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What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,986
United States Rank #22,891
Reach 0.0070%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.18 days
241.45 days >
Average installed length: 126.86 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.2 100.00%

Anvi AD Blocker 2.2

What is Anvi AD Blocker?  (from Anvisoft)

Every day, tens of thousands of people fall prey to virus attacks and online fraud. To give users much real-time protection, Anvisoft researched and developed this new program for PC users. It's powerful and innovative, which implements a number of filters that protect users from malicious and fishing sites. It monitor...  Read more

Overview

Anvi AD Blocker 2.2 is a program developed by Anvisoft. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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). The programs's main executable is adblockertray.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 8.28 MB of memory. The software installer includes 11 files and is usually about 10.6 MB (11,116,697 bytes). AutoUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 51% of users of Anvi AD Blocker come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Turkey.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.anvisoft.com/ad-blocker.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Anvisoft\Anvi Smart Defender\toolbox\adblocker
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Anvisoft\Anvi Smart Defender\toolbox\adblocker\UnInstall.exe
Estimated size: 10.6 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Anvi AD Blocker 2.2

Program executable:adblockertray.exe
Name:Anvi ADBlocker
Signed by:Anvei Technology Co.
Path:C:\Program Files\anvisoft\anvi smart defender\toolbox\adblocker\adblockertray.exe
MD5:f9ad01ec732d5a78ede6da9029fe53e9
Additional files:
  • BugReport.exe - Anvisoft Bug Report (Bug Report)
  • Swordfish.dll - Anvi AD Blocker (Swordfish Engine)
  • libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
  • ADBlockerSrv.exe
  • AutoUpdate.exe
  • LicenseConvert.exe
  • RegisterDll.dll
  • Uninstall.exe
  • sqlite3.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • ADBlockerTray.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9E7058F4-0E35-4AB9-B3E3-502E47DCE827}' (runs on registration).
Service
  • ADBlockerSrv.exe runs as a service named 'Adblocker Monitor Service' (AdblockerSrv).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • ADBlockerTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ADBlocker' which loads as C:\Program Files\Anvisoft\Anvi AD Blocker\ADBlockerTray.exe -tray.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

adblockertray.exe
Memory:8.28 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000040228%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00000152%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00000250%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:9,561
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:120 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes
105.02 KB average
ADBlockerSrv.exe
Memory:31.24 MB
Total CPU:0.0000065120%
Kernel CPU:0.00000143%
User CPU:0.00000509%
CPU cycles/sec:129,487
I/O reads/min:118 Bytes
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes

How do I remove Anvi AD Blocker?

You can uninstall Anvi AD Blocker from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Anvi AD Blocker 2.2, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Anvi AD Blocker.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.32%
Windows 10 29.71%
Windows XP 5.07%
Windows Vista 2.90%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.77%
Windows 8.1 10.87%
Windows 7 Professional 5.80%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.07%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.07%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.64% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.64%
  United Kingdom 8.97%
  Turkey 3.21%
  India 2.56%
  Australia 1.92%
  Sweden 1.92%
  Netherlands 1.92%
  Canada 1.92%
  Italy 1.92%
  Saudi Arabia 1.92%
  Malaysia 1.92%
  Thailand 1.28%
  Belgium 1.28%
  France 1.28%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.87%
Acer 20.62%
Dell 19.59%
ASUS 9.28%
GIGABYTE 5.15%
Lenovo 5.15%
Toshiba 4.12%
Intel 3.09%
American Megatrends 2.06%
Samsung 2.06%
Common models
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.94%
Dell Inspiron N5010 1.96%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 1.96%
Acer Aspire 5742 1.96%
TOSHIBA Satellite P50t-A 1.96%
Acer Aspire 5738 0.98%

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