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What is TheAdBlock?

TheAdBlock claims to be a legitimate app that blocks intrusive online advertisements - "Websites survive because of ads coming from private sponsors. Taking these ads down would be very impossible. Of course, it is at the expense of the visitors. If you hate seeing these ads popping all over the place, just use TheAdBlock. Your problem will be solved instantly."

Some users may believe that TheAdBlock is a legitimate and useful app, however, it is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP). After stealthily infiltrating Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, TheAdBlock generates advertisements and monitors Internet browsing activity.

Although TheAdBlock claims to block advertisements, it actually generates them. This app delivers pop-up, banner, coupon, and other similar advertisements using a virtual layer, which enables placement of third party graphical content on any visited website.

This behavior considerably diminishes the Internet browsing experience, since the displayed ads hide underlying content and users must continually avoid clicking them. Furthermore, clicked advertisements can lead to rogue websites and result in other computer infections.

TheAdBlock tracks and records various Internet browsing-related information, some of which may be personally identifiable. The data is later shared with third parties, and therefore, the presence of TheAdBlock adware on your system can lead to serious privacy issues. You are strongly advised to uninstall TheAdBlock immediately.

TheAdBlock is identical to Extreme Blocker and there are hundreds of other rogue applications all with very similar behavior. Applications such as BestSaveForYou, Vidzy, BrowsrApVs, and StormAlerts offer various features simply to trick users to install.

After infiltrating the system, they simply display advertisements and collect user/system data. The purpose of TheAdBlock, and other similar apps, is to generate revenue for the developers - they provide no real value to the user.

How did TheAdBlock install on my computer?

The developers distribute TheAdBlock adware as a 'bundle' with other (often free) software. Developers are aware that many users do not express enough caution when downloading and installing software, and so they intentionally conceal rogue apps within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings.

By rushing the download and installation processes and skipping most/all of the steps, users inadvertently expose their systems to risk of infection and go on to install rogue applications.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

The key to computer safety is caution. Do not rush the download or installation processes. Each step must be closely analyzed to ensure that only the chosen application is downloaded/installed. In addition, these processes should be performed using the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' options - this will reveal any hidden third party software listed for installation and enable you to opt-out.

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Quick menu:

• What is TheAdBlock?
• STEP 1. Uninstall TheAdBlock application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove TheAdBlock adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove TheAdBlock ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by TheAdBlock' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove TheAdBlock ads from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

TheAdBlock 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 "TheAdBlock", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes TheAdBlock ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove TheAdBlock adware from Internet browsers:

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

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "TheAdBlock", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the theadblock adware, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "TheAdBlock", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the theadblock adware, 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 "TheAdBlock 14.4".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with theadblock adware 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 theadblock adware, 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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