How to remove Dipladoks.org (Metagmae.org) on computer startup

What is Dipladoks.org

Dipladoks.org is an annoying advertising website, that opens in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Edge on Windows startup. It will then redirect browser to Metagmae.org, Newsgmae.pro or Gmaegames.pro websites, filled with obscene ads and banners with adult content, casino ads, pop-ups and self-playing videos. This is made by the virus, classified as a browser hijacker. It sets up Dipladoks.org to open on startup using standard Windows services and Command Prompt and hijacks browser shortcuts. As a result, the unwanted website will open on every Windows startup and every browser launch. We recommend you remove Dipladoks.org, using a special removal tool or fix it manually with our precise instructions.

How Dipladoks.org infected your PC

Dipladoks.org can be installed along with “bundled installation” or “drive-by downloads” of free utilities, browser add-ons, game cracks, torrents. It also may appear after visiting doubtful websites and clicking on fake alerts encouraging to update “Adobe Flash Player” or “Java”. To protect from such threats, we advise installing AdGuard ad-blocker and SpyHunter 5.

Remove Dipladoks.org manually for free

Here is a manual step-by-step tutorial for full Dipladoks.org removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of Dipladoks.org installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Remove Dipladoks.org from startup and Task Scheduler

1. Press “Windows” and “R” keys at the same time.
2. In opened dialog window type: msconfig. This will open System Configuration
3. Click on Startup tab, and inspect the list of programs running on the startup carefully. Remove entry, that contains “dipladoks.org”, “metagmae.org”, “newsgmae.pro” or “gmaegames.pro”.
4. Open Task Scheduler, by pressing “Windows + R” buttons again and typing: taskschd.msc.
5. Click on Task Scheduler Library, and inspect the list of tasks and their properties carefully.
6. Task related to Dipladoks.org will look differently, and, probably, be latest added task. Right-click on harmful task and choose Remove.

Cleaning browsers shortcuts

You can clean your browser shortcuts manually right-clicking on your browser icon, choosing “Properties” and removing hijacker address from “Target” field (leave just the path to your browser). However it is easier to use free Shortcut Cleaner from BleepingComputer. Download it here – its FREE:

Download Shortcut Cleaner

Remove programs related to Dipladoks.org from Control Panel

To start removing Dipladoks.org you should uninstall suspicious programs using Control Panel. It can be presented by any name. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10.

Remove programs related to Dipladoks.org from Windows XP:

1. Click on Start button.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find unknown or suspicious program.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove programs related to Dipladoks.org from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find unknown or suspicious program and click Uninstall.

Remove programs related to Dipladoks.org from Windows 8:

1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find unknown or suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove programs related to Dipladoks.org from Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the System tile.
4. Click Apps & features and locate unknown or suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling programs related to Dipladoks.org from Control Panel may not bring desired effect. Malware sometimes installs browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Dipladoks.org-related extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find unknown or suspicious extensions.
4. Click the trash can icon to remove them.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Choose unknown or suspicious extensions.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.
5. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove Dipladoks.org from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Dipladoks.org, please, do the following:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable unknown or suspicious extensions.
6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Dipladoks.org does not show up in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

1. Start Opera browser.
2. Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
3. Find unknown or suspicious extensions extension.
4. Click Uninstall button.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

Dipladoks.org installs setting, to hijack your browsers. Here is instruction to reset your browsers homepage, new tab and search engine to default values.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. Scroll down and find Show advanced settings link.
4. Click on it and scroll down to the bottom again.
5. Click Reset browser settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Reset Firefox… button.
4. Click Reset Firefox to confirm.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
4. Click Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

Opera Browser:

1. Close Opera and open command prompt from the start menu.
2. Type following command del %AppData%\Opera\Opera\operaprefs.ini
3. Start Opera.

How to block ads and pop-ups from Dipladoks.org

Dipladoks.org ads, in most cases, are caused by a program installed on your PC or add-on installed in browsers. However, sometimes it can appear on a clean computer when visiting a malicious website, using an advertising script. Also, apps that generate “Dipladoks.org” ads and banners are themselves installed from pop-ups. To protect your PC and browsers from phishing websites, pop-up ads, banners, malicious scripts it is recommended to use AdGuard. Download free trial here:

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Alternative way to remove adware browser extensions and reset browser settings

For safe and effective browser extension removal use avast! Browser Cleanup utility. Run it with administrator privileges and remove all extensions with bad rating including related to Dipladoks.org. You can also reset your browser settings for each of your browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

Download Avast Browser Cleanup

Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as virus like Dipladoks.org may become a real headache and break your privacy, as they are hard to remove. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of anti-malware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-spyware and anti-malware programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats like Dipladoks.org.