MovieDea - How to remove

MovieDea is officially listed as and adware because once installed it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers. Those ads are not only annoying, but malicious as well, so if you want to avoid further consequences you should eliminate MovieDea from your computer right now. If you have recently discovered that your computer is infected with this virus but you don’t know how to deal with it, you have come to the right place. In this article we will provide you with full instructions how to eliminate MovieDea either manually or automatically – it’s up to you which method to choose.

In case you have never done anything like this – we recommend you to remove MovieDea automatically. All you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes and then run a scan of all files stored on your computer. It should automatically detect and remove the threat just in a few moments. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed.

If you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can eliminate MovieDea manually. We have developed a step-by-step manual removal guide of MovieDea to assist you throughout this complicated process. Go down below this article and check it out. If you manage to complete all steps correctly, you will be able to eliminate MovieDea by your own.

To learn more about specific features of MovieDea please continue reading this article. If you have faced some difficulties during the removal, feel free to ask us for help in the comments section below and we will do our best to provide you with needed support.

About MovieDea adware

This application is described as useful tool that will help you to watch latest movies online for free. However, that’s not true. It will flood your web browsers with annoying advertisements. MovieDea is not very dangerous as long as you don’t click on any of those ads, but that can be a difficult thing to do because advertisements displayed by this malware cover almost all space on your screen. They can be displayed in various formats, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, contextual or banner advertisements. New tab or even window with advertisement on it can be opened on your web browser at any time as well.

It works as browser add-on that can be added to all most common web browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. Even though those advertisements displayed by MovieDea look very appealing, we don’t recommend to click on any of them because if you do so, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money this way.

MovieDea can be described as advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from all legitimate advertising networks, they use adware like this to promote their websites and drive some traffic to them. This being said, if you keep MovieDea installed on your computer, various cyber criminals can reach you right on your web browser on a daily basis and that’s very dangerous.

Distribution Methods of MovieDea adware

You can get infected with this malware simply by downloading and installing free software from the Internet. For instance, when you download and install some free application from the Internet, there is a chance that MovieDea will be downloaded and installed alongside without you even being aware of that. To avoid this happening, always keep your computer secured with reliable anti-mawlare application and try to download software only from legitimate sources.

Manual removal of MovieDea

How to remove MovieDea using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like MovieDea install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to MovieDea . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make MovieDea easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove MovieDea from macOS

Delete MovieDea from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the MovieDea app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to MovieDea and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MovieDea, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving MovieDea from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to MovieDea. Click on the trash bin icon next to MovieDea or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MovieDea, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving MovieDea from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything MovieDea related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to MovieDea, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove MovieDea from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to MovieDea. Click on the "Remove" icon next to MovieDea or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving MovieDea from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the MovieDea. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MovieDea, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal