Remove PriceChopper Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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PriceChopper may try to seduce you with coupons and exclusive deals for your favorite web stores, but you should not fall for them because they are fake. PriceChopper is simply another adware program that aims to trick you into clicking the ads it displays as this way it earns money for its developers. Do not let yourself be deceived by PriceChopper ads because they could put your virtual security at serious risk. It will be difficult not to notice the ads because they will appear in great numbers on every website you enter. They will also appear in various forms such as pop-ups, in-text ads, web banners, and others. No matter how they show up on your screen, you should ignore them as much as possible in order not to put your PC in danger. As soon as you start seeing ads by PriceChopper, take measures to remove the adware program because the ads will not disappear on their own. Continue reading to find out how to deal with the PriceChopper adware and stop the appearance of potentially dangerous ads.

How did I get infected with?

Although it will try to convince you that the ads it displays are genuine and that you will surely benefit if you click them, you should not trust PriceChopper. There is nothing beneficial you could expect from an application that does not even have an official website. It is simply a dubious adware program that relies on questionable distribution tactics to get installed on users’ computers. It is very likely that PriceChopper has infiltrated your PC bundled with free programs you have recently acquired. This is a common way of distributing adware and other infections, so do not be surprised if there is more than one unwanted programs on your PC. It is also possible that you clicked some ads you saw on the web or opened spam emails and clicked links or attachments you saw in them. These are also very common distribution methods malware developers use. All in all, you should be very careful while you are on the web if you want to keep infections away from your PC.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Once PriceChopper gets installed on your system, it will start monitoring your online activity in order to determine your browsing habits. If you use the Internet on daily basis, it will not be long before you start seeing ads that promote deals for products you have viewed. This is due to the fact that these ads are based on information that has been collected during your browsing sessions. Visited websites, time you spent on them, ads you clicked, this is all recorded and used to make the displayed ads more appealing. However, do not be fooled to think that PriceChopper is trying to help you save money on your online purchases because that is not the case at all. All PriceChopper is trying to do is to get you to click as many of its ads as possible because this way more money will be generated for its creators. Unfortunately, that is not the only thing that will happen if you click PriceChopper ads. The other thing you can expect from them is to get redirected to affiliate websites belonging to the program’s third-party sponsors. These affiliate web pages could be created by cyber criminals whose goal is to spread malware. Hence, landing on such a website can result in infecting your system with malware. Prevent that from happening by avoiding PriceChopper ads and deleting the program displaying them right away.

How Can I Remove PriceChopper Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete PriceChopper from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove PriceChopper from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall PriceChopper from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the PriceChopper 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 PriceChopper 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 PriceChopper 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.