How to remove digitalprivacyalert.org pop-up ads [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Have you become that your browser constantly displays digitalprivacyalert.orgpop-ups? It’s a sign that you have an installed ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware) on your PC. The adware is a part of dangerous software that created to open a large amount of annoying pop-ups. Use the step-by-step guide below as soon as possible. It’ll clear your computer from adware that generates a ton of popup ads in the web-browser and thereby remove the redirect to digitalprivacyalert.org web-site.

The malicious programs from the adware family that alters the settings of browsers usually affects only the Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Edge. However, possible situations, when any other web-browsers will be affected too. The ‘ad supported’ software may change the Target property of a internet browser’s shortcut, so every time you launch the browser, instead of your startpage, you will see the unwanted digitalprivacyalert.org ads.

The ad-supported software may insert a ton of ads directly to the 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 ad-supported software 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 World Wide Web, which links you are clicking), which can later transfer to third parties.

We suggest you to remove ad-supported software and clean your system from digitalprivacyalert.org pop-ups as quickly as possible, until the presence of the adware has not led to even worse consequences. You need to follow the few simple steps below that will allow you to completely remove the redirect to digitalprivacyalert.org unwanted web-site, using only the built-in Windows features and a few of specialized free tools.

Tips to prevent digitalprivacyalert.org pop-ups

Most often, the adware gets on your system as a part of various freeware, as a bonus. Therefore it is very important at the stage of installing applications downloaded from the Web 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 an ad-supported software, that can be installed along with the desired application.

How to manually remove digitalprivacyalert.org advertisements

This useful removal guide for the digitalprivacyalert.org advertisements. The detailed procedure can be followed by anyone as it really does take you step-by-step. If you follow this process to get rid of digitalprivacyalert.org ads let us know how you managed by sending us your comments please.

1. Uninstall suspicious and unknown programs by using Windows Control Panel
2. Get rid of digitalprivacyalert.org ads from Firefox
3. Get rid of digitalprivacyalert.org pop-up ads from Google Chrome
4. Remove digitalprivacyalert.org pop-ups from Microsoft Internet Explorer
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove digitalprivacyalert.org redirect
6. Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Uninstall 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 display the Windows Control Panel as on the image below.

Next, press “Uninstall a program”
It’ll open a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list and delete any suspicious and unknown software.

Get rid of digitalprivacyalert.org ads from Firefox

If the FF settings have been modified by the ad-supported software, then resetting it to the default state can help you to remove the redirect onto digitalprivacyalert.org site.

First, start the Firefox and click button. It will show the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Next, press the Help button () as shown on the image below.

In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the internet browser address bar and press Enter. It will display the “Troubleshooting Information” page as on the image below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will open the confirmation dialog box, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will start a process to fix your problems that caused by the ad-supported software. When it is finished, click the “Finish” button

Get rid of digitalprivacyalert.org pop-up ads from Google Chrome

Reset Chrome settings is a simple way to delete the malware and ad supported software, as well as to restore the browser’s settings that have been changed by ad-supported software.

1. Now start the Google Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will display the Chrome main menu. Select “Settings” option.
3. You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Show advanced settings” link.
4. Scroll down again and click the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Google Chrome will display the reset profile settings page as shown on the screen above.
6. Next, press the “Reset” button.
7. When this task is finished, your internet browser’s settings will be restored to their original defaults. This will reset your home page, newtab page and search provider by default.
8. To learn more, read the article How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Remove digitalprivacyalert.org pop-ups from Microsoft Internet Explorer

First, run the Microsoft Internet Explorer, then click 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 open the “Reset Internet Explorer” settings prompt. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and press Reset button.

You will now need to restart your PC for the changes to take effect. It will restore the Internet Explorer’s settings such as homepage and search engine by default to default state, disable ad-supported web browser’s extensions and thereby remove the redirect to digitalprivacyalert.org annoying page.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove digitalprivacyalert.org redirect

Once the ‘ad supported’ software 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 open the web browser, it will be redirected 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 which 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.

Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the annoying digitalprivacyalert.org web page opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all the tasks that have been created by malicious program.

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

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be show just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your computer. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then you need delete it. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it’s a component of the malicious program, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to remove, then press on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown on the screen below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by malicious software. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.

Get rid of digitalprivacyalert.org pop-ups automatically

You can delete digitalprivacyalert.org ads automatically with a help of Malwarebytes Free. We recommend this free malware removal tool because it can easily remove ‘ad supported’ software, browser hijackers, potentially unwanted programs and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and registry entries.

Download Malwarebytes Free on your PC system from the link below. Save it on your Desktop.

Once the download is finished, close all windows on your machine. Further, run the file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown on the image below, click the Yes button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” which will assist you install Malwarebytes on the system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

When the setup is complete successfully, click Finish button. Then Malwarebytes will automatically start and you can see its main window like below.

Next, click the “Scan Now” button for scanning your computer for the malware and adware that cause the digitalprivacyalert.org advertisements. When a threat is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is done. Please be patient.

When it has finished scanning, you can check all threats detected on your system. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and press “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes will start removing malware and adware that cause digitalprivacyalert.org redirect. When the disinfection is done, you may be prompted to reboot your personal computer. I recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the Malwarebytes to delete ad supported software and other harmful programs.

How to stop digitalprivacyalert.org redirect

To increase your security and protect your PC against new unwanted advertisements and malicious sites, you need to use an application that stops access to dangerous ads and pages. Moreover, the application can stop the show of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

1. Download AdGuard program from the following link.
   

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2. After the download is finished, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” window. Follow the prompts.
3. When the installation is finished, press “Skip” to close it and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see a quick tutorial which 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 launch your personal computer, AdGuard will run automatically and block popup ads, digitalprivacyalert.org redirects, 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 AdGuard icon, that is located on your Windows desktop.

Remove digitalprivacyalert.org pop-up ads and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes cannot remove the annoying digitalprivacyalert.org pop-up ads from the Chrome, Firefox, IE and Edge, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for ad supported software, browser hijackers, PUPs and toolbars.

Download AdwCleaner by clicking on the link below.

Once the downloading process is done, open the directory in which you saved it. Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is launched, you will see a screen like below.

Now, press the “Scan” button for checking your computer for the malicious extensions and ‘ad supported’ software that opens advertisements from digitalprivacyalert.org web-site. When the system scan is complete, it will display a scan report as shown below.

Review the report and then click “Clean” button. It will open a prompt. Click “OK”. Once the clean-up is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your computer.

Look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the AdwCleaner to delete ad supported software, browser hijackers and other harmful applications.

Finish words

Now your personal computer should be free of the digitalprivacyalert.org pop-ups. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted ads and annoying harmful pages) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your system for new malware and adware). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new harmful programs and adware are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove digitalprivacyalert.org advertisements from your computer, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.