How to uninstall the Power Blocker extension?

What is Power Blocker extension?

Power Blocker is advertised as an extension that blocks advertisements. Ironically, this application generates revenue for its developers by generating advertisements. Also, it reads and changes data while users browse the web. Users rarely install adware knowingly. Thus, this and similar apps are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

Power Blocker adware in detail

The main purpose of adware-type apps like Power Blocker is to display advertisements, for example, pop-ups, coupons, banners, surveys. Those ads are often designed to questionable pages. In some cases, they can cause unexpected downloads or even installations by executing certain scripts.

Ads displayed by Power Blocker could open download pages for other potentially unwanted applications, scam websites designed to extract money, personal information, and so on. A couple of examples of pages that Power Blocker's ads could open are "Win The New iPhone 12", "Code 0x03A10 (0E10)", and "McAfee Tollfree".

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by Power Blocker
Threat Type	Adware
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods	Deceptive pop-up ads and websites, potentially unwanted applications
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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More information about Power Blocker

Additionally, Power Blocker could be designed to collect information that could be monetized by selling it to third parties, using it for marketing purposes, stealing identities, personal accounts, and so on. This app should not be trusted. More adware examples are BettingSiteDefender, Green Blocker, and BadURLDefender.

How did adware install on my computer?

Lots of potentially unwanted applications are distributed by bundling them together with other programs. Users agree to download or install PUAs when they do not change "Manual", "Custom", "Advanced", or other options that downloaders or installers have.

Also, PUAs are distributed through fake installers (like the fake Adobe Flash Player installer) and advertisements designed to run certain scripts. Users download fake installers from untrustworthy, deceptive web pages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Applications, files should be downloaded only from legitimate, official websites. Downloads from unofficial pages, third-party downloaders, and other sources can be used to distribute PUAs. The same applies to third-party installers. Downloaders and installers that have settings like "Custom", "Advanced" (or checkboxes) should be checked for unwanted offers.

Advertisements displayed on untrustworthy websites should not be clicked as well. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Deceptive website designed to trick visitors into installing Power Blocker:

Another website promoting Power Blocker:

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Quick menu:

• What is Power Blocker?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 3. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 4. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 5. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted application that causes Power Blocker redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and remove them.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by power blocker, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by power blocker removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by power blocker, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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