Remove DealScout Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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DealScout is a potentially unwanted adware program. It’s quite the hazardous application, and it will cause you an abundance of damages if you let it. So, don’t let it. As soon as the tool throws its first pop-up advertisement your way, take action. Don’t dilly-dally! Find where the PUP is lurking on your PC, and remove it immediately. If you don’t, and decide to let it be and put up with its shenanigans, you WILL regret it. Each additional second you grant the program, it will use to cause you distress. It will flood you with pop-ups, slow down your computer, cause frequent system crashes, place a malware threat upon you, and jeopardize your privacy. Oh, yes. The tool will not hesitate to overwhelm both you and your system with all kinds of grievances and unpleasantries. Don’t allow that to happen. Protect yourself and your computer, and get rid of DealScout as soon as the opportunity presents itself. Don’t make the wrong choice. Make the right one, and delete the tool at once.

How did I get infected with?

Let’s try something, shall we? Try to remember when you agreed to install DealScout. Think about the exact moment you approved the application’s installation. Can you pinpoint it? Can you see yourself saying ‘Yes’? No? Well, that’s hardly a surprise. Most users can’t. That’s because PUPs like DealScout sneak in undetected by resorting to trickery and subtlety. They prey on your carelessness, naivety, and haste and dupe you into allowing them in without you even realize it. And, by the time you do become aware of the infection, it’s already too late as the damage is already done. The application tends to slither its way in by hitching a ride with freeware or spam email attachments, corrupted links or websites. It can also pretend to be a fake update, like Java or Adobe Flash Player. If you wish to keep  DealScout away from your system, make sure to be extra attentive and don’t give into gullibility. And, don’t rush! Remember, a little extra caution today can save you a lot of troubles tomorrow.

Why are these ads dangerous?

DealScout tries to sell itself as a trustworthy and useful application. It claims that if you trust in it, you can increase your savings. How? Well, via its fantastic offers. Supposedly, the tool provides you with an endless stream of coupons and news of all the best deals and bargains circling the web. That sounds unbelievable, doesn’t it? Too bad there’s more to it than meets the eye. There’s a catch. The money-saving information the tool displays is shown via the never-ending waterfall of pop-up advertisements. So, to take advantage of the incredible-looking offers, you have to press the pop-ups that display them. Do NOT do that! If you click on even a single ad, you will be severely sorry for it! Why? Well, the program’s pop-ups are immensely unreliable. They’re bundled with all kinds of freeware, which you release on your computer by clicking on them. So, don’t. Ignore the ads as best as you can, and you’ll avoid dealing with even more unwanted malevolent tools wreaking havoc on your PC. But since the malware threat won’t be your biggest issue, courtesy of DealScout, there’s an even better course of action you can take. Delete the program immediately after the first ad pops up! That way you’ll also not be exposed to a grave security risk, and your financial and personal information won’t fall into the clutches of strangers with questionable intentions. Do yourself a favor, and remove DealScout the first chance you get. You have everything to gain from its deletion, and hardly anything to lose.

How Can I Remove DealScout Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete DealScout from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove DealScout from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall DealScout from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the DealScout 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 DealScout 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 DealScout 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.