Block Video Ads
What is Block Video Ads?
Block Video Ads is software application developed by PC Gizmos LTD. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 50.00% of installations running this operating system. Block Video Ads's installer is typically 5.00 MB in size and installs around 5 files.
Block Video Ads is most popular in the United States with 100.00% of installations residing in this country.
Block Video Ads adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Block Video Ads is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Block Video Ads?
This software is a web browser extension/BHO designed to effectively block all video ads both before and during online videos across various websites.
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- PC_179199.en_87.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\PC-Gizmos\PC_136519.en_88.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Script updater task'.
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PC_GIZMOS' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\PC-Gizmos\SoftwareUpdater_silent_9898_98.exe" --update.
- PC_179199.en_87.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PC_GIZMOS' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\PC-Gizmos\BlockAds-PC_136519.en_86.exe" --update.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.pc-gizmos.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\pc-gizmos
- Uninstaller:
- C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\PC-Gizmos\Uninstall_179199.bat
- Size:
- 5.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Block Video Ads Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- PCGizmosBHO.20.dll
- Name:
- Block Video Ads
- Path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\pc-gizmos\PCGizmosBHO.20.dll
- MD5:
- 6d6d0364ead967c1d4e2c70b29438db3
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –