How to remove My Coupon Buddy

My Coupon Buddy is an app that can cause your browser to produce intrusive advertisements

My Coupon Buddy

My Coupon Buddy is another web browser plugin, labeled as a 'potentially unwanted program' and the 'adware.' That's because it is actively spread using unfair distribution methods and then used for commercial activities. Hence, many users find it on their computers seemingly out of nowhere.

Officially, My Coupon Buddy is presented as a program that helps people get more information about the latest discounts, coupons, price comparisons, and similar things.

However, similarly to Coupon Drop Down, Supra Savings, and many similar adware, it may start displaying tons of annoying ads whenever you start your browsing.

While most of the popups and other commercial material showed on the web browser are relatively harmless, others might lead users to potentially dangerous websites. Besides, these ads are typically labeled as:

'ads by My Coupon Buddy,' 'My Coupon Buddy ads,' 'brought to you by My Coupon Buddy,' etc.

In addition to that, you may notice My Coupon Buddy redirects to affiliate websites after clicking on any of these ads because they are mostly used for promoting affiliate parties. As long as the app generates the money, its developers fail to monitor what websites they promote thru their ads.

If you don't want to be tricked into downloading other suspicious freeware to your computer, you should remove My Coupon Buddy. Besides, some part of the PC users has reported suspicious slowdowns on each of their web browsers and similar inconveniences that may show up right after installing this browser add-on on the system.

It is also important to note that most potentially unwanted programs gather user data, which may include, but is not limited to:

IP address
Internet Service Provider
Websites visited
Links clicked
Timestamps, etc.

Beware that this plugin is actively spread using freeware and shareware, so you may fall for installing it without your knowledge. To avoid this, you should try to be very careful with every free application and install it only by selecting the Custom or Advanced installation method.

If My Coupon Buddy adware has already infiltrated your PC system and has hijacker Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and other web browsers, you should scan your machine with updated Fortect Intego.

PUPs don't ask for a permission to be installed on your computer

In order to avoid the My Coupon Buddy virus, you should know how this plugin is spread around. The most important thing that must be remembered is that this program is not a virus, so it can't pose harm to any computer. However, it can easily be installed behind your back in a bundle with freeware and shareware.

That's why you should try to spend more time on the installation process of the freeware and choose only Custom or Advanced installation when installing one of such programs on your PC. In addition to that, you should opt-out of every additional download that may be offered to you along the way.

If you think that My Coupon Buddy has already affected your PC, you should waste no time and follow the guide given below. Leaving this program may result in the loss of your personal information and other sensitive data.

Remove My Coupon Buddy ads for good

Technically, My Coupon Buddy is not a virus or malware. However, it may initiate various problems on your computer, including redirects, slowdowns, and similar inconveniences. Besides, you might struggle when trying to find relevant information due to an extensive number of ads. That's why we highly suggest you remove My Coupon Buddy from your computer.

Manual My Coupon Buddy removal can be performed with the help of the instructions we provide below – follow each step carefully. Don't forget to uninstall all the extensions via the browser settings and clear all web data. After that, we strongly recommend performing a full system scan with powerful anti-malware software.

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

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

Remove the unwanted program:

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

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

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

Delete leftover files and folders:

Select Go > Go to Folder.
Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.
Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Reset Internet Explorer

Remove dangerous add-ons:

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

Change your homepage if it was altered:

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

Delete temporary files:

Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
Under Browsing history, click Delete...
Select relevant fields and press Delete.

Reset Internet Explorer:

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

Remove 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 extension and click on the Gear icon.
Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:

Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
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.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

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

Reset MS Edge if the 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.

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, search 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.
This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove 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 the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:

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

Clear cookies and site data:

Click Menu and pick Settings.
Go to Privacy & Security section.
Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
Click on Clear Data...
Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, 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.

Remove 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 suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program 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.

Change your homepage:

Click menu and choose Settings.
Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
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:

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.

Delete from Safari

Remove dangerous extensions:

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

Clear history and website data:

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

Reset Safari:

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