Remove Dirty Tinder Malware

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Dirty Tinder Malware displays various adverts that are related to porn and adult websites. It is an aggressive adware parasite which can ruin your user experience, as well as get you in serious trouble. Dirty Tinder follows programming to corrupt your web browsers and to open them to targeted ads and surveillance. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge; there is no immune program. The adware alters their settings and throws you into a whirlwind of reshuffles. This parasite monitors your browsing habits and floods your browser with targeted ads. It injects adverts on every website you visit. You would notice that even web pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on in-text and banner ads. Pop-up and push-up notifications cover your screen every time you as much as touch your browser. Even your online videos get paused for commercial breaks. That’s right; it’s the adware. This parasite gets paid when you click on its adverts. Thus, it floods you with numerous advertisements. If you, however, refuse to click, the parasite gets even more aggressive. It increases the number of its adverts, as well as starts browser redirection. The adware loads third-party websites directly in new tabs and windows. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any web page out there may pop-up on your screen? Dirty Tinder tends to advertise pornographic websites. It displays various adult content, but it’s also very likely to redirect you to deceptive and scam websites. Do not put up with this aggressive invader. Spare yourself many future headaches, remove this parasite ASAP. The sooner Dirty Tinder is gone, the better!

How did I get infected with?

Torrents, spam emails, fake updates, software bundles; there are myriads of ways for Dirty Tinder to reach your computer. If you, however, take a closer look at these distribution methods, you would realize that they spread the parasite, but they don’t install it. The adware cannot get installed without your (the user’s) approval. No permission, no admission. It sounds simple, yet, there is a catch. If you act recklessly, if you rush and don’t pay attention to the red flags, you are very likely to install the adware. This sneaky parasite lurks in the shadows and waits for you to make a mistake. It preys on your naivety. Don’t give it a chance to strike. Do not give into naivety. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. Only your caution can keep your device secure and virus-free. Don’t visit shady websites. Download software from reputable sources only. And, forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” installation strategy. Most of the apps we download off the Web come bundled with bonus programs. The extras, as you can imagine, are often parasites. To prevent the unwanted extras from installing, use the advanced/custom setup option. Don’t rush. Make sure you know what you are installing. Read the terms and conditions before you agree to them. If you cannot spare enough time to go through the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Don’t be lazy. Remember that even a little extra caution goes a long way. Always take the time to do your due diligence!

Why is this dangerous?

Dirty Tinder causes various problems. It is behind your system’s underperformance and browser crashes. It may also cause Internet connection instabilities. The adware takes a toll on your system, but it also threatens to steal sensitive information. Dirty Tinder spies on you from the moment it invades. This parasite knows your browsing habits, preferences, and needs. And it doesn’t keep this information to itself. When it collects enough data, it sends it to a remote server. Anyone willing to pay can access and use the information there. Numerous crooks are more than happy to open their wallets. They use the gathered data to create customized ads. They would then push their irresistible ads to your browser. The crooks show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. Dirty Tinder is very likely to redirect you to phony, deceptive, and even infected websites. This parasite jeopardizes both your security and privacy. Do not underestimate the situation. Dirty Tinder is deceptive, menacing, and very dangerous. It has no place on your computer. Remove it before it gets a chance to lure you into an online trap!

How to Remove Dirty Tinder virus

The Dirty Tinder infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Dirty Tinder 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: Track down Dirty Tinder in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Dirty Tinder startup location

STEP 3: Delete Dirty Tinder traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Dirty Tinder in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Dirty Tinder startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Dirty Tinder virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Dirty Tinder traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Dirty Tinder by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Dirty Tinder

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Dirty Tinder, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Dirty Tinder argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Dirty Tinder Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.