Should I remove Settings Blog?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

83% remove it17% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0.0	100.00%

Settings Blog

Remove Settings Blog

What is Settings Blog?

This adware is a variant of the CMI (ConvertAd) family of malware ad-injectors 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 primary executable is named anso3c95.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files.

Malware detected in the program
Displays unwanted advertisements
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Settings Blog.

anso3c95.exe (b1e57114240da24f116873055aa484d3) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
avast!	2014.9-150816	Win32:Adware-CPO [PUP]
Baidu-International	4.0.3.15816	Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.OA
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0228	Adware.ClickMeIn.1431
ESET-NOD32	9.11737	a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.OA
Fortinet FortiGate	8/16/2015	Riskware/ConvertAd
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.1.9.5.0	PUA.ConvertAd
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.6671	BehavesLike.Win32.CryptDoma.wh
NANO AntiVirus	0.30.24.1636	Riskware.Win32.ClickMeIn.dscqtu
Symantec	8/16/2015 rev. 1	WS.Reputation

Program details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1431614015-3510-8059-c6c04f475331

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1431614015-3510-8059-C6C04F475331\uninstall.exe"

Files installed by Settings Blog

Program executable:	anso3c95.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\local\4c4c4544-1431614015-3510-8059-c6c04f475331\anso3c95.exe
MD5:	b1e57114240da24f116873055aa484d3

Additional files:

rnst4010.exe
Uninstall.exe

How do I remove Settings Blog?

You can uninstall Settings Blog 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 Settings Blog, 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 Settings Blog.
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.