Block Watcher Removal Guide
Do you know what Block Watcher is?
DESCRIPTION
Block Watcher or BlockWatcher, is a dangerous and fake security application. Block Watcher is known to be installed through the use of a Trojan horse infection. Block Watcher is related to other fake security programs that tend to use similar tactics to extort money from unsuspecting computer users. Block Watcher comes from the group of hackers that made the rogue Soft Cop.
In non-techie terms:
Block Watcher should never be trusted for the tasks of detecting and removing spyware. Block Watcher pretends to be able to detect and remove spyware from its system scan that is populated with falsified results. In addition, once Block Watcher is installed on a computer, it starts to display fake security alert messages. These can be very annoying. If you do not like to be annoyed like this then you should take the necessary steps to remove Block Watcher.
Aliases: Block Watcher, BlockWatcher, Block-Watcher.
Block Watcher Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Block Watcher Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Block Watcher manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Block Watcher will be removed completely. So read the Block Watcher 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 Watcher Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Block Watcher if found. - To stop Block Watcher 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 Watcher processes:
BlockWatcher.exe
BlockWatcher.lnk
1 BlockWatcher.lnk
setup[1].exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Block Watcher DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Block Watcher DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Block Watcher DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Block Watcher and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Block Watcher 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 Watcher 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 Watcher 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 Watcher Directories.
To find Block Watcher directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Block Watcher directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Block Watcher folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Block Watcher and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Block Watcher could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Block Watcher icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Block Watcher manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Block Watcher problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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