Coupon Ahoy - How to remove

Coupon Ahoy is not only annoying, but malicious application as well. Recent researches revealed that is should be listed as an adware, so if your computer gets infected with Coupon Ahoy you will see various ads on all of your web browsers.

To remove Coupon Ahoy fast and effortless, we recommend to do it automatically. Simply download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or StopZilla, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. One of these applications should detect and remove the virus just in a few moments. If your computer is infected with some other similar viruses, it should detect and remove them as well. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice too. And there is plenty of viruses like this, for instance Coupon Blaster is operating the same way as Coupon Ahoy.

If for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can remove Coupon Ahoy manually as well. This process might be complicated, therefore we have developed a step-by-step Coupon Ahoy manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and check it out. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate Coupon Ahoy manually by your own.

 

To learn more about specific features of Coupon Ahoy please continue reading this article. If you have some questions regarding this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them all.

About Coupon Ahoy adware

Once inside Coupon Ahoy will flood your web browsers with ads in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window with advertisement on it can be opened at any time as well.

We suggest to stay away from ads displayed by Coupon Ahoy because if click on one of them, 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 with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

 

Coupon Ahoy is like advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from all legitimate advertising networks, they use adware like this to promote their websites and direct some traffic to them. This being said, if you keep Coupon Ahoy installed on your computer various cyber criminals will be able to reach you right on you web browsers on a daily basis and that’s very dangerous.

Another unwanted attribute of Coupon Ahoy is data collection. It collects your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, most visited sites, 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 Coupon Ahoy because they get paid for every click you make.

Distribution Methods of Coupon Ahoy adware

Coupon Ahoy might enter your computer when you download and install some freeware. For instance, when you download and install some PDF generator or media player, there is a chance that Coupon Ahoy will be downloaded alongside and secretly added to your system. To avoid this happening, you should always be extremely careful during the installation of freeware and keep your computer protected with reliable aati-malware software all the time.

Manual removal of Coupon Ahoy Ads

How to remove Coupon Ahoy using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy from macOS

Delete Coupon Ahoy from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy, 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 Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy. Click on the trash bin icon next to Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy, 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 Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy, 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 Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Coupon Ahoy 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 Coupon Ahoy from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Coupon Ahoy. 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 Coupon Ahoy, 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