Should I remove Sort Workstation?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0.0 |
100.00% |
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Sort Workstation
from ConvertAd
What is Sort Workstation?
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 bnsh79ca.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed.
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Sort Workstation.
| bnsh79ca.exe (3956a5221be7d8c07915d8c44d6fd4b5) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
537 |
Gen:Variant.Jaiko.603 |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Gen:Variant.Jaiko.603 |
| AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
Generic6 |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15816 |
Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.77 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1140 |
Gen:Variant.Jaiko.603 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.08.16.06 |
Gen:Variant.Jaiko.603 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11578 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.FO |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-16-08_1 |
Gen:Variant.Jaiko.603 |
| G Data |
15.8.25 |
Gen:Variant.Jaiko.603 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.684 |
Gen:Variant.Jaiko.603 |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.08.16.06 |
Generic Suspicious |
| Symantec |
8/16/2015 rev. 1 |
WS.Reputation |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.228 |
TROJ_GEN.R0E3H09E215 |
View all 13 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: Sort Workstation
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\44b725a0-1428848920-11de-a7aa-00248ca15e28
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\44B725A0-1428848920-11DE-A7AA-00248CA15E28\uninstall.exe"
Files installed by Sort Workstation
| Program executable: | bnsh79ca.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\44b725a0-1428848920-11de-a7aa-00248ca15e28\bnsh79ca.exe |
| MD5: | 3956a5221be7d8c07915d8c44d6fd4b5 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- bnsh79CA.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\4C4C4544-1428852080-0010-8000-80C04F000000\bnsgE671.exe.
How do I remove Sort Workstation?
You can uninstall Sort Workstation 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 Sort Workstation, 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 Sort Workstation.
- 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) 83%
Win XP 17%
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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 75%
Keep it 25%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
83.33% |
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| Windows XP |
16.67% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
66.67% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
16.67% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.67% |
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Geography
44.44% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
44.44% |
| Brazil |
22.22% |
| Germany |
22.22% |
| United Kingdom |
11.11% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Toshiba |
20.00% |
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| Medion |
20.00% |
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| Dell |
20.00% |
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| Acer |
20.00% |
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| American Megatrends |
20.00% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite C655D |
20.00% |
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| Positivo Positivo M... |
20.00% |
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| MEGA G41T-M7 LGT |
20.00% |
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| Medion P6634 |
20.00% |
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| Dell Latitude D610 |
20.00% |
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