Monday, May 19, 2014

How to Stop BlockNSurf Pop-up Virus Permanently

What Is BlockNSurf? 
BlockNSurf is a tricky adware program which can get inside your computer together with free softwares such as music players, download managers, PDF readers and so on which you can download from internet. Once installed, BlockNSurf has the ability to change your default browser settings and at the same time it puts many useless add-ons on your browsers in order to have a better environment to reside in your computer safely and stubbornly. So every time when you are browsing websites, various annoying pop-up ads will be shown on your computer screen automatically which are supported by BlockNSurf. Actually, BlockNSurf was designed to promote certain websites for helping hackers get profits. Moreover, BlockNSurf can record your online information for future marketing. In this case, your confidential information probably will be exposed to unknown third parties and you may suffer a lot from that.

With BlockNSurf stays in your computer, it can download other malicious programs automatically so that your system resources will be consumed largely. Your computer running speed will be dragged down terribly which will make you crazy. In a word, it’s unwise for you to keep BlockNSurf longer in your computer. Once you have found that your computer is infected by BlockNSurf, you should take immediate actions to remove this adware program from your computer completely.
BlockNSurf Screenshot 
Terrible Sides of BlockNSurf
1. It changes default browser settings without letting you know.
2. It puts lots of stubborn add-ons on your browsers automatically.
3. It brings in other malicious programs in your computer.
4. It displays countless pop-up ads on your computer screen.
5. It records your internet activities traces for future marketing.
6. It can't be removed successfully by antivirus programs.
How to Uninstall BlockNSurf Easily
Before the removal, please first back up your system! You should be extremely careful when deleting any file, because any mistake may lead to system crashes and other severe consequence.
METHOD 1. Manual Removal
Step One:
Click "Start" to open "Control Panel", then click "Uninstall a program". Then uninstall BlockNSurf programs and other unknown programs.
Step Two: 
Remove Add-ons from browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome).
1. Internet Explorer:
Click "Tools" and then click "Manage add-ons". Find BlockNSurf related extensions and other unknown add-ons in "Toolbars and Extensions" and "Disabled" them.
2. Firefox:
Click "Firefox(Tools)" and then click "Add-ons". Find BlockNSurf related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" or "Remove" them.
3. Chrome:
Click "Menu" to open "Tools" and then click "Extensions". Find BlockNSurf related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" them.
Step Three:
Click “Start” button and open the “Control Panel”, then double-click “Folder Options”. When the Folder Options window shows up, please click on the “View” tab, tick “Show hidden files and folders” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)” and then press OK.
Step Four:
Open Start menu and click on the “Search programs and files” box. Then delete BlockNSurf files: 
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
Step Five:
Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all BlockNSurf registry entries and keys. 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “random.exe” 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “random.exe”
 
METHOD 2. Automatic Removal
To completely delete BlockNSurf, you need to know that the manual removal above may not be able to remove virus  completely, because the creators of virus are always updating the virus version.Besides,any tiny mistake during the manual removal process may lead to severe consequences. Therefore,to ensure a complete and safe virus removal, it’s recommended that you get rid of virus with Automatic BlockNSurf Removal Tool. 
                                                                                   


    

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