Coupons Pop-up Ads Removal

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Coupons is a malicious adware application. It’s ad-supported, which is why it’s quite meddlesome. The infection does not allow you to make a single online move, without interference. It intrudes on your browsing, non-stop. The tool redirects you to suspicious third-party links. It floods you with ads – pop-up, in-text, banner. You cannot even touch your browser without getting bombarded. And, don’t think anything, you see, is random. Oh, no. All the intrusions that get forced on you got chosen for you, and you alone. The tool picked them in accordance with your interests. If you’re wondering how the program has any notion of what intrigues you, simple. It spies on you. The Coupons tool studies your browsing activities before it begins to mess with them. As soon as it invades, it starts to keep an eye on everything you do. Once it gets to know you better, an avalanche of intrusions comes your way. The tool throws you into an utter whirlwind of issues. Open your browser? Find your homepage and search engine switched. Open a new tab? Get redirected. Type in a search? Get redirected. And, at every turn, you get flooded with a variety of ads. No matter how appealing you find them, do NOT click a single one! Trust neither the links nor the ads. Everything, Coupons throws your way, is malicious and unreliable. Do your best to ignore the incessant stream of interference. Or, better yet, make it stop! Get rid of the Coupons program the first chance you get! Do yourself a favor, and don’t waste time. The sooner you delete it, the better. The tool has NO place on your computer.

How did I get infected with?

Coupons turned to the old but gold means of invasion to access your PC. In fact, the tool gets you to install it, all while keeping you clueless. It’s quite masterful in its deception. The program preys on your carelessness, and gets you to give it the green light. It asks whether you agree to admit it into your system. And, proceeds with admission, only if you give your approval. So, do you remember the exchange? How did you say YES to an infection, and not realize it? Well, as stated, the adware is quite masterful with its trickery. It’s sly and uses a variety of methods to dupe you. The most common one is freeware. It provides, arguably, the easiest entry point. That’s because, users throw caution to the wind, when installing it. For reasons unknown, they decide to rely on luck. Instead of doing their due diligence, they rush and leave their fate to chance. They skip the terms and conditions, and agree to everything in blind faith. Well, that’s how you get stuck with a tool, like Coupons. So, don’t choose carelessness over caution! It’s a one-way street to infections. Be thorough. Take the time to do your research. Vigilance goes a long way. Remember that next time, you’re dealing with freeware.

Why is this dangerous?

The Coupons application claims to offer great deals. It promises information on the best online deals and bargains. And, of course, coupons. It all sounds well and dandy, but it’s not true. These are empty promises, and the tool falls short on each one. It’s all part of the infection’s advertisement campaign. Don’t buy the lies. Look past the marketing, and the sugary layer of deception! Acknowledge the program for what it is! A malicious, damaging adware infection. The Coupons tool brings no positives your way. Expect only headaches, annoyance, and regret. What’s more, the infection also takes aim at your private information. That’s right. The adware jeopardizes your security. It follows programming to steal your personal and financial details. And, then, expose what it stole to the people behind it. In other words, cyber criminals with questionable intentions. Don’t let that scenario unfold. Protect yourself. Delete the infection as soon as you become aware of its existence. Don’t grant it the time it needs to wreck everything. The adware’s prompt removal earns you the gratitude of your future self.

How to Remove Coupons virus

The Coupons 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 Coupons 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 Coupons in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Coupons startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Coupons 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 Coupons 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 Coupons 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 Coupons traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Coupons 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 Coupons

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 Coupons, 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 Coupons 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 Coupons 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.