Remove Cheapster Ads (Permanent Removal)

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The free Cheapster browser add-on claims to provide you with the cheapest online offers and thus help you save money. Once it gets installed on your system, the application will start presenting you with online deals and coupons for a variety of online shopping websites. Unfortunately, there is a great chance that these will be unreliable because Cheapster is ad-supported. Such programs should not be trusted as they could implement some unwanted changes to the system and eventually infect it with malware. Therefore, if you care about your virtual security, you should delete the add-on from your system as soon as possible.

How did I get infected with Cheapster?

Programs like Cheapster are not likely to be distributed in an official manner and this is why they get installed on the system bundled with free applications. When users download free software from infamous file sharing websites, they should expect to receive a bunch of other programs as well. They might or might not be informed about the installation. Whatever the case, it is important to complete all setup steps carefully and to be choosy with the sources of freeware..

Why are Cheapster ads dangerous?

The first thing you will notice about ads by Cheapster is how attractive they are. They are made this way consciously, with the idea to tempt you to click on them as much as possible. Once you do that, you will be taken to online shopping websites with suspiciously low prices. Make sure you do not purchase anything and do not share your credit card details because they might be recorded and used by cyber criminals to steal your money. Moreover, the web page will surely be fake, so you will not receive any of the products you purchase. Although it would have been great if Cheapster was a genuine add-on, it is not and deleting it is what you have to do to avoid adverse consequences.

How Can I Remove Cheapster Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Cheapster 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: Uninstall Cheapster from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Disable Cheapster from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Cheapster from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Cheapster from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Cheapster program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Cheapster from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extensionby clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove the unwanted add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Cheapster Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, I recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.