ExpoDating Removal Guide

ExpoDating may look like the perfect tool for browsing online dating websites, but that is not the case. Our researchers have classified it as adware and recommend that you remove it. First of all, this application will not provide you with the service you might expect it to provide, secondly, as an adware-type program it will show many third-party ads, and some of them can be questionable. Also, this app is set to collect information about you to tailor the ads and make more money. Make no mistake, this program’s main purpose is to make money at the expense of your computer’s security.

Like most adware we encounter these days, ExpoDating has been published by a company called Flatiron Media Ltd. This recently emerged company has been stirring up trouble for the past three months now and since its inception, it has released many ad-supported programs that include SlateBeauty, BabyMegs, Flexible Family, and much more. If this trend continues, then we will count this company’s releases not in the dozens, but in the hundreds. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to deny Flatiron Media Ltd the means to exploit unwary users. For this reason, we have to delve into this adware’s distribution methods.

Our researchers have discovered that this particular adware is distributed much like its predecessors. The distribution channels include a dedicated website that hosts its standalone installer and software bundling which makes ExpoDating’s range of dissemination quite wide as it can be featured on many freeware distributing websites. Furthermore, this application is known to be promoted using other adware programs and browser hijackers that provide the link to Expodating.com, this program’s main website. Our researchers have discovered that it is bundled with the InstallCore installer which means that it comes bundled with questionable software by default. Researchers say that this installer may contain adware, browser hijackers, and potentially unwanted software. So you must check your computer for additional unwanted programs and uninstall them.

Of course, the most important aspect about ExpoDating is its functionality which we are going to analyze in greater detail. Our malware analysts have tested this program and found that it displays its advertisements using two methods. It features a dedicated advertising window which might also be called its GUI. This advertising window is browser-based, so it loads its promoted website in a large window, but you can close it whenever you want. Note that this window will open at random. The second method for displaying advertisements is via Internet Explorer. This adware reconfigures this browser to open at random as well and load different promoted websites. However, we want to stress that this program’s promoted websites may be used for phishing and scamming, so we do not recommend trusting any of them.

Privacy is also a matter of great concern because ExpoDating is configured to collect non-personally identifiable information about you. Nevertheless, this information is relevant because it serves to customize the advertisements and helps make more money. The information this program can collect includes, but is not limited to IP address, approximate geographical location, ISP, browsing history, and certain information about your computer. So if you do not want this information to get into the hands of unknown shady advertisers, then you should remove this adware from your computer.

So in conclusion, this application serves no purpose other than to subject you to promoted websites that may be unreliable and outright dangerous. Furthermore, this program may collect information about you and use it to further advance the agenda of this program’s developers and make them more money. So ExpoDating will not help you browse online dating websites from your desktop because it does not have such a function. However it might promote a legitimate dating website once in a while, but that is all it is capable of doing. If you want to remove this application, then please follow the instructions we have provided at the bottom. Our researchers say that uninstalling it via Control Panel is enough to stop the ads from appearing, but it may leave some registry keys, so we recommend that you use our recommended antimalware to clear them from the Windows Registry.

Removal guide

Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Select Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find the program and click Uninstall.

Windows 7/Vista

1. Click Start.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a program.
4. Find the application.
5. Click Uninstall.

Windows 8/8.1

1. Right-click the Start screen button and select Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program.
3. Find the malicious program and Uninstall it.

Windows 10

1. Type Control Panel in the search bar located on the Taskbar.
2. Go to Uninstall a program and find the adware.
3. Right-click on it.
4. Click Uninstall.