Remove Coupnoon Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Coupnoon is a nasty adware application created with the single purpose to generate profit for its developers. You will know that this programs has infiltrated your PC because it manifests itself by displaying countless pop-up, banner, and other ads on your screen every time you are on the Internet. These ads will mainly be coupons and different shopping deals the goal of which is to convince you that Coupnoon is a tool that will help you save money when you buy things online. You can be certain that the application will not do such a thing. On the contrary, it will put your virtual security at risk because of the third-party content the ads promote. You should remember that it is essential to refrain from clicking Coupnoon ads and that the best thing you could do with the application is to remove it from the system as soon as possible.

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How did I get infected with?

Coupnoon is an application that you would not willingly install on your PC not only because it is unreliable, but also because this is not possible. Coupnoon is not provided with an official representative website, so it cannot be downloaded. The application can only be acquired by downloading freeware it is attached to or by clicking random pop-up ads. Both of these may initiate the setup of Coupnoon and other adware applications. For this reason, you should be very careful with the content you acquire and the ads you click on the web because you never know what you may come across. You should always pay close attention to all setup steps when you install software because they may contain information about additional programs. Make sure you decline any such programs because will surely be unreliable.

Why are these ads dangerous?

You learned already that Coupnoon has been created to help its developers earn money. This happens with the help of the third-party ads the application displays. Its creators get paid by the third-party advertisers to promote their products and services, and then they receive even more money for every ad that is clicked. Unfortunately, whenever you interact with Coupnoon ads, you will be redirected to potentially dangerous websites belonging to the third-party advertisers. They are anonymous, which means that there is no guarantee whether their content is safe or not. Thus, not only will you help the developers of Coupnoon become richer by clicking the displayed ads, but you also risk infecting your system with malware. Think carefully whether you want this to happen because of some item you saw at a cheaper price, which item will most probably be fictitious. Avoid Coupnoon ads as much as possible and erase the application before any adverse consequences take place.

How Can I Remove Coupnoon Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Coupnoon from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Coupnoon from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Coupnoon from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl

Locate the Coupnoon 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 Coupnoon 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.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

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

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  • Close IE

Permanently Remove Coupnoon 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.

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