What is Video Ads Blocker?
Video Ads Blocker is a questionable browser extension that promises you to block advertisements on YouTube while you are viewing videos, but our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com say that this app may just do the opposite. In fact, we have labeled it as a potentially unwanted program or more popularly, a PUP. Many users think that they can keep and use PUPs without any serious consequence but we beg to differ. This extension, for example, may redirect you to websites that might be promoting harmful software or display unreliable third-party ads while you are browsing the web. It get only worse because it is quite likely that you install this PUP unknowingly while installing a questionable freeware bundle that could be packed with malicious software installers. In other words, if you find this extension in the affected browsers, there is a good chance that you will also find more dangerous malware threats on your system. If you want to save your PC from being crippled and frozen one day, we suggest that you do not hesitate to remove Video Ads Blocker and all the related or possibly unrelated threats as well that you may detect on your computer.
Where does Video Ads Blocker come from?
Although it is more likely that you download and install this PUP from questionable sources, there are three main official pages where this extension is available. First of all, you can find the promotional page at youtubeadblock.net/en/, which looks alright but it is a very simple and single page. As a matter of fact, this page is so simple that it does not even share legal documents, such as EULA and Privacy Policy. This is quite suspicious and should raise questions in you or even make you want to delete Video Ads Blocker right away if you have already installed it. Apart from this official page, you can also find this PUP at addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-video-adblocke and at chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-ads-blocker/ijelnahiojlfbmiihbmgkaldffppfelp. But as we have said, there is little chance that you used these sources to install this PUP.
We believe that most victims install this PUP via freeware bundles downloaded from suspicious torrent and shareware sites. There are hundreds of thousands of users every day search the web for free files to download. You can imagine that there lots of cyber criminals who cannot wait for these people to end up on one of their malicious file-sharing pages to infect them with bundles. Such a software package may contain browser hijackers, adware programs, fake warnings, keyloggers, and, of course, PUPs. But this is not the only way how you can infect your system with a bunch of threats. You may also do so by clicking on unreliable third-party ads, such as banners, pop-ups, in-text, and pop-unders. Such ads can mostly be found on suspicious websites associated with dating, file-sharing, online gambling, and other gaming websites. You need to avoid these if you want to prevent bundles from ending up on your computer. What you can do right now to protect your PC is to delete Video Ads Blocker and find an online malware scanner you can trust and run a full-system scan to identify all threat sources. This, of course, will not end your security issues because you also need to eliminate them all from your computer.
How does Video Ads Blocker work?
This is a typical PUP that promises you one thing and does the exact opposite. Who would not want to get rid of the annoying commercial advertisements while watching YouTube videos, right? But schemers know this exactly and that is why they come up with such ideas and useless programs that are actually used to promote third parties just like this application has been found. Apart from annoying and disruptive pop-ups, banners, and in-text ads, this PUP can also redirect you to questionable pages. These commercials can mostly be about promoted programs that may not be reliable at all. If you click on these ads or end up on these pages, you could infect your system with more PUPs or malware threats as well. But this is not the only thing that can happen when you engage with unsafe third-party content. You may open new tabs with malicious pages that do not have big red labels claiming that they are malicious. Obviously, these pages are usually there to scam you. For example, there can be fake webshops pretending to have products up for sale that you have been actually looking for on the web previously. Since this extension may collect information about your browsing habits, no wonder it may be able to present to you customized ads. And also no wonder why we recommend that you remove Video Ads Blocker from your browsers.
How can I remove Video Ads Blocker?
This PUP does not have an uninstaller that you can run via Control Panel but it is still not too difficult to eliminate it. All you need to do is remove the undesirable extension from the affected browsers, including Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Please follow our instructions below if you need help with this. The protection of your system should be your priority if you want to feel safe in your virtual world. As you can see now, it is very easy to let all kinds of threats onto your PC. You may not be able to stop the next attack unless you start using a reliable anti-malware program, such as SpyHunter. If you keep this tool always active and up-to-date, you should have perfect protection on your computer. But let us not forget about the importance of updating all your software and drivers, too, so that you can lower the vulnerability to cyber attacks.
Remove Video Ads Blocker from your browsers
Mozilla Firefox
- Tap Alt+T and select Add-ons.
- Choose Extensions on the left.
- Locate the undesirable extension and click Remove.
Google Chrome
- Tap ALT+F and choose Settings.
- Select Extensions on the left.
- Find the Video Ads Blocker and click on the trash can icon on its right.
- In the confirmation window, click Remove.
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