Ads by CouponDivine. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
What is CouponDivine?
Developed by Tuguu SL, CouponDivine is a browser add-on that supports all types of Windows and can be added to all the most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. According to the developers, this too can “Save on all purchases you make online.” So, obviously, it’s yet another ‘shopping assistant’ that is supposed to display the best discount coupons. As stated, it collaborates with the most famous international brands, so the discounts may be very handy and appealing. Nevertheless, our security experts do not recommend installing it because the coupons CouponDivine ads display can hardly save you a dollar. This application collaborates with various third parties and is set to display sponsored advertisements. The problem that it’s not very likely to a partner of such online shops as Amazon, Walmart, eBay, etc., what means that “Ads by CouponDivine” may present you with misleading discounts from doubtful third-party domains or you may be rerouted to the websites that promote questionable third-party software or try to popularize doubtful services.
In addition to that, CouponDivine virus may cause you some privacy-related issues. Users often want to know how adware-type programs manage to display customized advertisements. The truth is that the majority of adwares engage tracking cookies and collect information about their users once installed. CouponDivine adware is not an exception. It may gather information related to user’s browsing habits like, for instance, search terms, websites visited, data entered, clicks, IP address, PC’s location, email address, and so on. The problem is that all gathered information is stored and may sooner or later be transmitted to the affiliate parties who may use it for misleading advertising or even email spamming. Finally, CouponDivine ads may be accompanied by browser’s slowdowns, freezes, and crashes. Therefore, if you want to maintain your PC’s stability, prevent privacy issues, and avoid receiving misleading ads, your task is to remove CouponDivine virus from your computer right away. For this purpose, you can use Reimage or another reputable anti-spyware.
How can CouponDivine hijack my computer?
CouponDivine virus may cause redirects, ads, slowdowns, crashes, infiltration of other potentially unwanted programs and so on. Gnerally speaking, this application is not only irritating and disruptive but may also cause some serious privacy and computer-related issues. If you want to prevent CouponDivine adware and similar PUPs from entering your PC’s system, you should be more careful when installing freewares and sharewares because potentially unwanted programs (add-ons, plug-ins, toolbars, extensions) are commonly spread bundled with other free downloads. Therefore, before installing a freeware, consider whether you really need it, download it from a reliable download source, select Advanced/Custom installation option and carefully monitor the entire installation process. This way, you should notice the list of ‘optional downloads’ and be able to deselect all unfamiliar apps. Keep in mind that most reliable download sources, including Cnet, Softonic, Soft23, Download, etc. may be involved in the distribution of software bundled as well.
How to remove CouponDivine virus?
CouponDivine is a legitimate application, so it is possible to remove it manually. Nevertheless, we highly recommend you to check the system with an anti-malware in order to remove all other unwanted programs.
You can remove virus damage automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Malwarebytes MalwarebytesCombo Cleaner, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareMalwarebytes Malwarebytes. We recommend these applications because they detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.

To remove CouponDivine ads, follow these steps:
Erase CouponDivine from Windows systems
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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
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Uninstall CouponDivine and related programs
Here, look for CouponDivine or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Uninstall CouponDivine from Mac OS X system
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If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for CouponDivine or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Get rid of CouponDivine from Internet Explorer (IE)
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Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons. -
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for CouponDivine and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab. -
Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
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Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab. - Here, select Reset.
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When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete CouponDivine removal.
Delete CouponDivine ads from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
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Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
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Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
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Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
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When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
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Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
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Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, CouponDivine should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariEliminate CouponDivine from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions. -
Here, select CouponDivine and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information. -
Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete CouponDivine removal.
Remove CouponDivine from Google Chrome
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select CouponDivine and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
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Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings. -
Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
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Click Reset to confirm this action and complete CouponDivine removal.
Erase CouponDivine from Safari
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. -
Here, select Extensions and look for CouponDivine or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... -
Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete CouponDivine removal process.