How to remove 1orange-u.com redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Are you seeing 1orange-u.com website in the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, IE and Microsoft Edge every time you use the internet browser to surf the Internet? This means that your personal computer is infected with an ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware) which looks the entire traffic generated by you and on this basis, it shows a large amount of unwanted pop-ups. Currently, this adware are widely spread, due to the fact that most people are trying to find free programs, download and install them on the personal computer without proper attention to the fact that the ‘ad supported’ software can penetrate into the computer along with them.

The adware usually affects only the Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and MS Edge by changing the internet browser’s settings or installing a malicious extensions (addons). Moreover, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The ‘ad supported’ software will perform a scan of the computer for internet browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the internet browser shortcuts, it will add the argument like ‘http://site.address’ into Target property. So, each time you run the web-browser, you will see an annoying 1orange-u.com web site.

The adware may insert a huge number of advertisements directly to the web pages that you visit, creating a sense that the advertising banners has been added by the creators of the web site. Moreover, a legal advertisements may be replaced on the fake ads, that will offer to download and install various unnecessary and harmful programs. Moreover, the adware has the ability to collect a lot of personal information about you (your ip address, what is a web page you are viewing now, what you are looking for on the Web, which links you are clicking), which can later transfer to third parties.

So, obviously, you need to delete the ad supported software as quickly as possible. Use the free guide below. This guide will help you clean your personal computer and thereby remove the 1orange-u.com annoying pop-ups.

Tips to prevent pop-up ads and other unwanted applications

Most often, the freeware installer includes the optional potentially unwanted programs like this adware. So, be very careful when you agree to install anything. The best way is to select the Custom, Advanced or Manual install mode. Here disable (uncheck) all optional software in which you are unsure or that causes even a slightest suspicion. The main thing you should remember, you do not need to install the optional applications which you do not trust! The only thing I want to add. Once the free software is installed, if you {aninstall} this software, the ad-supported software will not be removed. This must be done by yourself. Just follow the few simple steps below.

How to manually remove 1orange-u.com redirect

The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, that will allow you manually remove 1orange-u.com pop-ups from the Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, IE and MS Edge.

1. Remove suspicious and unknown programs by using Windows Control Panel
2. Get rid of 1orange-u.com redirect from Firefox
3. Remove 1orange-u.com pop-ups from Google Chrome
4. Remove 1orange-u.com pop-ups from IE
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to delete 1orange-u.com redirect
6. Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Remove suspicious and unknown programs 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 show the Windows Control Panel like below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will display a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list and uninstall any suspicious and unknown software.

Get rid of 1orange-u.com redirect from Firefox

First, run the Mozilla Firefox. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will show the drop-down menu. Next, click the “Help” button ().

In the Help menu, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page, press “Refresh Firefox” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove 1orange-u.com pop-ups from Google Chrome

Like other modern browsers, the Google Chrome has the ability to reset the settings to their default values and thereby get rid of the redirect to 1orange-u.com unwanted ads which is caused by the ‘ad supported’ software.

At first, run the Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will appear the main menu. Click on the option named “Settings”. Another way to show the Google Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the web browser adress bar and press Enter.

The web browser will open 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, like below and press the “Reset settings” button.

The Chrome will open the confirmation dialog box. You need to confirm your action, press the “Reset” button. The program will launch the process of cleaning. When it is complete, the web-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 1orange-u.com pop-ups from IE

First, start the Internet Explorer, then press button. Next, click “Internet Options” as shown in the figure below.

In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, click the “Reset” button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer” settings dialog box. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and press Reset button.

You will now need to restart your machine for the changes to take effect. It will restore the Internet Explorer’s settings like home page, newtab page and search provider by default to default state, disable ad-supported web browser’s extensions and thereby remove the redirect to 1orange-u.com unwanted web site.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to delete 1orange-u.com redirect

When the adware is started, it can also alter the web browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument such as “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you run the internet browser, it will be redirected to an unwanted ads.

To clear the web-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://” which has been added here. You need to remove it.

When the argument is removed, click the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your web browsers, as they may be infected too.

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the adware can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you run your PC system, it will open 1orange-u.com unwanted web page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all tasks that have been created by malicious program.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard together. It will show a dialog box that titled with Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, press “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be open just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Necessary to look at the text which is written under Details. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address” or “firefox.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it’s a component of the adware, then this task also should be removed.

Further click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by unwanted applications. Once is complete, close the Task Scheduler window.

Delete 1orange-u.com ads automatically

You can remove 1orange-u.com automatically with a help of Malwarebytes Free. We recommend this free malware removal utility because it can easily remove adware, browser hijackers, potentially unwanted software and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and registry entries.

Download Malwarebytes Free on your machine by clicking on the link below. Save it on your Desktop.

When downloading is done, close all windows on your personal computer. Further, run the file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as on the image below, click the Yes button.

It will show the “Setup wizard” that will allow you install Malwarebytes on the PC. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once the installation is complete successfully, click Finish button. Then Malwarebytes will automatically start and you can see its main window as shown below.

Next, click the “Scan Now” button for scanning your machine for the malware and ad-supported software that cause the 1orange-u.com advertisements. When a threat is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is finished. Please be patient.

Once the scan is finished, you can check all threats detected on your system. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes will begin removing malware and ad supported software that cause 1orange-u.com pop-ups. When the disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to restart your computer. I recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the Malwarebytes to remove adware and other dangerous applications.

How to stop 1orange-u.com pop-ups

To increase your security and protect your machine against new annoying advertisements and malicious web-pages, you need to use an application that blocks access to harmful advertisements and pages. Moreover, the program can block the open of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of web pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

1. Download AdGuard application by clicking on the following link.
   

   Adguard download
   26627 downloads
   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 15, 2018
   
2. When downloading is finished, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” window. Follow the prompts.
3. When the installation is done, press “Skip” to close it and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see a quick tutorial that will allow you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your personal computer, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop pop-up ads, 1orange-u.com redirects, as well as other harmful 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 AdGuard icon, that is located on your Windows desktop.

Scan your PC and get rid of 1orange-u.com advertisements with AdwCleaner.

This removal program is free and easy to use. It can scan and get rid of ‘ad supported’ software, browser hijackers, malware and unwanted toolbars in Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and MS Edge browsers and thereby restore back their default settings (homepage, new tab page and search engine by default). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and get rid of malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the computer.

Download AdwCleaner tool from the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Once the download is finished, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will launch the AdwCleaner tool and you will see a screen as shown on the screen below. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to display the application, press Yes button to continue.

Now, click the “Scan” to begin checking your personal computer for the adware which cause a redirect to 1orange-u.com ads.

When it has finished scanning, it will display a list of all items detected by this tool as shown below.

You need to click “Clean” button. It will display a dialog box, press “OK” to begin the cleaning procedure. When the cleaning process is complete, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your computer. After reboot, the AdwCleaner will open the log file.

All the above steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

Finish words

Now your system should be clean of the 1orange-u.com ads. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop-ups and unwanted harmful sites) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your system for new malware and ad-supported software). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new malicious applications and ‘ad supported’ software are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove 1orange-u.com ads from your computer, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.