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Obrona Blockads

Posted: July 24, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 14,808
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 1,056
First Seen: July 24, 2014
Last Seen: September 12, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Obrona Blockads is an application that claims to be able to block advertisements on your computer or stop them from popping up on your screen. Through use of Obrona Blockads it may be noticed that it performs the opposite of what it promises as it could display ads itself or pop-up messages. The Obrona Blockads program is more of an annoyance than something that proves to be helpful when surfing the internet or using your computer. Due to the questionable actions of Obrona Blockads many computer users will want to remove the Obrona Blockads program and any related components it may have installed from loading freeware programs or bundled software. Automatically removing Obrona Blockads and all of its components may take the use of an updated antispyware program.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



ObronaBlockAds.exe File name: ObronaBlockAds.exe
Size: 6.44 MB (6448008 bytes)
MD5: e6f718bae44e30d336332f1446f7f9b2
Detection count: 67
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022
ObronaBlockAds.exe File name: ObronaBlockAds.exe
Size: 6.46 MB (6464480 bytes)
MD5: dbcbe6af0b6094ab17415ac15a9cdc29
Detection count: 50
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Obrona Block Ads\ObronaBlockAds.exe File name: ObronaBlockAds.exe
Size: 658.52 KB (658528 bytes)
MD5: 92afd5b2ae827c7814dcb925306734ba
Detection count: 47
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Obrona Block Ads
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 24, 2014
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Obrona Block Ads\ObronaBlockAds.exe File name: ObronaBlockAds.exe
Size: 648.66 KB (648664 bytes)
MD5: 5719b14c2281967ed81784aea913649e
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Obrona Block Ads
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 20, 2019
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Obrona Block Ads\ObronaBlockAds.exe File name: ObronaBlockAds.exe
Size: 655.83 KB (655832 bytes)
MD5: 99f9856e8b178d100674189cad659e89
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Obrona Block Ads
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 24, 2014

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathOBRONA BlockAds.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\Obrona Block AdsSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Obrona Block AdsSoftware\Red Sky\Obrona Block AdsHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}ObronaBlockAds

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Obrona Block Ads
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