Shopper Pro (guide) - 2021 update
Shopper Pro Removal Guide
What is Shopper Pro?
Shopper Pro – adware app that will deliver advertisements whether you like it or not
Shopper Pro is a browser extension deemed a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware. According to PC security experts, this ad-supported extension is trying to earn money for its developers by initiating various marketing campaigns, letting them generate pay-per-click income.
However, we should warn you that, because of the Shopper Pro virus, you may find yourself on a suspicious website seeking to increase the number of its visitors. Besides, these redirects can be very disruptive and can also lead your browser to crash. Thus, if you have recently noticed shopperpro64.dll running in the background and suspect this adware to be hiding in your machine, run SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or another reputable anti-virus to perform Shopper Pro removal without delay.
At the moment of writing, this adware concentrates on the Google Chrome web browser and, according to most of its victims, fails to leave this browser. If you want to uninstall Shopper Pro from Chrome, make sure you also clean your web browsers accordingly – you can do it following our instructions below or doing it automatically with FortectIntego for a quicker solution.
As noted earlier, Shopper Pro belongs to the 'adware' group. So, it's not surprising that once installed, it initiates various system changes and starts generating advertisements. While the extension mainly hijacks Chrome, other browsers can also be affected, including:
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari
- Opera
- MS Edge, etc.
Once established, the app starts showing pop-up ads, banner ads, in-text links, interstitials, pop-under ads, full-page ads, and other intrusive forms of advertisements filled with both commercial and non-commercial content. Users then might be seeing discounts, price comparisons, sales, and similar things. These ads can be labelled as follows:
Ads by Shopper Pro, Shopper Pro ads, Brought to you by Shopper Pro
Besides, it's important to stress the fact that Shopper Pro displays its ads by using a specific technique. To make them engaging, the developer of this adware relies on tracking cookies set to collect and send information like search terms, most viewed pages, clicks in certain websites, PC's IP address, location, etc., to remote servers.
Consequently, third-party advertisers can prepare ads for each user personally and make Shopper Pro ads appealing. This tactic does work since people fall for clicking on them more frequently. Therefore, we highly recommend you remove Shopper Pro from your computer because the longer you keep it installed, the more data can leak, including the details that you may not be keen on sharing.
PUPs are most commonly installed unintentionally
Shopper Pro adware has been tested for a long time. The latest version is called Shopper Pro 3, which can be downloaded from the official website of this browser plugin. However, it has also been found that this is not the only way to spread it.
You can also become a victim of Shopper Pro hijack after installing some freeware or shareware. Beware that it can be a quite popular download manager, media player, PDF creator, and so on. However, it doesn't mean that you have to stop using free applications to avoid this or other adware-type infections. To not waste your time with Shopper Pro removal, you should download freeware as carefully as possible.
Please, do not agree with optional components typically offered once you select Advanced/Custom installation settings. Also, stay away from Quick or Recommended installation options to prevent optional software and its installation without asking your permission for that.
Delete Shopper Pro virus from your computer
First of all, let's discuss Shopper-Pro prevention. As you may have already understood, you should be very careful when downloading free software from unknown sources. Pay attention to the developer, read End User's License Agreement, Privacy Policy, and similar information, and dedicate some time to examining the freeware. Besides, don't be lazy to monitor the entire installation process of free software and stay away from the Custom or Advanced installation option!
To remove Shopper Pro permanently, we would recommend using powerful anti-spyware. That's because it will help to remove all potentially unwanted programs, malicious/unwanted files, and even viruses. Thus, even though the add-on itself can be removed from the system manually, you are not recommended to do that. That's because you can skip some of the related files and the primary executable of this adware and leave it uninstalled. If you checked the Internet, you could find such phrases as “Shopper Pro won't uninstall” that clearly reveal what we are talking about.
You may remove virus damage with a help of FortectIntego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
Getting rid of Shopper Pro. Follow these steps
Uninstall from Windows
Instructions for Windows 10/8 machines:
- 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 the entry of the 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.
Delete from macOS
Remove items from Applications folder:
- From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
- In the Applications folder, look for all related entries.
- Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)
To fully remove an unwanted app, 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 and then delete them.
- Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the related .plist files.
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 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.
Restore new tab and homepage settings:
- Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
- Then find On startup section.
- Click Disable if you found any suspicious domain.
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.
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, 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.
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 unwanted plugin and click Remove.
Reset the homepage:
- Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
- Choose Options.
- Under Home options, enter your preferred site that will open every time you newly open the Mozilla Firefox.
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, as well as Cached Web Content and press 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 the suspicious plugins that might be 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 unwanted extensions from Safari:
- Click Safari > Preferences…
- In the new window, pick Extensions.
- Select the unwanted extension 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 Shopper Pro 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: FortectIntego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes.
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