Should I remove Square Bracket Watermark?

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 <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.0.0	100.00%

Square Bracket Watermark

Remove Square Bracket Watermark

What is Square Bracket Watermark?

Identified as a version of the CMI/ConvertAd family of malware ad-injectors, this adware 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

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 bnsvcf7c.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 Square Bracket Watermark.

bnsvcf7c.exe (4a5ae2849ba49d53f142a6c211bf7f6d) has been flagged by the following 17 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	663	Application.Generic.1207100
avast!	2014.9-150413	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG	2016.0.3141	Generic_r
AVware	1.5.0.21	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	4.0.3.15413	Adware.Win32.ConvertAd.CZ
Bitdefender	1.0.20.515	Application.Generic.1207100
ESET-NOD32	9.11408	a variant of Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.CZ
F-Secure	11.2015-13-04_2	Application.Generic.1207100
G Data	15.4.25	Application.Generic.1207100
K7 AntiVirus	13.202.15443	Adware
K7GW	13.202.15445	Adware ( 004b97881 )
MicroWorld-eScan	16.0.0.309	Application.Generic.1207100
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos	4.98	Generic PUA MK
Symantec	4/13/2015 rev. 2	WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.103	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0325
VIPRE Antivirus	38952	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

View all 17 all detections

Program details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\f07c00e4-1426457061-ad8e-3f19-f07959385eee

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\F07C00E4-1426457061-AD8E-3F19-F07959385EEE\uninstall.exe"

Files installed by Square Bracket Watermark

Program executable:	bnsvcf7c.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\local\f07c00e4-1426457061-ad8e-3f19-f07959385eee\bnsvcf7c.exe
MD5:	4a5ae2849ba49d53f142a6c211bf7f6d

Additional files:

Uninstall.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)

bnsvCF7C.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinCheck' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\F07C00E4-1426457061-AD8E-3F19-F07959385EEE\bnsvCF7C.exe.

How do I remove Square Bracket Watermark?

You can uninstall Square Bracket Watermark 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 Square Bracket Watermark, 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 Square Bracket Watermark.
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.