If your internet browser gets rerouted to unwanted web-page called Dedating.online or lots of ads are displayed where they should not be then it’s a sign that adware (sometimes named ‘ad-supported’ software) was installed on your PC.
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Adware may cause issues for your machine. Ad supported software can redirect your internet browser to misleading pages, and it can cause undesired web sites to pop up on your web-browser. Ad-supported software might end up on your computer after you download and install free programs from a questionable source. The adware can show ads on browser so that users cannot block them, including Dedating.online pop up advertisements. This steps will assist you to remove adware and thereby get rid of Dedating.online redirect from your internet browser.
The ad supported software responsible for Dedating.online pop-ups, may insert lots of ads directly to the pages that you visit, creating a sense that the ads have been added by the developers of the website. Moreover, a legal advertisements may be replaced on the fake advertisements, that will offer to download and install various unnecessary and harmful programs.
The worst is, the adware can be used to gather lots of marketing-type data about you (your ip address, what is a web-site you are viewing now, what you are looking for on the World Wide Web, which links you are clicking), which can later transfer to third parties.
In addition to that, as was mentioned earlier, certain adware to also alter all web-browsers shortcuts that located on your Desktop or Start menu. So, every affected shortcut file will try to redirect your web-browser to annoying ad websites such the Dedating.online, some of which might be harmful. It can make the whole computer more vulnerable to hacker attacks.
It’s important, don’t use Dedating.online page and do not click on ads placed on it, as they can lead you to a more harmful or misleading sites. The best option is to use the few simple steps posted below to free your personal computer of adware and thereby remove Dedating.online pop up ads.
Remove Dedating.online pop-up ads (removal guidance)
When the ad-supported software gets installed on your computer without your knowledge, it’s not easy to delete. In many cases, there is no Uninstall program which simply delete the adware which causes undesired Dedating.online ads from your personal computer. So, we suggest using several well-proven free specialized utilities such as Zemana, MalwareBytes or HitmanPro. But the best solution to remove Dedating.online popup advertisements will be to perform several manual steps, after that additionally use antimalware tools.
To remove Dedating.online, follow the steps below:
- How to manually remove Dedating.online
- How to delete Dedating.online ads with free software
- How to block Dedating.online ads
- Do not know how your web-browser has been hijacked by adware?
- Finish words
How to manually remove Dedating.online
If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Dedating.online popups from the Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome browsers.
Deleting the Dedating.online, check the list of installed programs first
Some of potentially unwanted programs, adware and hijackers can be uninstalled using the Add/Remove programs utility that can be found in the MS Windows Control Panel. So, if you are using any version of MS Windows and you have noticed an unwanted program, then first try to get rid of it through Add/Remove programs.
Windows 10, 8.1, 8
Click the Microsoft Windows logo, and then press Search 
. Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter like below.
When the ‘Control Panel’ opens, click the ‘Uninstall a program’ link under Programs category as shown on the screen below.
Windows 7, Vista, XP
Open Start menu and choose the ‘Control Panel’ at right as on the image below.
Then go to ‘Add/Remove Programs’ or ‘Uninstall a program’ (Microsoft Windows 7 or Vista) as shown on the screen below.
Carefully browse through the list of installed software and get rid of all dubious and unknown apps. We recommend to press ‘Installed programs’ and even sorts all installed software by date. Once you’ve found anything dubious that may be the adware that causes browsers to show unwanted Dedating.online pop up ads or other PUP (potentially unwanted program), then select this application and click ‘Uninstall’ in the upper part of the window. If the questionable program blocked from removal, then run Revo Uninstaller Freeware to completely remove it from your computer.
Remove Dedating.online advertisements from Microsoft Internet Explorer
The IE reset is great if your browser is hijacked or you have unwanted addo-ons or toolbars on your web browser, that installed by an malicious software.
First, launch the IE, then press ‘gear’ icon 
. It will open the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the web-browser, then click the “Internet Options” as on the image below.
In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, click the “Reset” button as displayed on the image below.
After the process is finished, press “Close” button. Close the IE and reboot your PC for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your internet browser’s search provider by default, startpage and newtab to default state.
Remove Dedating.online pop ups from Google Chrome
Another solution to get rid of Dedating.online ads from Chrome is Reset Chrome settings. This will disable malicious extensions and reset Chrome settings to original state. However, your saved bookmarks and passwords will not be lost. This will not affect your history, passwords, bookmarks, and other saved data.
- First, start the Google Chrome and click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three dots).
- It will display the Google Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions.
- You’ll see the list of installed extensions. If the list has the extension labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following instructions: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
- Now open the Google Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
- Next, click “Advanced” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
- On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, press the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
- The Google Chrome will open the reset settings dialog box as shown on the image above.
- Confirm the internet browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
- To learn more, read the article How to reset Chrome settings to default.
Remove Dedating.online from Mozilla Firefox by resetting internet browser settings
If the Firefox web-browser program is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of Mozilla Firefox. A reset can fix many issues by restoring Mozilla Firefox settings like default search engine, newtab page and startpage to their original settings. However, your saved passwords and bookmarks will not be changed, deleted or cleared.
Press the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and press the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu as shown below.
A small menu will appear, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, click “Refresh Firefox” button as shown on the image below.
Follow the onscreen procedure to revert back your Mozilla Firefox browser settings to their default values.
How to delete Dedating.online ads with free software
There are not many good free antimalware programs with high detection ratio. The effectiveness of malicious software removal tools depends on various factors, mostly on how often their virus/malware signatures DB are updated in order to effectively detect modern malware, adware, browser hijackers and other potentially unwanted apps. We recommend to run several programs, not just one. These applications that listed below will allow you delete all components of the ad-supported software from your disk and Windows registry and thereby get rid of Dedating.online pop up ads.
How to automatically get rid of Dedating.online advertisements with Zemana Anti Malware
Zemana is a malware removal utility developed for Microsoft Windows. This tool will help you get rid of Dedating.online pop-ups, various types of malware (including browser hijacker infections and potentially unwanted apps) from your system. It has simple and user friendly interface. While the Zemana Free does its job, your PC will run smoothly.
Now you can setup and run Zemana to remove Dedating.online redirect from your web-browser by following the steps below:
Click the link below to download Zemana install package named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup on your machine. Save it directly to your Windows Desktop.
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Author: Zemana Ltd
Category: Security tools
Update: July 16, 2019
Start the installer after it has been downloaded successfully and then follow the prompts to setup this utility on your machine.
During setup you can change some settings, but we advise you don’t make any changes to default settings.
When install is complete, this malware removal utility will automatically start and update itself. You will see its main window as displayed below.
Now press the “Scan” button . Zemana AntiMalware program will scan through the whole PC system for the ad-supported software that responsible for the appearance of Dedating.online redirect. While the tool is checking, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned.
Once the system scan is done, Zemana Free will open you the results. Review the report and then click “Next” button.
The Zemana Free will remove adware that causes multiple intrusive pop ups and move items to the program’s quarantine. Once the cleaning procedure is finished, you may be prompted to restart your machine to make the change take effect.
Scan and free your system of ad-supported software with Hitman Pro
The HitmanPro utility is free (30 day trial) and easy to use. It can check and delete malware, potentially unwanted programs and adware in Google Chrome, MS Edge, Firefox and IE internet browsers and thereby remove all unwanted Dedating.online pop ups. HitmanPro is powerful enough to find and remove harmful registry entries and files that are hidden on the PC system.
- Installing the HitmanPro is simple. First you will need to download Hitman Pro on your personal computer by clicking on the following link.
- Once downloading is finished, start the HitmanPro, double-click the HitmanPro.exe file.
- If the “User Account Control” prompts, click Yes to continue.
- In the Hitman Pro window, click the “Next” . HitmanPro program will scan through the whole computer for the ad-supported software that responsible for web browser redirect to the undesired Dedating.online web-page. This process may take some time, so please be patient. While the HitmanPro application is scanning, you can see count of objects it has identified as threat.
- When Hitman Pro completes the scan, HitmanPro will show a list of found threats. Review the report and then click “Next”. Now, click the “Activate free license” button to begin the free 30 days trial to get rid of all malicious software found.
Remove Dedating.online pop up ads with MalwareBytes Anti Malware
Get rid of Dedating.online pop up advertisements manually is difficult and often the ad supported software is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) which are fully clean your system. Moreover, this free program will help you to get rid of malicious software, PUPs, toolbars and hijackers that your PC system can be infected too.
Download MalwareBytes Free on your PC system by clicking on the link below.
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Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
After the download is finished, close all applications and windows on your PC system. Double-click the setup file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as on the image below, click the “Yes” button.
It will open the “Setup wizard” that will help you install MalwareBytes Free on your personal computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
Once installation is finished successfully, click Finish button. MalwareBytes will automatically start and you can see its main screen as on the image below.
Now click the “Scan Now” button . MalwareBytes Free program will scan through the whole PC system for the ad supported software responsible for redirecting your web-browser to Dedating.online web-site. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient. While the tool is checking, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned.
Once MalwareBytes Free completes the scan, MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) will open a scan report. In order to get rid of all items, simply click “Quarantine Selected” button. The MalwareBytes Free will get rid of adware responsible for redirects to Dedating.online and add threats to the Quarantine. After disinfection is done, you may be prompted to reboot the personal computer.
We recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) to remove adware, hijacker and other malicious software.
How to block Dedating.online ads
Enabling an ad-blocker program such as AdGuard is an effective way to alleviate the risks. Additionally, ad-blocker applications will also protect you from harmful ads and web-pages, and, of course, block redirection chain to Dedating.online and similar webpages.
- Visit the page linked below to download AdGuard. Save it on your MS Windows desktop or in any other place.
Adguard download
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Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
- Once the download is complete, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
- When the installation is finished, click “Skip” to close the install application and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will assist 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 machine, AdGuard will start automatically and stop popup ads, Dedating.online redirect, as well as other malicious or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon named AdGuard, that may be found on your desktop.
Do not know how your web-browser has been hijacked by adware?
Many software made to display tons of annoying advertisements within your machine’s web-browser. So, when you installing freeware, carefully read the disclaimers, select the Custom or Advanced installation method to watch for third-party software that are being installed, because some of the software are PUPs like this adware that causes web browsers to display annoying Dedating.online pop up ads.
Finish words
Now your PC system should be clean of the ad-supported software that causes tons of unwanted Dedating.online pop-ups. We suggest that you keep Zemana Anti Malware (to periodically scan your computer for new ad-supported softwares and other malware) and AdGuard (to help you block unwanted advertisements and harmful web-pages). Moreover, to prevent any ad supported software, please stay clear of unknown and third party applications, make sure that your antivirus program, turn on the option to look for potentially unwanted applications.
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