CashMall - How to remove

CashMall is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed if you don’t want to face some severe cyber security problems. It is officially listed as an adware so once installed it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers. Those ads are not only annoying, but malicious as well. It’s not very dangerous as long as you don’t click on any of those advertisements displayed by CashMall. However, this can be a difficult thing to do because advertisements displayed by CashMall usually cover almost all space on your screen so you can do it simply accidentally.

It’s not very difficult to indicate whether your computer is infected with CashMall or not because most of the time advertisements displayed by this malware are labeled with slogan “Ads by CashMall ” or  “Brought to you by CashMall”. So if you have noticed this occurrence on any of your web browsers, your computer is definitely infected and you need to take care of that.

The easiest and effortless way to eliminate adware like CashMall is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes, install it and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. It should immediately detect and remove the virus. If your computer is infected with some other similar viruses, it will detect and remove them as well.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can eliminate CashMall manually. This process can be complicated, so we have developed a step-by-step CashMall manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to eliminate CashMall manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of CashMall please continue reading this article. In case you have some questions regarding this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below.

About CashMall adware

CashMall might look as useful and free tool at first sight, but it’s not true. Developers of CashMall promise that this app will let you to save both your time and money when shopping online by providing you with various deals, coupons and commercial offers.

All those offers are annoying and malicious. They are displayed as advertisements in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisement. Advertisements displayed by CashMall usually appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon. You will be offered to purchase some particular goods or services at very appealing price rate. Moreover, you will be offered to use some stunning coupon codes to get huge discount, up to 80 or even 90 percents of your total purchase. Don’t fall for that trick – most of the time those offers are fake, they are just trying to win your attention and make you click on one of those advertisements this way. And we don’t recommend to do that.

If it happens so that you click on one of those ads displayed by CashMall you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

Another unwanted attribute of CashMall is data collection. Once installed it will collect your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, most visited sites or even your IP and email addresses. They adjust those advertisements according to collected data and make them even more relevant and attractive to you this way, so chances that you will click on one of them rise. And that’s the main goal of CashMall application because developers of this malware get paid for every click you make.

It works as browser add-ons that is compatible with all most common web browsers out there – Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or even Safari. This means Apple users can get infected as well.

Distribution Methods of CashMall adware

You can get infected with CashMall simply by downloading and installing freeware from unreliable websites. For instance, when you download and install some PDF generator or media player, there is a chance that CashMall will be installed alongside without even warning you about that. That’s why you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware in order to avoid this happening.

Never skip any steps and always opt out for a custom or advanced install mode if possible. This way you will be able to see all available options and make needed changes. Don’t rush because some of the most important information can be displayed in a very tiny font and you don’t want to overlook it. If it’s too late and your computer is already infected with CashMall, wait no more and get rid of it right now.

Manual removal of CashMall Ads

How to remove CashMall using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like CashMall install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to CashMall . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make CashMall easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove CashMall from macOS

Delete CashMall from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the CashMall app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to CashMall and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to CashMall, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving CashMall from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to CashMall. Click on the trash bin icon next to CashMall or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to CashMall, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving CashMall from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything CashMall related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to CashMall, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove CashMall from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to CashMall. Click on the "Remove" icon next to CashMall or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving CashMall from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the CashMall. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to CashMall, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal