How to remove Digitalmerkat.com redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The malicious software from the adware family that alters the settings of internet browsers usually affects only the Google Chrome, FF, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. However, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The ad-supported software may change the Target property of a web browser’s shortcut, so every time you start the web browser, instead of your home page, you will see the unwanted Digitalmerkat.com advertisements.

Therefore it is very important to follow the instructions below ASAP. The tutorial will assist you to delete adware as well as clean your PC from the Digitalmerkat.com advertisements. What is more, the instructions below will allow you delete other harmful software such as unwanted toolbars and browser hijackers, which could penetrate into machine along with the ad-supported software.

Digitalmerkat.com popups removal steps

The following step-by-step instructions will help you to get rid of Digitalmerkat.com advertisements from the Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Moreover, the step-by-step tutorial below will help you to remove malicious software, browser hijacker infections, PUPs and toolbars that your system may be infected. Please do the guide step by step. If you need assist or have any questions, then ask for our assistance or type a comment below. Certain of the steps below will require you to close the web-site. So, please read the steps carefully, after that bookmark or print it for later reference.

Get rid of Digitalmerkat.com advertisements without any tools

The step-by-step tutorial will help you remove Digitalmerkat.com pop-up advertisements. These Digitalmerkat.com removal steps work for the Google Chrome, FF, IE and Edge, as well as every version of Windows operating system.

Uninstall adware and other potentially unwanted software through the Microsoft Windows Control Panel

First, go to Microsoft Windows Control Panel and remove suspicious programs, all applications you do not remember installing. It’s important to pay the most attention to programs you installed just before Digitalmerkat.com pop up ads appeared on your web-browser. If you don’t know what a program does, look for the answer on the Internet.

It will show the Windows Control Panel as shown below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will open a list of all programs installed on your system. Scroll through the all list, and remove any suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed applications, we recommend sort software by date in the Control panel.

Fix infected web browsers shortcuts to remove Digitalmerkat.com redirect

The adware can hijack various Windows shortcuts on your desktop (most often, all internet browsers shortcuts), so in this step you need to check and clean them by removing the argument such as http://site.address/.

Right click on the web-browser’s shortcut, click Properties option. 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 “http://site.address” that has been added here. Remove everything after .exe. An example, for Google Chrome you should remove everything after chrome.exe.

To save changes, press OK . You need to clean all internet browser’s shortcuts. So, repeat this step for the Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge.

Remove Digitalmerkat.com advertisements from Chrome

Run the Reset browser utility of the Chrome to reset all its settings like startpage, newtab page and search engine by default to original defaults. This is a very useful tool to use, in the case of browser redirects to undesired ad sites such as Digitalmerkat.com.

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, press 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 on the screen below and press the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Delete Digitalmerkat.com redirect from Microsoft Internet Explorer

The IE reset is great if your web browser is hijacked or you have unwanted addo-ons or toolbars on your internet browser, that installed by an malicious software.

First, launch the Internet Explorer, click ) button. Next, click “Internet Options” as shown on the screen below.

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

You will now need to reboot your PC system for the changes to take effect. It will remove Digitalmerkat.com pop-up advertisements, disable malicious and ad-supported web browser’s extensions and restore the Microsoft Internet Explorer’s settings such as home page, newtab and search provider by default to default state.

Get rid of Digitalmerkat.com from Firefox by resetting web-browser settings

If your Mozilla Firefox browser is redirected to Digitalmerkat.com without your permission or an unknown search engine displays results for your search, then it may be time to perform the web browser reset.

First, open the Mozilla Firefox and click button. It will display the drop-down menu on the right-part of the browser. Further, press the Help button () as shown below

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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 open the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will open the confirmation dialog box. Further, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will start a procedure to fix your problems that caused by the ad supported software that causes multiple undesired ads and pop ups. Once, it’s complete, click the “Finish” button.

Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the ad supported software can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you open your computer, it will open Digitalmerkat.com annoying site. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and get rid of all malicious tasks which have been created by unwanted applications.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard together. It will show a dialog box which 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 on the image below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be display just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Necessary to look at the text which is written under Details. Found something such as “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 ‘ad-supported’ applications, then this task also should be removed.

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

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ program. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.

How to automatically remove Digitalmerkat.com advertisements

After completing the manual removal tutorial above all unwanted applications and web browser’s extensions which causes web browser redirects to the Digitalmerkat.com web-page should be deleted. If the problem with Digitalmerkat.com pop ups is still remained, then we suggest to scan your machine for any remaining malicious components. Run recommended free ‘ad supported’ software removal software below.

How to delete Digitalmerkat.com pop-up advertisements with Zemana Anti-malware

Zemana Anti-malware highly recommended, because it can find security threats such ‘ad supported’ software and adwares that most ‘classic’ antivirus applications fail to pick up on. Moreover, if you have any Digitalmerkat.com popups removal problems which cannot be fixed by this utility automatically, then Zemana Anti-malware provides 24X7 online assistance from the highly experienced support staff.

Download Zemana Anti-Malware on your computer by clicking on the link below. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

When downloading is finished, close all software and windows on your PC. Double-click the setup file called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as shown in the figure below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” that will help you install Zemana Anti-Malware on your PC system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is finished successfully, Zemana Anti Malware will automatically start and you can see its main screen like below.

Now click the “Scan” button to start checking your personal computer for the adware which cause intrusive Digitalmerkat.com pop ups to appear. Depending on your personal computer, the scan may take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. When a threat is found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.

Once the scan get completed, it’ll display a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been detected. Make sure all items have ‘checkmark’ and press “Next” button. The Zemana AntiMalware will begin to remove adware that causes lots of intrusive Digitalmerkat.com pop-up ads. After that process is done, you may be prompted to restart the computer.

How to automatically remove Digitalmerkat.com with Malwarebytes

We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your PC system of the adware. The free tool is an advanced malicious software removal program designed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This application uses the world’s most popular antimalware technology. It’s able to help you delete intrusive Digitalmerkat.com pop ups from your browsers, PUPs, malicious software, browser hijacker infections, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your PC system for free.

1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop by clicking on the following link.
   
   

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2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your internet browser will display the “Save as” dialog box. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. Once the downloading process is finished, please close all programs and open windows on your computer. Double-click on the icon that’s called mb3-setup.
4. This will open the “Setup wizard” of Malwarebytes onto your computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Malwarebytes will start and show the main window.
6. Further, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the ‘ad supported’ software which cause undesired Digitalmerkat.com pop-ups to appear. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your system and the speed of your computer.
7. When that process is finished, it will display a list of all items found by this tool.
8. When you’re ready, click the “Quarantine Selected” button. Once that process is done, you may be prompted to reboot the system.
9. Close the AntiMalware and continue with the next step.

Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.

Delete Digitalmerkat.com popup advertisements from web-browsers with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner utility is free and easy to use. It can check and remove malicious software, PUPs and ‘ad supported’ software in FF, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and MS Edge internet browsers and thereby remove all intrusive Digitalmerkat.com pop up ads. AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and get rid of malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the system.

1. Download AdwCleaner by clicking on the link below.
   
   

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2. When downloading is complete, double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is started, click “Scan” button to perform a system scan with this tool for the ‘ad supported’ software that designed to redirect your browser to various ad pages like Digitalmerkat.com. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your computer and the speed of your computer. While the tool is checking, you can see number of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.
3. When that process is done, it’ll display a screen that contains a list of malicious software that has been found. When you’re ready, click “Clean” button. It will display a prompt, press “OK”.

These few simple steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

How to stop Digitalmerkat.com pop ups

Running an ad blocker program such as AdGuard is an effective way to alleviate the risks. Additionally, ad-blocker software will also protect you from malicious advertisements and web sites, and, of course, block redirection chain to Digitalmerkat.com and similar pages.

1. Download AdGuard application from the following link.
   

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   Version: 6.4
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2. When downloading is finished, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. Once the installation is complete, click “Skip” to close the install program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an 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 run your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and stop popup ads, web sites such Digitalmerkat.com, 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 icon named AdGuard, that is located on your desktop.

Tips to prevent Digitalmerkat.com advertisements and other unwanted programs

Most often the ‘ad supported’ software spreads bundled with various free software, as a bonus. Therefore it’s very important at the stage of installing programs downloaded from the Web carefully review the Terms of use and the License agreement, as well as to always select the Advanced, Custom or Manual install mode. In this mode, you can turn off all unwanted add-ons, including this adware, which will be installed along with the desired program. Of course, if you uninstall the free software from your PC, your favorite browser’s settings will not be restored. So, to return the Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and MS Edge’s startpage, new tab page and default search provider you need to follow the tutorial above.

Final words

Now your PC should be clean of the adware that developed to redirect your internet browser to various ad pages such as Digitalmerkat.com. Uninstall AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep Zemana Anti-malware (to periodically scan your computer for new malicious software, browser hijackers and ad-supported software) and AdGuard (to help you stop intrusive ads and malicious web sites). Moreover, to prevent ‘ad supported’ software, please stay clear of unknown and third party applications, make sure that your antivirus application, turn on the option to find PUPs (potentially unwanted programs).

If you need more help with Digitalmerkat.com advertisements related issues, go to our Spyware/Malware removal forum.