Should I remove BlockAndSurf?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,020
United States Rank #5,200
Reach 0.1018%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.91 days
321.81 days >
Average installed length: 169.09 days
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BlockAndSurf
from Revizer Technologies
What is BlockAndSurf?
BlockAndSurf is an adware browser extension that will display banner and text-context link ads aimed to promote the installation of additional questionable content including web browser toolbars, optimization utilities and other products. It will cause random web page text is turned into hyperlinks and may also lead to the installation of other unwanted adware programs to be installed without the user's knowledge.
Overview
It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). Once installed, it will add an extension to both the Firefox and Chrome web browsers. The primary executable is named BlockAndSurfm.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 244 files and is usually about 1.86 MB (1,951,361 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Adds a toolbar to IE and an extension to Chrome and Firefox
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in BlockAndSurf.
BlockAndSurfC.exe (115316316f9fa854f13ead413c974191) has been flagged by the following 30 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
959 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.141159 |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.150.164 |
Adware/Graftor.141159.39 |
Antiy-AVL |
0.1.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
avast! |
2014.9-140620 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
AVG |
2015.0.3437 |
Generic5 |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14620 |
Adware.Win32.Agent.aT |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.855 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.141159 |
Comodo Security |
18306 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.06.20.01 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.141159 |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9824 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AJ |
Fortinet FortiGate |
6/20/2014 |
Adware/Agent |
F-Secure |
11.2014-20-06_6 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.141159 |
G Data |
14.6.24 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.141159 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.6.1.0 |
Win32.SuspectCrc |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.178.12140 |
Adware |
K7GW |
13.178.12140 |
Adware ( 00498b741 ) |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.3682 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Agent.ak.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5600.7093 |
Artemis!115316316F9F |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7093 |
Artemis!115316316F9F |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.513 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.141159 |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.59921 |
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cxqfzv |
Panda Antivirus |
14.06.20.01 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA DM |
Symantec |
6/20/2014 rev. 6 |
Trojan.Gen |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Risk.Adware.Dvfv |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.171 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07ED14 |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.0 |
AdWare.Agent |
VIPRE Antivirus |
29416 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
BlockNSurf.exe (db0c3035b9913c941c364dddf17e2309) has been flagged by the following 25 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BlockAndSurf.B |
AhnLab-V3 |
None |
Adware/Win32.BlockNSurf |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.151.40 |
Adware/BlockAndSurf.B.2 |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
AVG |
14.0.0.3950 |
Generic5.ARIH |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.AJ |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.BlockAndSurf.B |
Comodo Security |
18313 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.599 |
Adware.BlockAndSurf.B (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9838 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AJ |
Fortinet FortiGate |
4 |
Riskware/AddLyrics |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BlockAndSurf.B |
G Data |
24 |
Adware.BlockAndSurf.B |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.6.1.0 |
AdWare.BlockAndSurf |
K7 AntiVirus |
9.178.12171 |
Adware ( 00498b741 ) |
K7GW |
9.178.12171 |
Adware ( 00498b741 ) |
McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!DB0C3035B991 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!DB0C3035B991 |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BlockAndSurf.B |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.59921 |
Riskware.Win32.BlockAndSurf.cxqulg |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Risk.Adware.Wqmu |
Trend Micro |
9.740-1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OEJ14 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OEJ14 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
29512 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
171.dll (ca9883c9c8f5902811abca021f784937) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BlockAndSurf.108 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0528 |
BlockAndSurf.exe (e5a07ddd80271329fd9c81c9ae15edc7) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Browsefox.108 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0606 |
View all 59 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
URL: www.revizer.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\blockandsurf-soft
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\BlockAndSurf-soft\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.86 MB
Files installed by BlockAndSurf
Program executable: | BlockAndSurfm.exe |
Path: | C:\Program Files\blockandsurfs\BlockAndSurfm.exe |
MD5: | 9f54935b099ebc74a57f29f9222675d3 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) BlockAndSurf.exe - BlockNSurf (BlockNSurf Tray Link)
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BlockNSurf.exe
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161.crx
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161.xpi
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171.dll
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172.dll
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(Malware detected) BlockAndSurfC.exe
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BlockAndSurfKF161.dll
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- 172.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'BlockAndSurf' with the class of {09B73D47-DE1A-89C6-EE3B-3DEC891DE5E4}.
- 171.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'BlockAndSurf' with the class of {422D26E7-DC5F-F795-9A9F-E39B2845B592}.
Scheduled Task
- BlockAndSurfC.exe is scheduled as a task named 'BlockAndSurf_wd' (runs daily at 11:20 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- BlockAndSurfC.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named BlockAndSurf_wd.
2 Startup Files (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.
- BlockAndSurf.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BlockAndSurf' and executes as C:\Program Files\BlockAndSurf-soft\BlockAndSurf.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
BlockAndSurf.exe |
Memory: | 1.36 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0001449945% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00006048% | |
User CPU: | 0.00008452% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 128,127 | |
I/O reads/min: | 2 Bytes | |
BlockAndSurfC.exe |
Memory: | 3.68 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000566013% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00004390% | |
User CPU: | 0.00001270% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 1,384,276 | |
I/O reads/min: | 90.02 KB | |
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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by BlockAndSurf you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win 10 0%
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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 82%
Keep it 18%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
52.71% |
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Windows 10 |
39.74% |
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Windows Vista |
4.42% |
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Windows XP |
3.13% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.35% |
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Windows 8.1 |
20.55% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.90% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
9.45% |
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Windows 8 |
6.05% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.35% |
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Geography
42.64% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
42.64% |
Germany |
4.82% |
Italy |
4.78% |
France |
4.70% |
Brazil |
4.44% |
Canada |
4.44% |
United Kingdom |
4.36% |
India |
3.82% |
Australia |
3.48% |
Saudi Arabia |
2.01% |
Mexico |
1.64% |
Belgium |
1.55% |
Indonesia |
1.38% |
Turkey |
1.38% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
30.85% |
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Acer |
19.50% |
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Dell |
18.72% |
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ASUS |
9.50% |
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Toshiba |
7.23% |
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Lenovo |
5.46% |
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Samsung |
5.25% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.77% |
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Intel |
0.99% |
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Alienware |
0.71% |
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Common models |
HP 15 Notebook PC |
6.33% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.61% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
5.24% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 NoteBook ... |
4.70% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.98% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.35% |
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