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Suddenly Search.mycouponsxp.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.
Search.mycouponsxp.com is a browser hijacker that will modify your browser settings and will set itself as your default homepage, search engine, and new tab. Since it tends to act rather sneaky, you will not know that such an infection has found its way to your PC until you launch your browser and discover Search.mycouponsxp.com in the place of your homepage. When that happens, you should not wait long to take measures for the removal of the infection because it may expose you to great dangers. Search.mycouponsxp.com will provide you with compromised search results, so using this search tool is not advisable. What is more, if Search.mycouponsxp.com appears as your homepage, you can be certain that the My Coupons XP adware is also residing on your PC because the two of them are closely connected. Hence, you will also be presented with numerous potentially dangerous ads every time you are on the web. All in all, the appearance of Search.mycouponsxp.com on your browser is a clear sign that you should do a better job at maintaining your system and that you should take immediate measures to remove all infections from it.
How did I get infected with?
Although it may sound odd that an unwanted program has been installed on your PC and has changed your browser settings to replace your default homepage with another one without you noticing, this is exactly what happened and you should know that it happens often to many computer users. For its distribution My Coupons XP, and Search.mycouponsxp.com respectively, rely on the notorious method known as software bundling. Most of the unwanted programs reach users’ computers thanks to it because it relies on users’ carelessness, and users are surely careless about what they do on the web. The most common mistake that is done is to download software from unknown file-sharing websites without bothering to do a research on the apps are going to be downloaded, and also without paying attention to the installation process. During this process the setup wizard usually displays information about additionally installed programs and gives the opportunity for them to be disabled. Users are usually in a hurry and miss this chance, and that is how they end up with browser hijackers, adware, and other infections on their computer. Choose carefully what you download to your computer if you do not want to have similar problems in future.
Why is this dangerous?
Once Search.mycouponsxp.com is up and running, you will be presented with two things – a new homepage and search engine, and numerous coupons for online shopping websites. The coupons might make you think twice about removing the new homepage because you will surely be deceived to think that they will help you save money. Unfortunately, that is not true because all coupons and discount deals actually contain links to third-party websites to which you will be sent if you click them. The websites you will land on are very likely to be malicious, so it is not a good idea to let yourself be routed to them. The situation is the same with the search results Search.mycouponsxp.com will display. They are sponsored and will again lead you to potentially dangerous web pages, which will result in letting nasty infections enter your system. You could imagine what the consequences of that will be – frequent system crashes may start occurring, you may lose data and eventually money because the infections will spy on you and will record information such as account details and passwords. Do your best to prevent that from happening by eliminating the Search.mycouponsxp.com hijacker and the adware associated with it.
How to Remove Search.mycouponsxp.com virus
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Search.mycouponsxp.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.mycouponsxp.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.mycouponsxp.com from Add\Remove Programs
STEP 2: Clean Search.mycouponsxp.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer
STEP 3: Permanently Remove Search.mycouponsxp.com leftovers from the System
STEP 1 : Uninstall Search.mycouponsxp.com from your computer
Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window
Type “regedit”
navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.
STEP 2 : Remove Search.mycouponsxp.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.mycouponsxp.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.mycouponsxp.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.