Remove Coolbuy Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Coolbuy is classified as adware. This potentially unwanted program slithers its way into your system by means of deception and finesse, and once it latches on, it wreaks all kinds of havoc. Shortly after infection, the tool commences a full-on bombardment of pop-up advertisements. The ads show up every single time you try to go online, and interrupt your browsing experience. The only way to stop this obnoxious disturbance is to get rid of the adware program altogether. If not, brace yourself for a whole bunch of troubles. Due to the pop-ups’ continuous appearance, your computer’s performance slows down to a crawl. Also, you start experiencing frequent system crashes. But these problems will seem like non-issues compared to the fact that Coolbuy jeopardizes your personal and financial information. That’s right. The application attempts to steal your private details and hand them to unknown third parties. Make no mistake! If you don’t remove it from your PC immediately after the first ad pops up, it will succeed in its endeavors. Don’t gamble with your privacy! Delete Coolbuy as soon as you possibly can!

How did I get infected with?

Since Coolbuy is required to ask for your permission before it installs itself on your computer, it has come up with an entire array of tricks it can use to get it. The application resorts to the old but gold methods of invasion. That includes hiding behind spam email attachments, corrupted links, or websites or posing as a bogus system or program update, like Adobe Flash Player or Java. However, the tool’s most preferred and most commonly used way of infiltration is by far through freeware. That’s because users don’t pay nearly as enough attention as they should during its install, which provides possibly the easiest entry point to your system. For some reason, users seem to think that skipping to read the terms and conditions, and just agreeing to everything is a grand idea. Well, it’s not. This is a horrendous idea unless you WISH to end up with adware. Do not give into carelessness! If you allow haste, distraction, and naivety to be your guide, don’t be surprised when they lead you to regret. Pay more attention and don’t rush, and maybe you won’t get stuck with a malicious, intrusive, and damaging program like Coolbuy.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Coolbuy’s selling point is that it’s a helpful tool that helps you save money. However, once you look past the sugary layer of advertising, it’s quite evident that this tool does NOT help you save money, but rather uses you to make money. According to marketing, the application gives you information on various deals and bargains, and provides you with coupons for various online sales. It does so via the never-ending waterfall of ads that pop up each time you attempt to browse the web. What marketing does not tell you is that these ads are extremely unreliable. If you click on a single one, by accident or choice, you WILL end up unwillingly installing more malware. But even the threat of more unwanted malware won’t be your biggest concern. As was already stated, Coolbuy places your privacy in severe jeopardy by spying on you. As soon as the application infects your system, it starts to keep track of your browsing habits and catalog your every move. It continues to keep and eye on you and keep thorough records of your actions until it determines that it has gathered enough data from you. After that, it proceeds to send this collected information to the unknown individuals who published the tool. Once it falls into their hands, they can use it as they see fit, and there’s nothing you can do to stop them. Just try to imagine the repercussions of strangers with wicked intentions having access to your private life. Are you willing to take such a tremendous risk? Think long and hands before you answer.

How Can I Remove Coolbuy Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Coolbuy from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Coolbuy from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Coolbuy from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Coolbuy 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 Coolbuy from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by 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 any unknown 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 Coolbuy Leftovers

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