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  • Active
  • Severity: Medium
  • Adware
  • Windows, Mac
  • Verified · Apr 2017

How to remove Jollywallet

A step-by-step removal guide for affected devices. Follow the verified procedure below — most readers complete it in under 10 minutes.

Ugnius Kiguolis · The mastermind

The reason why Jollywallet ads are pushed to you

If you’re looking for a reliable shopping assistant[1] on your PC, make sure you avoid Jollywallet virus. Although it claims to be an irreplaceable shopping tool that helps to earn cash back, it can suddenly start sending you bothersome pop-up Jollywallet ads or even banners marked as “powered by Jollywallet.” In this article, we are going to discuss this potentially unwanted program (PUP), which is distributed in the form of browser add-on[2], and explain why is it not recommended to keep it on a computer system. Excluding its alternative distribution ways, this suspicious application can be downloaded from its official site, which claims that this tool has been developed with only one purpose – to help people shop online and enjoy cash back. Sadly, it seems that this program has been designed for entirely different purposes. This suspicious adware-type software adds a large toolbar to each web browser, which appears immediately as the user starts browsing the Internet. This toolbar suggests various deals, discounts, and similar shopping-related offers, but do not fall for these ads! It is hardly possible that these deals are real – clicking on them might redirect you to questionable affiliated websites, filled with various promotional offers. Beware that you can experience redirects to entirely different websites instead of those that you expected to visit, and those can provide possibly dangerous content. 

Ads by Jollywallet

Beware that these ads may start notifying about various promotions, sales and coupons no matter which website you decide to visit. In addition, they may also try to ‘warn’ you about missing updates and similar things but you should turn a blind eye to them because you may end up with the infiltration of other adware examples. Stay away from offers to install unknown programs from websites reached via these ads, otherwise you might end up installing such programs as Yontoo, Online HD TV, Incredibar, FB Photo Zoom, Trotux[3] or other suspicious applications. So, our advise on this application is very simple: you should remove JollyWallet if case you discovered it on your computer without being asked to install it first[4], or if you installed it by yourself. For automatic JollyWallet removal, you need to have a decent anti-spyware application. In such case, FortectIntego can come in handy.

Jollywallet virus

When did Jollywallet hijack your PC?

Jollywallet Toolbar can be installed with or without computer owner’s or user’s knowledge. The first method requires going to website that belongs to developer of this spyware program and downloading it from there. However, it can also show up on your machine out of nowhere without your permission asked. This distribution method is based on a deceptive technique, which is carried out silently during installation of freeware[5] and shareware. Typically, such charge-free programs are filled with various “components” and “optional downloads” that should be unchecked or opted-out when downloading them from the Internet. For that, we recommend choosing Custom or Advanced setup settings. If Jollywallet hijack happens, the described PUP might try to modify some settings that you previously customized by adding its own plugin to all web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Once it does that, it starts displaying its pop-up ads and underlined words on websites.

How to remove Jollywallet completely?

If you had been trying to remove Jollywallet virus, but you gave up because you couldn’t find its components on your system, we strongly recommend you to check instructions that we wrote for you. First of all, you should uninstall Jollywallet program and also make sure that all related programs are deleted at the same time, too. For that, you should check a guide below and get rid of such potentially unwanted programs as Online HD TV, PutLockerDownload, TornTV, Yontoo1ClickDownloaderHDvidCodec, IB Updater, Incredibar Toolbar. However, we can’t guarantee that here is a full list of related freeware. That is the reason why you should think about automatic Jollywallet removal method. Automatic spyware and malware removal software can automatically detect all unwanted programs in a short period of time. If you do not want to use it, you can use it to scan your system for free and check what PUPs and malware variants reside in the computer system. If you still want to remove the discussed adware example manually, follow these instructions:

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

  1. Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
  2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 10/8

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

  1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
  2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 7/XP

Remove the unwanted program:

  1. In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
  2. If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.Uninstall the unwanted program from Windows

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

  1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
  2. In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).Uninstall from Mac

Delete leftover files and folders:

  1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
  2. Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
  3. Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.Delete leftover files from Mac
  4. Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Reset Internet Explorer

Remove dangerous add-ons:

  1. Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
  2. Pick Manage Add-ons.
  3. You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.Remove add-ons from Internet Explorer

Change your homepage if it was altered:

  1. Open IE and click on the Gear icon.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. In the General tab, delete the Home page address and replace it by your preferred one (for example, Google.com).
  4. Click Apply and then select OK.Reset IE homepage

Delete temporary files:

  1. Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
  2. Under Browsing history, click Delete...
  3. Select relevant fields and press Delete.Clear temporary files from Internet Explorer

Reset Internet Explorer:

  1. Click on Gear icon > Internet options and select Advanced tab.
  2. Select Reset.
  3. In the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset.Reset Internet Explorer

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

  1. Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
  2. From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
  3. Click Remove.Remove extensions from Edge

Clear cookies and other browser data:

  1. Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
  2. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  3. Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.Clear Edge browsing data

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

  1. Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
  2. Then find On startup section.
  3. Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

  1. Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
  2. Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
  3. Select Details tab.
  4. 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.Reset MS Edge

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

  1. Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
  2. Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chromium Edge

Clear cache and site data:

  1. Click on Menu and go to Settings.
  2. Select Privacy, search and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  4. Under Time range, pick All time.
  5. Select Clear now.Clear browser data from Chroum Edge

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. On the left side, pick Reset settings.
  3. Select Restore settings to their default values.
  4. Confirm with Reset.
  5. This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.Reset Chromium Edge

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
  2. Select Add-ons.
  3. In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.Remove extensions from Firefox

Reset the homepage:

  1. Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
  2. Choose Settings.
  3. Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
  4. Click on Clear Data...
  5. Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.Clear cookies and site data from Firefox

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
  2. Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.Reset Firefox 1
  3. Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
  4. Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.Reset Firefox 2

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
  2. In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chrome

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

  1. Click on Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
  3. Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
  4. Click Clear data.Clear cache and web data from Chrome

Change your homepage:

  1. Click menu and choose Settings.
  2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
  3. Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
  3. Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
  4. Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
  5. Confirm with Reset settings.Reset Chrome 2

Delete from Safari

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
  2. Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.Remove extensions from Safari

Clear history and website data:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
  2. Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.Clear history from Safari

Reset Safari:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
  2. Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  3. From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.Reset Safari

Did this guide help?

3 comments

  1. Kizzle

    Jollywallet ads do not appear - thanks so much!

  2. 5849

    JollyWallet offers are useless, I think. I hate intrusive web ads, Jollywallet used to block part of the webpage that I was trying to explore. Thanks God its gone!

  3. Luca21

    Same situation here. I used plumbytes to remove it - never heard about this program before, but it did its job perfectly!

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