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Should I remove Refresh Extension Cable?

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 0.0003%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

Refresh Extension Cable

What is Refresh Extension Cable?

This is an ad Injector type of malware that is typically bundled with unwanted software offers for legitimate software and once installed is deceptive, difficult to remove as well as impacts the security of the user's computer by displaying intrusive advertisements in the web browser which promote and trick users into installing other unwanted adware or malware. Once installed, it runs as a startup process in the background works by injecting into the browser ads on web pages that either do not normally appear or by replacing existing ads that are part of the existing site with ads from different companies with low quality offerings as well as malware. It works by monitoring and intercepting the user's web browser connections and injecting new content before the browser serve it up. (This is a variant of the CMI/WinCheck family of adware.)

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 bnsd75d8.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 Refresh Extension Cable.
bnsd75d8.exe (4c39184cd5350f5bb43eaeadb8b9a244) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 537 Application.Generic.1250356
AhnLab-V3 2015.05.06 Adware/Win32.AdService
AVG 2016.0.3015 Generic_r
Bitdefender 1.0.20.1140 Application.Generic.1250356
Comodo Security 22016 ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 9.11581 a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.KX
F-Secure 11.2015-16-08_1 Application.Generic.1250356
G Data 15.8.25 Application.Generic.1250356
MicroWorld-eScan 16.0.0.684 Application.Generic.1250356
Panda Antivirus 15.08.16.05 Generic Suspicious
Symantec 8/16/2015 rev. 1 WS.Reputation

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\c0c7b22c-1429468478-e111-860e-ac0e27dbda2c
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\C0C7B22C-1429468478-E111-860E-AC0E27DBDA2C\uninstall.exe"

Program filesFiles installed by Refresh Extension Cable

Program executable:bnsd75d8.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\c0c7b22c-1429468478-e111-860e-ac0e27dbda2c\bnsd75d8.exe
MD5:4c39184cd5350f5bb43eaeadb8b9a244
Additional files:
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • bnsd75D8.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\C0C7B22C-1429468478-E111-860E-AC0E27DBDA2C\bnsd75D8.exe.

How do I remove Refresh Extension Cable?

You can uninstall Refresh Extension Cable 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 Refresh Extension Cable, 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 Refresh Extension Cable.
  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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 50%
Win 7 (SP1) 17%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 77%
Keep it 23%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 50.00%
Windows Vista 33.33%
Windows 7 16.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
Windows 8.1 20.00%
Windows 8.1 Connected 20.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 20.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 20.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

81.82% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 81.82%
  Germany 9.09%
  Mexico 9.09%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 60.00%
Toshiba 20.00%
Lenovo 20.00%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite C45-B 25.00%
LENOVO 80G0 25.00%
HP-Pavilion KJ375AA-ABA s... 25.00%
HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC 25.00%

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