Remove Ads by Coupon Alert
What is Coupon Alert?
Coupon Alert (also known as CouponAlert) is a suspicious browser add-on, which promises to help for its users save the money. Unfortunately, but it can hardly be true because this application is one of those tools that are used for affiliate marketing. To be more precise, we should say that we haven’t been capable of finding a person who managed to save the money with a help of this program. That’s because each of its alerts is filled with predetermined links that are mostly used to redirect people to affiliate websites. For catching people’s attention, this program starts tracking people’s browsing activity. Beware that Coupon Alert may start collecting information about your mostly visited websites, data that you enter on each of these sites, search terms that you use. your PC’s IP address, location, etc. Yes, this information is not considered ‘personally identifiable’ but you should still be very careful with those programs that are capable of collecting it. If Coupon Alert redirects and predetermined pop-up ads have been bothering you for a while, you should double check your computer for this program that has already been labeled as ‘potentially unwanted program’ and adware. For its removal we recommend you to use ReimageIntego, which will help you to make sure that all potentially unwanted programs and even viruses are gone.
How can Coupon Alert hijack my computer?
No matter how hard you may try, such programs like this one may show up on your computer out of nowhere. That’s because they are actively spread using ‘bundling’. ‘Bundling’ is a distribution method, which relies on freeware and shareware, so if you have been actively downloading such programs to your computer, there is no surprise that Coupon Alert has already infiltrated your computer behind your back. For staying safe, you should try to be very careful when downloading such programs as download managers, PDF creators, video streaming software, etc. to your computer. Please, don’t be inattentive when installing such programs because they may be filled with various ‘optional components’ that you don’t need. In order to see what is hiding in the application, you should always select Custom or Advanced installation method that reveals this. In addition, you should uncheck all suspicious check marks that claim that you want to download browser add-ons, browser plugins, extensions and toolbars. Otherwise, you may fall for downloading Coupon Alert virus to your computer. If you think that it has already infiltrated it, you have two options – you can either ignore its continuous pop-up notifications and deal with them or you can remove this program and get rid of its ads. For that we recommend using Automatic removal option that will help you to see all suspicious programs that may be hiding together with this PUP.
How to remove Coupon Alert virus?
No matter that Coupon Alert is technically not considered malware, it may be used for various questionable and sometimes even dangerous activities. In order to avoid them, you should follow this guide and get rid of this application.
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To remove Coupon Alert ads, follow these steps:
Remove Coupon Alert from Windows systems
To remove Ads by Coupon Alert from Windows 10/8 machines, please follow these steps:
- Enter Control Panel into Windows search box and hit Enter or click on the search result.
- Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
- From the list, find entries related to Ads by Coupon Alert (or any other recently installed suspicious program).
- Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
- If User Account Control shows up, click Yes.
- Wait till uninstallation process is complete and click OK.
If you are Windows 7/XP user, proceed with the following instructions:
- Click on Windows Start > Control Panel located on the right pane (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
- In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.
- Pick the unwanted application by clicking on it once.
- At the top, click Uninstall/Change.
- In the confirmation prompt, pick Yes.
- Click OK once the removal process is finished.
Eliminate Coupon Alert from Mac OS X system
If your macOS is displaying some infection symptoms, proceed with the following guide:
Remove Ads by Coupon Alert from Applications folder:
- From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
- In the Applications folder, look for Ads by Coupon Alert-related entries.
- Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)
To fully remove Ads by Coupon Alert, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:
- Select Go > Go to Folder.
- Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
- In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries related to Ads by Coupon Alert and then delete them.
- Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the Ads by Coupon Alert-related entries.
Get rid of Coupon Alert ads from Microsoft Edge
Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:
- Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
- From the list, pick the Ads by Coupon Alert-related extension and click on the Gear icon.
- Click on Uninstall at the bottom.
Clear cookies and other browser data:
- Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Privacy & security.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Select everything (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.
Reset MS Edge if that above steps did not work:
- Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
- Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
- Select Details tab.
- Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.
If this solution failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method. Note that you need to backup your data before proceeding.
- Find the following folder on your computer: C:\\Users\\%username%\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
- Press Ctrl + A on your keyboard to select all folders.
- Right-click on them and pick Delete
- Now right-click on the Start button and pick Windows PowerShell (Admin).
- When the new window opens, copy and paste the following command, and then press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose
Instructions for Chromium-based Edge
Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):
- Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
- Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.
Clear cache and site data:
- Click on Menu and go to Settings.
- Select Privacy and services.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Under Time range, pick All time.
- Select Clear now.
Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- On the left side, pick Reset settings.
- Select Restore settings to their default values.
- Confirm with Reset.
Delete Coupon Alert from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Remove dangerous extensions:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
- Select Add-ons.
- In here, select plugins that are related to Ads by Coupon Alert and click Remove.
Clear cookies and site data:
- Click Menu and pick Options.
- Go to Privacy & Security section.
- Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
- Click on Clear Data…
- Select Cookies and Site Data, as well as Cached Web Content and press Clear.
In case Ads by Coupon Alert did not get removed after following the instructions above, reset Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
- Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.
- Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox…
- Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox – this should complete Ads by Coupon Alert removal.
Erase Coupon Alert from Google Chrome
Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
- In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all the suspicious plugins that might be related to Ads by Coupon Alert by clicking Remove.
Clear cache and web data from Chrome:
- Click on Menu and pick Settings.
- Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
- Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
- Click Clear data.
If the above-methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the Ads by Coupon Alert-components:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
- Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
- Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Confirm with Reset settings to complete Ads by Coupon Alert removal.
Remove Coupon Alert from Safari
Remove unwanted extensions from Safari:
- Click Safari > Preferences…
- In the new window, pick Extensions.
- Select the unwanted extension related to Ads by Coupon Alert and select Uninstall.
Clear cookies and other website data from Safari:
- Click Safari > Clear History…
- From the drop-down menu under Clear, pick all history.
- Confirm with Clear History.
Reset Safari if the above-mentioned steps did not help you:
- Click Safari > Preferences…
- Go to Advanced tab.
- Tick the Show Develop menu in menu bar.
- From the menu bar, click Develop, and then select Empty Caches.
After uninstalling this potentially unwanted program (PUP) and fixing each of your web browsers, we recommend you to scan your PC system with a reputable anti-spyware. This will help you to get rid of Coupon Alert registry traces and will also identify related parasites or possible malware infections on your computer. For that you can use our top-rated malware remover: ReimageIntego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes.
Protect your privacy – employ a VPN
There are several ways how to make your online time more private – you can access an incognito tab. However, there is no secret that even in this mode, you are tracked for advertising purposes. There is a way to add an extra layer of protection and create a completely anonymous web browsing practice with the help of Private Internet Access VPN. This software reroutes traffic through different servers, thus leaving your IP address and geolocation in disguise. Besides, it is based on a strict no-log policy, meaning that no data will be recorded, leaked, and available for both first and third parties. The combination of a secure web browser and Private Internet Access VPN will let you browse the Internet without a feeling of being spied or targeted by criminals.
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