Block Protector Removal Guide
Do you know what Block Protector is?
DESCRIPTION
Block Protector is a malicious rogue antispyware application that will not defend your computer like the name suggests. Block Protector originates from the same family of rogue antispyware programs that created Block Keeper, Block Scanner, Block Watcher, SoftBarrier. Block Protector will create numerous fake pop ups and computer security notifications after it has performed a fake computer system security scan. The main objective of Block Protector is to try to convince users to buy the full version which doesn’t exist.
In non-techie terms:
Block Protector will never provide you with anything positive and any interactions which you may have with Block Protector will only result in negative consquences.You need to be warned that if you suspect that you may have Block Protector running on your machine, then you need to remove it upon immediate detection. It is better to remove Block Protector with a decent antispyware removal tool that will automatically detect as well as remove Block Protector for you.
Aliases: BlockProtector, Block-Protector.
Block Protector Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Block Protector Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Block Protector manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Block Protector will be removed completely. So read the Block Protector removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.
- Uninstall Block Protector Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Block Protector if found. - To stop Block Protector processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Block Protector processes:
BlockProtector.exe
BlockProtector.lnk
setup[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Block Protector DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Block Protector DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Block Protector DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Block Protector and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Block Protector DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister). - To unregister Block Protector registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Block Protector registry keys: - If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
- Remove Block Protector Directories.
To find Block Protector directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Block Protector directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Block Protector folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Block Protector and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Block Protector could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Block Protector icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Block Protector manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Block Protector problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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