The cause of unwanted bitadexchange.com popups on your screen is adware (also known as ad-supported software). Technically, the adware, that opens bitadexchange.com ads or redirects on this annoying site, is not a virus. This software is created to make a money. Once started, the adware injects a java scripts within the content of pages that you visit. These js-scripts may pop-up a new browser window with bitadexchange.com web-site or insert a huge number of ads directly into the pages you’re viewing.
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The ad supported software can change the settings of the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge, but often that a malicious software like this can also infect all types of browsers by changing their desktop shortcuts. Thus forcing the user each time start the web-browser to see bitadexchange.com annoying advertisements.
The adware is not a virus, but the virus behaves similarly. As a rootkit hides in the system, changes browser settings and blocks them from changing. Also the ad supported software can install additional internet browser extensions, addons and modules that will inject ads within the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge’s screen. Moreover, the adware may install a browser hijacker that once started, will modify the web-browser’s homepage and search engine. And finally, the ad supported software can collect a wide variety of personal information such as what sites you are opening, what you are looking for the Internet and so on. This information, in the future, may be transferred to third parties.
Therefore it is very important to as quickly as possible follow the instructions below to get rid of adware and clean your computer from the redirect to bitadexchange.com advertising. What is more, the guide will help you remove other malicious software such as unwanted toolbars and browser hijackers, which could penetrate the PC along with the adware.
How does bitadexchange.com advertisements get installed onto system
Just as the beginning of this article, if you have ever seen the bitadexchange.com web page appear in your web-browser, it means your computer has been infected with the ad supported software. Most often adware is bundled with free programs. So, think back, have you ever download and run any free programs? Because most users, in the Setup Wizard, simply click the Next button and do not read any information such as ‘Terms of use’ and ‘Software license’. This leads to the fact that the system is infected, the internet browser’s configured to open a huge number of the bitadexchange.com unwanted advertisements. Even removing the free applications that contains this adware, the annoying advertising does not disappear. Therefore, you must follow the guide below to clean your system from the adware and thereby remove bitadexchange.com redirect.
How to manually remove bitadexchange.com
The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually get rid of bitadexchange.com ads from the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge.
- Get rid of suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
- Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove bitadexchange.com redirect
- Remove bitadexchange.com advertisements from Chrome
- Get rid of bitadexchange.com advertisements in Mozilla Firefox
- Remove bitadexchange.com advertisements from IE
Get rid of suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
First, you should try to identify and delete the program that causes the appearance of unwanted ads and browser redirect to unwanted web-sites, using the ‘Uninstall a program’ which is located in the ‘Control panel’.
Windows 8, 8.1, 10
, then click Search 
. Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as shown on the image below. 
When the ‘Control Panel’ opens, click on the ‘Uninstall a program’ link under Programs category as shown below. 
You will see the ‘Uninstall a program’ panel. Look on the example below. 
Very carefully look around the entire list of installed programs. Most likely, one or more of them are responsible for the browser redirect to the unwanted bitadexchange.com web-page. If you have many programs installed, you can help simplify the search of malicious software by sort the list by date of installation. Once you have found a suspicious, unwanted or unused program, right click to it and press ‘Uninstall’.
Windows XP, Vista, 7
When the Windows ‘Control Panel’ opens, you need to click ‘Uninstall a program’ under ‘Programs’ as shown on the screen below. 
You will see a list of programs installed on your personal computer. We recommend to sort the list by date of installation to quickly find the programs that were installed last. Most likely they responsibility for the appearance of pop-up ads and browser redirect. If you are in doubt, you can always check the program by doing a search for her name in Google, Yahoo or Bing. When the program, you want to remove, is found, simply click on its name, and then press ‘Uninstall’ as on the example below. 
Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove bitadexchange.com redirect
During the installation, the adware may also change the browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument like “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you start the browser, it will reroute to an annoying ads.
To clear the browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text that begins with “http://” that has been added here. You need to remove it. 
When the text is removed, press the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your web-browsers, as they may be infected too.
Remove bitadexchange.com advertisements from Chrome
Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (
). It opens the drop-down menu. Click to Settings option. 
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and click on the Reset settings button. 
Confirm your action, click on the Reset button.
Get rid of bitadexchange.com advertisements in Mozilla Firefox
Open the Firefox menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Help button (
). 
In the Help menu click on the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on “Refresh Firefox” button. 
Confirm your action. Click on the “Refresh Firefox”.
Remove bitadexchange.com advertisements from IE
To remove the bitadexchange.com ads you need to reset the Internet Explorer’s settings to the state, they were when the Windows OS was first installed on your PC system.
Launch the Internet Explorer. Open the Tools menu (click ‘gear’ icon 
). It displays the drop-down menu on the right part of the internet browser, then click the “Internet Options”. 
In the “Internet Options” dialog screen, you need to click on the “Advanced” tab, then press the “Reset” button. The IE will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” dialog box. Click on the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next press the “Reset” button. 
Once the task is done, click “Close” button, then close the IE. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to back your web-browser’s settings to default state and disable ad-supported browser’s extensions.
How to remove bitadexchange.com with Antimalware
Remove bitadexchange.com ads manually is difficult and often the adware is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the MalwareBytes Anti-malware Free that are completely clean your computer. Moreover, the free program will help you to remove malware, web-browser hijacker and toolbars that your PC may be infected too.
- Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM) from the link below.
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
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Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
- Close all programs and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup.
- Click Next and follow the prompts.
- Once installation is complete, click on the “Scan Now” button to begin scanning your computer for the adware which redirects your browser to the bitadexchange.com unwanted web site. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.
- When the scan is finished, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Remove Selected”. Once disinfection is completed, you may be prompted to Restart.
Block bitadexchange.com popup ads and other annoying sites
To increase your security and protect your PC against new annoying advertisements and malicious sites, you need to use program that blocks access to dangerous advertising and pages. Moreover, the software can block the show of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.
Download AdGuard program using the following link.
26656 downloads
Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown below.
Follow the prompts. After installation is complete, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.
You can click “Skip” to close the installation application and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your system, AdGuard will run automatically and block pop-up ads, sites such bitadexchange.com, as well as other malicious or misleading pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which is located on your Windows desktop.
If the problem with bitadexchange.com ads is still remained
If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove the bitadexchange.com pop-up ads, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for adware, browser hijackers, PUPs, toolbars. Also you can ask for help our Myantispyware team below.
- Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
AdwCleaner download
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Version: 8.4.1
Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
Category: Security tools
Update: October 5, 2024
- Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is started, press “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the ad supported software that generates the bitadexchange.com advertisements.
- Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will display a scan report. Review the report and then click “Cleaning” button. It will display a prompt. Click “OK”.
How to ask for help the Myantispyware team
If you are seeking a help for bitadexchange.com advertisements removal then follow these steps.
- Download HijackThis from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
HijackThis download
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Version: 2.0.5
Author: OpenSource
Category: Security tools
Update: November 7, 2015
- Double-click on the HijackThis icon, and click the button labeled “Do a system scan only”.
- Once the scan is complete, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop
Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.
- Copy and paste the contents of the HijackThis log into your post. If you are posting for the first time, please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately.
- Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the redirect to the annoying bitadexchange.com .
