Remove play.dial4fun.com pop-ups (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge)

The play.dial4fun.com is classified as ad-supported web-site. It can open annoying advertisements within the browser and redirect you on other ad web-sites. The unwanted advertisements may be injected within the content of all web-sites that are you loading in your web-browser. This advertising can be varied: pop-up ads, in-text ads, different sized banners, offers to install an questionable software. As a result of the ad supported software infection, your web-browser will be full of ads, and your computer will be slower and slower.

The ad supported software can change the settings of the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, but often that a dangerous software like this can also infect all types of browsers by changing their desktop shortcuts. Thus forcing the user each time start the browser to see play.dial4fun.com unwanted ads.

The adware is the part of the software that is used as an online promotional tool. It is created with the sole purpose to display dozens of ads, banners and pop-ups, and thus to promote the goods and services in an open internet browser window. So, the play.dial4fun.com is just one of the many sites of the so-called ‘ad-support’ type. It is designed to fill the internet browser’s constant stream of advertising, or redirect the browser to not expected and intrusive advertising sites. Moreover, the adware can substitute the legitimate advertising on misleading or even banners that can offer to visit dangerous web pages. The reason is simple, many advertisers agree on any ways to attract users to their web sites, so the creators of ad supported software, often forcing users to click on an advertising link. For each click on a link, the authors of the ad supported software receive income. It is the so-called ‘Pay-Per-Click’ method.

We recommend to get rid of the adware, which redirects your browser on the play.dial4fun.com annoying site, as soon as you found this problem, as it can direct you to web-resources which may load other malicious software on your system.

How does play.dial4fun.com ads get installed onto system

Most often, the adware gets on your computer as a part of various free programs, as a bonus. Therefore it is very important at the stage of installing programs downloaded from the Internet carefully review the Terms of use and the License agreement, as well as to always choose the Advanced, Custom or Manual installation mode. In this mode, you can turn off all unwanted add-ons, including the adware, which will be installed along with the desired program.

How to manually remove play.dial4fun.com

This guide will help you remove play.dial4fun.com redirect. These play.dial4fun.com removal steps work for the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, as well as every version of Windows operating system. Some of the steps may require you to close the web-browser or reboot your computer. So, bookmark or print it for later reference.

1. Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove play.dial4fun.com redirect
3. Remove play.dial4fun.com pop-up ads from Chrome
4. Remove play.dial4fun.com advertisements from FF
5. Get rid of play.dial4fun.com pop-up ads from Internet Explorer

Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

Press Windows key , then click Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown below.

Click “Uninstall a program” It will open a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown programs.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove play.dial4fun.com redirect

Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut which you use to launch your browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut for the browser which is redirected to the play.dial4fun.com or other annoying site.

Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The adware can replace the contents of this field, which describes the file to be run when you launch your web-browser. Depending on the internet browser you are using, there should be: Google Chrome: chrome.exe Opera: opera.exe Firefox: firefox.exe If you are seeing an unknown text like “http://play.dial4fun.com” that has been added here, then you should remove it, as shown on the screen below. Click the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you start the internet browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically redirect on the play.dial4fun.com web-page or any other unwanted sites that is advertised by the adware. Once the step is finished, we recommend to go to the next step.

Remove play.dial4fun.com pop-up ads from Chrome

Like other modern browsers, the Chrome has the ability to reset the settings to their default values and thus remove the redirect to play.dial4fun.com unwanted advertisements which is caused by the adware.

Start the Chrome. Click on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will appear the main menu. Click on the option named “Settings”. Another way to open the Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the web-browser adress bar and press Enter. The internet browser will display the settings screen. 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. The Chrome will open the confirmation dialog box. You need to confirm your action. Press on the “Reset” button. The program will start the process of cleaning and when it is finished, the browser settings including the ‘block pop-ups’ option back to the values that have been when the Chrome was first installed on your PC system.

Remove play.dial4fun.com advertisements from FF

If the Firefox settings have been changed by the ad supported software, then resetting it to the default state can help you to remove the redirect onto play.dial4fun.com ads.

Run the Firefox and press button to open the Tools menu. It shows the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Click on the Help button (). In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type about:support in the web-browser adress bar and press Enter. It will show the “Troubleshooting Information” page. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. It will open the confirmation dialog box. Click on the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the ad supported software. Once, it’s done, press the “Finish” button

Get rid of play.dial4fun.com pop-up ads from Internet Explorer

Open the Internet Explorer tools menu by clicking on the button in the form of gear (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the “Internet Options”. In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The IE will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click on “Reset” button. You will now need to restart your PC system for the changes to take effect.

How to remove play.dial4fun.com with Anti-malware

Manual removal play.dial4fun.com ads requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the ad supported software may be not completely removed. We suggest that use the MalwareBytes Anti-malware Free that are completely clean your computer. Moreover, the free applications will help you to remove malware, web-browser hijackers and toolbars that your computer may be infected too.

1. Please download MalwareBytes Anti-malware to your desktop from the following link.
   

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2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your web-browser will open the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your desktop.
3. Once the download process is finished, please close all programs and open windows on your personal computer. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup.
4. This will start the Setup wizard of MalwareBytes Anti-malware onto your computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Anti-malware will start and show the main window.
6. Click on the “Scan Now” button for adware removal scan. It will start scanning your computer for the ad supported software which redirects your internet browser to the play.dial4fun.com annoying site. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient.
7. When the MalwareBytes Anti-malware has finished scanning, it will display a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been found.
8. When you are ready, click on “Remove Selected” button to start cleaning your personal computer. Once the process is done, you may be prompted to Restart.
9. Close the Anti-Malware and continue with the next step.

Block play.dial4fun.com and other similar malicious sites

To increase your security and protect your PC system against new annoying ads and malicious web-sites, you need to use an application that blocks access to dangerous advertisements and web sites. Moreover, the software can block the open of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program using the following link.

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 program 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 PC system, AdGuard will run automatically and block pop-up ads, web-pages such play.dial4fun.com, as well as other malicious or misleading web pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.

Remove play.dial4fun.com ads and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove the annoying play.dial4fun.com advertising within the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge, 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.

Once finished, open a directory in which you saved it. You will see a icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once this tool is started, you will see a screen like below.

Press “Start” button to perform a system scan for malicious extensions and the adware which displays the advertising from play.dial4fun.com site. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report as shown below.

Review the report and then click “Cleaning” button. It will display a prompt.

Click “OK”. When the cleaning process is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your personal computer.

When your system is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

How to ask for help the Myantispyware team

If you are seeking a help for play.dial4fun.com advertisements removal then follow these steps.

1. Download HijackThis from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
   

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2. Double-click on the HijackThis icon, and click the button labeled “Do a system scan only”.
3. 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.

4. 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.
5. 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 play.dial4fun.com advertising.