Remove "NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER" virus (Removal Guide)

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What is NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER?

NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).

NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER detected as PUP.AD.NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER have several types of unwanted behaviour:

Displaying popup ads.
Hijacking your browser.
Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
Inserting ads to the web pages.

NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER in the Control Panel.
Sometimes NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER uninstaller does not work.

How NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER got on your computer?

Usually you got NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER manufacturer pays software developers for distributing NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER within their applications, NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.

You have 2 ways to remove NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

You know only one virus name: "NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove NOTIFICATIONS-BLOCKER from scheduled task list.