Should I remove BlockAndSurf?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #23,443
United States Rank #27,388
Reach 0.0080%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.40 days
129.73 days >
Average installed length: 68.17 days
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BlockAndSurf
from Revizer Technologies
What is BlockAndSurf?
This adware injects advertising in the user's web browser using Virtue Interactive’s Advertising Modules. From the terms: "The Toolbar interacts with your computer by: Displaying advertisements, including without limitation by inserting into web pages or displaying over parts of such web pages advertisements, banners or coupons that would not otherwise appear; Converting words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisements; Communicating with our servers to check for new offers, the placement of offers, the date and time you install and uninstall the Toolbar, and whether an updated version of the Toolbar is available; Monitoring and recording the domain name of each page you view, the advertisements that appear on these pages, and the advertisements that you click."
About (from Revizer Technologies)
The Plug-in offers you several features that will enhance your online experience and your use of information across the web. By using the Plug-in you can mark text online and to: (a) store the marked text on the webpage for later use; (b) search for related texts and results on the web using common search engines (subj... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in BlockAndSurf.
| BlockAndSurf_wd.exe (1b291c123ac97c444bf98619fc460dc6) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2015.0.3497 |
Generic5 |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14422 |
Adware.Win32.Agent.aKLG |
| Comodo Security |
17997 |
Application.Win32.Adware.WDUnlocker.A |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9599 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AD150.B |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.3978 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| McAfee |
5600.7153 |
Adware-AddLyrics!1B291C123AC9 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7153 |
Adware-AddLyrics!1B291C123AC9 |
| Panda Antivirus |
14.04.22.11 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA NB |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.112 |
TROJ_GEN.R047H06CP14 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
27766 |
Adware.Agent |
| BnSup.exe (6a8820ed2846aefa0a48def9806bf080) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Application.Generic.608196 |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.AI |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Application.Generic.608196 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9611 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AI |
| G Data |
24 |
Application.Generic.608196 |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.176.11595 |
Adware ( 004976211 ) |
| K7GW |
9.176.11595 |
Adware ( 004976211 ) |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.gen |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Application.Generic.608196 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA KP |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0325 |
| BlockNSurf.exe (97f2bf55b5bbeb88e44b809023236fb6) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
Generic5.ARIH |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BlockNSurf.81 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9698 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AJ |
View all 26 all detections
BlockAndSurf 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: BlockAndSurf software
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\blockandsurf-soft
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\BlockAndSurf-soft\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.48 MB
Files installed by BlockAndSurf
| Program executable: | BlockAndSurf_wd.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\blockandsurf-soft\BlockAndSurf_wd.exe |
| MD5: | 1b291c123ac97c444bf98619fc460dc6 |
Additional files:
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BlockNSurf.exe - BlockNSurf (BlockNSurf Tray Link)
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(Malware detected) BlockAndSurf_wd.exe
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(Malware detected) BnSup.exe
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- BnSup.exe is scheduled as a task named 'BlockAndSurf Update' (runs daily at 12:22 PM).
- BlockAndSurf_wd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'BlockAndSurf_wd' (runs daily at 21:20).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- BnSup.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named BlockAndSurf Update.
- BlockAndSurf_wd.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named BlockAndSurf_wd.
Startup File (User Run)
- BlockNSurf.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BlockNSurf' and executes as C:\Program Files\BlockAndSurf-soft\BlockNSurf.exe.
How do I remove BlockAndSurf?
You can uninstall BlockAndSurf 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 BlockAndSurf, 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 BlockAndSurf.
- 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) 57%
Win 8.1 1%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.76% |
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| Windows 10 |
31.65% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.80% |
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| Windows XP |
3.80% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.85% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.65% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
14.65% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.55% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.55% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.18% |
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Geography
35.06% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
35.06% |
| United Kingdom |
9.74% |
| France |
8.44% |
| Brazil |
7.14% |
| Canada |
5.84% |
| Italy |
3.90% |
| Australia |
3.25% |
| Turkey |
3.25% |
| Russia |
2.60% |
| Norway |
1.95% |
| India |
1.95% |
| Netherlands |
1.95% |
| Germany |
1.95% |
| Belgium |
1.30% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
21.05% |
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| Acer |
21.05% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.18% |
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| ASUS |
14.04% |
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| Toshiba |
7.89% |
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| Lenovo |
3.51% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.63% |
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| Samsung |
2.63% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.75% |
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| Sahara |
1.75% |
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| Sony |
1.75% |
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| Compaq |
0.88% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron N5050 |
2.78% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
2.78% |
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| ASUSTeK K55VJ |
1.85% |
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| Acer Aspire XC600 |
1.85% |
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| Acer Aspire 7250 |
1.85% |
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| ASUSTeK K73E |
1.85% |
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