Video Ads Blocker
Posted: June 12, 2017
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 8/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 1,773 |
First Seen: | June 12, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | May 22, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Video Ads Blocker is an adware application, which can be downloaded from a website named hxxp://youtubeadblock.net. The tool available for download there is advertised as a utility, which can help users get rid of the annoying video ads that they usually see before most YouTube videos. However, researchers note that the Video Ads Blocker software may not work as promised, and even if it manages to get rid of some YouTube ads, users might end up seeing other unwanted ads on random websites they visit. The reason for this is that the Video Ads Blocker software is identified as adware, and it is programmed to display ads in active Web browser windows automatically.
While some ad-block add-ons might serve as expected, unfortunately, the Video Ads Blocker isn't one of them, and users who agree to install it are likely to end up being disappointed with their Web browsing experience. The quality of the ads that the Video Ads Blocker injects may vary, and there is a possibility that users of the Video Ads Blocker might stumble upon ads promoting suspicious offers, products or services. If you have the Video Ads Blocker installed and you wish to remove it, then you should know that there are two ways to approach the problem. The regular removal method is opening the Windows Control Panel and uninstalling the 'Video Ads Blocker' entry from there. If it does not work out, then it is recommended to install and run a reputable anti-virus software suite since this software also excels at dealing with low-level threats like the Video Ads Blocker adware.
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