Monday, December 22, 2008

BlockChecker Adware

BlockChecker malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\Block Checker.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\block-checker.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\Block Checker.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\block-checker.exe

In order to ensure that the BlockChecker is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the BlockChecker adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\Block Checker.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\block-checker.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting BlockChecker:

Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\Block Checker.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\block-checker.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\Block Checker.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Block Checker\block-checker.exe

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\block checker
[%PROGRAMS%]\block checker

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\block checker

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing BlockChecker:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from BlockChecker.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove BlockChecker manually.

To completely manually remove BlockChecker malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with BlockChecker.

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the BlockChecker process.
  2. Delete the original BlockChecker file and folders.
  3. Delete the system registry key parameters
  4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.


ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes BlockChecker from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

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