |
HP 15 Notebook PC |
7.69% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
7.33% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.58% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.30% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.30% |
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ASUSTeK X551MA |
2.38% |
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