Remove Shine Saver Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Shine Saver is yet another unoriginal adware-type parasite with a fancy name that you should keep an eye out for when browsing the Web. This thing strictly follows the typical adware pattern – it promises various functionalities, it dramatically fails to do what it was supposed to do, it usually travels the Web in silence and it brings upon you a rich bouquet of threats. Now, even though adware is rightfully considered the least virulent type of online infections, there is nothing safe about Shine Saver. Viruses don’t tend to become any less malicious as time passes so keeping this pest of a program on board would be a terrible, terrible idea. Since the moment Shine Saver sneaks into your computer system, it effectively begins to modify your browser settings (without any permission or authorization) and quickly demolishes your browser experience even though it was originally supposed to bring to you “incredible deals, exclusive savings, access to discounts & freebies”. Remember, this is a virus. Behinds its alluring facade lies a troublesome infection whose ONE goal is go generate web traffic thus helping hackers gain profit online. You see, your shopping experience was never really a past of the picture. Money was. Once this parasite gets installed, you should get prepared for a never-ending parade of random pop-ups, random pop-unders, unwanted banners, worthless interstitial ads, video ads and many more types of web links till the moment your nerves are put to the ultimate test as you will hardly be able to even see the websites you’re attempting to visit. What all these advertisements have in common is the fact they are utterly unreliable and, of course, utterly useless. Being an ad-supported program, Shine Saver generates many corrupted links among the safe ones and there is no telling which is which unless you click the ad. However, choosing the wrong ad will automatically install malware and compromise your already compromised machine much further. This is a nasty game of cyber Russian roulette that you simply cannot win so why would you jeopardize your safety by keeping Shine Saver on board? It is not a risk worth taking. Make sure you avoid all pop-ups displayed on your PC screen including some questionable program updates forced on you by the virus. Keep in mind that you’re dealing with hackers here; they usually don’t miss opportunities to cause you damage. In addition to the already quite long list of malicious traits exhibited by Shine Saver, it also sneakily monitors your browser-related activities so now your private life online is no longer private. That poses the immense danger of various financial scams or, the absolute worst case scenario, identity theft. Just to top it all, the parasite also slows your PC speed to a crawl and this entire hassle happens without a single benefit for you. Need any more reasons to get rid of Shine Saver?

How did I get infected with?

The most popular infiltration method hackers apply in order to spread their malicious parasites online (Shine Saver included) is bundled freeware/shareware. If you have the habit of downloading illegitimate program bundles from unverified websites, you should know that this is a particularly convenient method for crooks to get your computer infested with parasites. We assume that’s not your ideal situation, so our advice is to always take your time when installing software and make sure you remain attentive and careful throughout the whole process. Don’t skip installation steps because you might also be skipping opportunities to deny some virulent infection access to your machine. Adware-type programs are just a small part of the many kinds of viruses that travel the Web bundled so unless you’re actively trying to infect your PC, you will be cautious. Also, stay away from random third-party web links, spam messages from unknown senders, spam email-attachments, etc. because, more often than not, they are malicious as well.

Why are these ads dangerous?

The Shine Saver ads, as we mentioned already, are impressively annoying. Not only do they cover all websites you visit but thanks to the parasite’s compatibility with three of the most commonly used browsers out there, their presence can’t remain unnoticed. After you get tricked into installing the virus, Shine Saver adds a browser extension to Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox so now none of your browsers is reliable. Even if the pile of discounts, deals, best prices, price comparisons, coupons, etc. seems appealing to you, you should restrain yourself from clicking anything you see on the computer screen because if the parasite displays a web link, hackers want you to see it. You’re already aware of the fact that crooks aren’t famous for taking care of your cyber security, right? Don’t be gullible enough to trust a PC virus because there is no parallel universe in which this program’s presence doesn’t put you in danger. In addition to the corrupted commercials Shine Saver bombards you with, it also collects IP addresses, email addresses, passwords and usernames, monitors you browsing history and search queries and you know exactly where this entire information goes, don’t you? Hackers usually sell the data collected to third parties thus putting your privacy in a serious danger but as you can see, this time their revenue comes solely as your expense. To put an end to all issues Shine Saver brought upon you, please follow the detailed manual removal guide you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Shine Saver Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Shine Saver from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Shine Saver from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Shine Saver from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Shine Saver 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 Shine Saver 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 Shine Saver 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.