Theadgateway.com Redirect

What is theadgateway.com?

Identical to safe-redirections.com, data1rtb.com, and n282adserv.com, and many others, theadgateway.com is a rogue website designed to cause redirects to other suspicious sites.

Note is that users often visit theadgateway.com inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems during installation of regular software (the "bundling" method). In addition, they deliver intrusive advertisements and continually record various information relating to users' Internet browsing activity.

These PUPs open a new browsing window and redirect to theadgateway.com, which, in turn, redirects to another website. The end point (a suspicious website) might contain malicious content. Therefore, redirects to theadgateway.com can result in high-risk adware or malware infections.

Another downside is display of intrusive advertisements. PUPs deliver pop-up, coupon, banner, and other similar ads that conceal underlying content, thereby significantly diminishing the browsing experience. They might also lead to malicious websites and even accidental clicks can result in further computer infections.

Furthermore, browsing activity is monitored, since PUPs continually gather IP addresses, URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, and other information that might be personally identifiable. This collected data is later shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals).

Therefore, the presence of information-tracking apps might lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. For these reasons, uninstall PUPs immediately.

The Internet is full of PUPs, all of which are virtually identical. By offering various 'useful features', they attempt to give the impression of legitimacy, however, these programs are designed only to generate revenue for the developers, whilst regular users receive no significant value.

PUPs cause unwanted redirects (thereby increasing traffic of certain websites), deliver intrusive advertisements (via the "Pay Per Click" advertising model), and continually gather various user-system information (which is later sold to third parties).

How did adware install on my computer?

As mentioned above, developers proliferate PUPs by employing a deceptive marketing method called "bundling". Developers know that users often rush the download/installation processes and skip steps. Therefore, information regarding modification of browser settings is hidden within the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings. Skipping this section often leads to inadvertent installation of rogue programs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent infiltration of PUPs, be very cautious when downloading and installing software. Carefully analyze each step using the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings and decline offers to download/install additional applications. The key to computer safety is caution.

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Quick menu:

• What is theadgateway.com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted programs, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes theadgateway.com redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the theadgateway.com pop-up, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the theadgateway.com pop-up, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with theadgateway.com pop-up removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the theadgateway.com pop-up, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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