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Vid Adblock

Posted: July 15, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 4,544
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 6,340
First Seen: July 15, 2014
Last Seen: October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Vid Adblock is an extension for your browser that blocks in-video advertisements from YouTube, but also injects its independent advertisements into arbitrary Web pages. This tradeoff may result in your browser having poor performance or being subjected to potentially unsafe advertisements, and most PC users should consider removing Vid Adblock from their browsers. However, any Potentially Unwanted Program, like Vid Adblock, may be weighed for its benefits and drawbacks on an individual basis.

The Irony of a Would-Be Advertisement Blocker

Vid Adblock (unrelated to Adblock, a similar add-on without Vid Adblock's adware functions) is an add-on for most modern browsers. These browsers include IE, Firefox and Chrome, although malware experts haven't seen any compatibility for non-Windows Web browsers. You may install Vid Adblock through its website, but adware may be bundled with other freeware. Vid Adblock promotes itself as an anti-advertising add-on that blocks advertisements from popular streaming movie sites, similar to the features of the original Adblock.

Along with providing its promoted advertisement-blocking functions, Vid Adblock also may inject advertisements into other sites arbitrarily, such as by inserting banners or coupons. Since the sites modified by Vid Adblock's injections don't take these advertisements in mind in their designs, you may experience accessibility problems, including issues with navigating a menu or browsing the available content. Loading times also may be increased, as a direct result of Vid Adblock's inclusion of extra advertisements.

As yet, security researchers have been unsuccessful to find any instances of Vid Adblock abusing its advertisements in ways that could qualify Vid Adblock as threatening software. Regardless, advertisements delivered through adware extensions may be responsible for distributing a variety of misleading tactics and even script-based attacks to random PCs. The most significant threats seen in such circumstances include attacks that may install threats automatically, or by disguising their downloads as software updates.

Your Browser's Most Reliable Advertisement-Blocking Solution

Vid Adblock may provide all of the benefits that Vid Adblock claims to have, but these same functions also can be found in other add-ons that haven't earned classifications of being adware. PUPs like Vid Adblock should be judged according to their own merits and, if desired, kept on your PC. However, most adware programs offer uneven trades for any browser, such as Vid Adblock's removal of advertisements from YouTube in exchange for providing new advertisements on most other sites. Hence, deleting Vid Adblock should be the first resort of most PC users.

Although most advertisement blockers can't block Vid Adblock's external advertisements, good anti-adware and anti-malware products should be able to remove Vid Adblock and all related Web-browsing modifications. Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome are the only browsers affected in recent Vid Adblock installation reports, and Windows users should consider monitoring all the usual infection vectors for potential adware. Free software websites with reputations for bundling other applications with their downloads, as well as torrent networks are two of the most common adware distributors on the Web. However, in rare cases, malware researchers also see Trojan downloaders and other threats involved in adware distribution.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:
lessnotifications.com

4 Comments

  • Janice Woodbridge says:

    Yes I am very human lol if this stops stupid ads every 5 mins thats good enough for me thanku

  • Janice Woodbridge says:

    Just stop the dame ads

  • Robert Scruggs says:

    I solved the math problem, Now tell me how I get this damn AdBlock out of my Google Chrome. I want some uninstall instructions that work, if it is not too much trouble and I don't want to download any of the crap that is listed above on this page. One more item; If Google and Google Chrome are connected in any way I want to know why and for what Google is charging me $10.95 a month, I never purchased anything.

  • Anthony says:

    I've tried to access an app but I can't connect from home at work I use there Wi-Fi but at home I use my T-Mobile hot spot what is the solution to the problem I have

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