AdBlocknWatch

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 355
First Seen: April 22, 2014
Last Seen: April 5, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

AdBlocknWatch is a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) that has been associated with irritating in-text advertisements that are added to content viewed on the affected Web browser. AdBlocknWatch may affect most widely used Web browsers on Windows, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. AdBlocknWatch may be installed automatically by bundling AdBlocknWatch with low quality freeware downloaded from suspicious or poorly regulated sources.

AdBlocknWatch represents a threat to your computer's security. This occurs because AdBlocknWatch may track your online activity. Many of AdBlocknWatch's advertisements may expose your Web browser to other PUPs or even more unsafe types of components, such as BitCoin miners or other types of threats. Because of this, AdBlocknWatch should be removed immediately and any offers to install AdBlocknWatch on your computer should be ignored.

AdBlocknWatch is a Very Annoying PUP

The main purpose of AdBlocknWatch is to display advertisements on affected Web browsers. These advertisements interrupt computer users' activities and promote several low quality websites and online services. PC security researchers strongly advise against clicking on AdBlocknWatch advertisements. This may cause your Web browser to visit certain websites with potentially unsafe content. Another motive why computer users should avoid clicking on AdBlocknWatch advertisements or links is that this generates revenue for AdBlocknWatch's creators, which encourages them to create and distribute other PUPs.

To remove AdBlocknWatch, PC security researchers advise the use of a reliable security application that is fully updated. AdBlocknWatch should also be uninstalled completely as well as any other software that may have been installed along with AdBlocknWatch. In most cases, AdBlocknWatch is installed by bundling AdBlocknWatch with freeware. In general, the option to opt out of installing AdBlocknWatch is usually present, although many computer users may overlook it. Taking extra care when installing new software is usually an effective way of avoiding PUPs like AdBlocknWatch from being installed on your computer. Using custom installation usually allows you to view exactly what components are being installed.

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File System Details

AdBlocknWatch may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. 0CBwLg.dll a6909ea5901fbdafa61b8ab8249cb8d1 91
2. fztF58k.x64.dll b1fbfd11c7345797297956defbce3ea8 14
3. rEUtL6HE.dll d28d302009f94191fb4ce2a333a1792d 9
4. A.dll 6d1a8ce2345bea237080303f5db1062c 7
5. TAEHvEsCP.dll 9a33abf0ee1440de0d9ee9d8c4ad5468 5
6. C:\ProgramData\adblocknwatch\N3h.exe d3a0d8ff5baa9729d60a6762cb79d93b
7. C:\ProgramData\adblocknwatch\N3h.exe
8. C:\ProgramData\adblocknwatch\N3h.dll
9. C:\ProgramData\adblocknwatch\N3h.x64.dll

Directories

AdBlocknWatch may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AdBlockNWatch
%PROGRAMFILES%\AdBlockNWatch
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\AdBlockNWatch

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