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Suddenly Search.coupons.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.
Search.coupons.com has been classified as browser hijacker. It is kind of impossible not to notice when a browser hijacker has been installed on your PC because the modifications it makes to your browser settings are hard to miss. The main changes affect your default homepage and search provider as they will be replaced with Search.coupons.com shortly after it has accessed your browser. After this explanation we hope it is obvious for you that if you seeing Search.coupons.com when launching your browser, you are dealing with a browser hijacker. You should not let such an infection remain on your PC because it is invasive and will expose your system to a number of dangerous threats. Do not waste any time and erase Search.coupons.com right away.
How did I get infected with?
Same as adware and other potentially unwanted programs, browser hijackers are not distributed officially and they surely do not manifest their infiltration into the system. Very often, when you install free applications you found on dubious file sharing websites, in one of the installation steps it says that by installing the particular app you also agree to change your homepage to Search.coupons.com. Note that this information will be provided to you only if you have selected Custom/Advanced installation option. Remember to do that if you want to be able to decline the setup of additional programs and the alterations to your browser settings.
Why is this dangerous?
Search.coupons.com installs itself on all the main web browsers – Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, so do not bother changing your default one as it will not help you. Once it has taken over your browser, you will have no choice but to use Search.coupons.com when you surf the web. The thing that should make an impression on you is that Search.coupons.com uses Bing search engine. It is not considered to be one of the reliable search providers, and combined with the dubious homepage, there is nothing good that you can expect. Sponsored search results and annoying third-party ads will occupy your browser and will try to redirect you to malicious websites. Do not let that happen, ignore any ads you will see on the web pages you browse, do not use the search engine and delete the hijacker right away.
How to Remove Search.coupons.com virus
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Search.coupons.com 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.
The Search.coupons.com adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.
STEP 1: Uninstall Search.coupons.com from Add\Remove Programs
STEP 2: Clean Search.coupons.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer
STEP 3: Permanently Remove Search.coupons.com leftovers from the System
STEP 1 : Uninstall Search.coupons.com from your computer
- Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window
- Type “appwiz.cpl” – locate the unwanted application and uninstall it.
- Repeat the above procedure, but this time type “regedit“
- Navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
- Modify the string with a value data as per your desired homepage.
- Again Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window
- type “msconfig“
- Go to the Startup Tab
- Under “command” look for something like “cmd.exe /c start http://Search.coupons.com”
- Untick the box and click apply to stop it running at startup.
STEP 2 : Remove Search.coupons.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE
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Open Google Chrome
- In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
- Remove the Search.coupons.com by clicking on the little recycle bin
- Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind
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Open Mozilla Firefox
- Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
- Disable the unwanted Extension
- Go to Help
- Then Troubleshoot information
- Click on Reset Firefox
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Open Internet Explorer
- On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
- Click on Internet options
- go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
- Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset
- Restart Internet Explorer
How to Permanently Remove Search.coupons.com Virus (automatic) Removal Guide
To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.