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InsightDating is an adware-type potentially unwanted program (PUP). No, it isn’t a harmless matchmaking tool. It won’t allow you to “browse dating sites from your desktop”. And finding your match will quickly become your last concern once this parasite manages to get installed. InsightDating is extremely malicious. And it doesn’t become any less dangerous as time passes. Quite the opposite; this pest has a rich variety of tricks, issues and dangers in store for you. The problems start immediately after installation. InsightDating usually applies stealthy methods in order to get downloaded so you probably didn’t even realize it landed on your machine. As we mentioned, as soon as the virus slithers itself on board, it begins to harass you. You’re about to come across a nasty browser extension added by the parasite behind your back. Well, you didn’t really expect a PC virus to take into consideration your preferences, did you? This program is aiming for generating web traffic, not for enhancing your Internet experience. As you could imagine, InsightDating’s browser extension is responsible for the endless pile of commercials on your PC screen. The virus generates a rich variety of pop-up ads, pop-under ads, banner ads, interstitial ads, video ads, etc. and if only reading their names makes you feel dizzy, imagine seeing them on a daily basis. InsightDating displays an incredibly intrusive amount of commercials which covers all websites you visit. Or, should we say, attempt to visit because browsing the Web with a virus on board is quite a hassle. There’s only one reason why InsightDating was developed in the first place and it has nothing to do with your browsing experience. It does have a lot to do with hackers’ illegitimate profit online. Crooks use the dubious pay-per-click mechanism and other equally questionable monetizing techniques to gain revenue. However, you do not have to participate in their manipulations. All you achieve by keeping InsightDating on board is wasting your time while generating views for hackers. That means if you don’t insist on becoming their sponsor, you will uninstall the virus on the spot. Furthermore, this sneaky program also poses a danger for your privacy. According to its website, “your personal information is accessible by the InsightDating administrator(s)”. The virus also collects browsing history, search queries, IP addresses, email addresses, passwords and usernames, etc. and all of your private data gets sent straight into the hands of cyber criminals. What crooks usually do next is sell the information they steal to third parties for marketing purposes. There is simply no plausible scenario is which this whole thing doesn’t put you in constant danger. In order to protect your safety, privacy and nerves, you have to tackle the parasite.

How did I get infected with?

The Web is infested with malware. Getting your machine compromised is quite an easy thing to do and many people fall victims to hackers’ online trickery. For example, installing bundled software might infect your PC with practically all kinds of parasites imaginable. You should know that freeware/shareware bundling is currently the most popular infiltration method out there. Watch out for potential threats every single time you download such bundles. Unless you opt for the Advanced option in the Setup Wizard, you remain oblivious to the programs that land on board. There could be some extremely dangerous program attached to the safe bundled software; it’s your responsibility to deselect it on time. Having to uninstall it later on is much more problematic so don’t jeopardize your own safety. Instead, pay attention to the programs you give green light to. There is nothing to gain by rushing the installation. However, there’s definitely a lot to lose. In addition, make sure you avoid third-party commercials, spam email-attachments, spam messages from unknown senders, etc. Those are usually compromised and harmful as well.

Why are these ads dangerous?

InsightDating is a cyber infection developed by hackers to serve their malicious purposes; do you think its commercials could possible be safe? They aren’t. As mentioned, this program installs a malicious browser extension or an add-on. Just to make sure its manipulations will indeed disturb you, the parasite is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. That means it’s irrelevant which browser you prefer to use because InsightDating takes over your entire Internet experience. You’re now forced to deal with its undesirable, irritating, intrusive and pesky advertisements. It’s important to stay away from all alluring web links you might stumble across because this program only generates sponsored ads. If you trust some attractive offer or product discount, you might accidentally visit a compromised website filled with infections. Or you might get involved in a cyber scam and lose money trying to purchase a non-existent product. InsightDating is not only useless but also very harmful as well so why are you hesitating? To get rid of this nasty infection manually, please follow the detailed removal guide that you will find down below.

How Can I Remove InsightDating Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the InsightDating infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall InsightDating from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete InsightDating from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove InsightDating from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall InsightDating from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the InsightDating program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove InsightDating from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove InsightDating Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.