Coupon Locker - How to remove

Coupon Locker might seem like a cool application at the first sight, but it is nothing more than an annoying adware. Developers of this program state that it will enhance your web browsing and save you both: time and money by providing useful offers and deals when shopping online. The problem is  those coupons are fake and even malicious. If your computer is infected with Coupon Locker you will probably see those ads when visiting e-commerce sites like Amazon or eBay. They offer you similar goods to purchase at a better price rate and allure users that way. It works as a browser extension and is capable of operating on all most popular web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Coupon Locker ads comes from the third parties websites. Once you click on them, you will be redirected to a website that may be infected and do harm to your computer. Coupon Locker generates web traffic and collects sales leads by making money that way. Furthermore, it collects users’ personal information such as search queries or browsing history and transfer that data to the third parties. They use it to adjust their ads and make them more engaging. This program is listed as a PUP (potentially unwanted program). If you noticed it on your computer, you should take needed actions to get rid of it.

Coupon Locker, as most of adware, is distributed via free software. It is bundled with freebies, so when you download and install some free software, there is a chance that Coupon Locker got installed as well. To avoid this happening, you should pay attention to the installation process of free software, especially if it was downloaded from suspicious looking websites. Do not skip any steps and make sure you opt out for a custom or advanced install modes. Read all terms and conditions on the installation wizard and don’t allow the installation of additional software that you are not aware of. In case your computer is already infected, scan it with an anti-malware like Spyhunter or malwarebytes. This will solve the problem automatically. For a manual removal, follow a Coupon Locker removal guide below.

Using Control Panel to remove the main Coupon Locker components and installers

1. Go to Control Panel. On Windows XP/Vista/7 open Start -> Control Panel , Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall . On Windows 8 enter Control Panel in the search box, then look for Uninstall a program. You may need to confirm that you are the administrator on this PC, in both cases.
2. Look for Coupon Locker and /or similar looking items on the list of programs. By default, I recommend removing Yontoo, WebCake, anything “savings” or “coupon” related. Scanning with Anti-Malware programs like Spyhunter or Stopzilla might give a good idea of what programs you should remove from there as well.
3. Close Control Panel.

Removing Coupon Locker from Internet Explorer

1. Press on the Wench icon->Manage Add-ons.
2. Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Coupon Locker and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
3. Close the Options.

Removing Coupon Locker from Firefox

1. Enter about:addons in URL field.
2. Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Coupon Locker 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 probably you do not need it.
3. Optionally, reset Firefox: go to Firefox ->Help (Help in menu for OSX users) -> Troubleshooting Information. Then Reset Firefox.

Removing Coupon Locker from Chrome

1. Enter chrome://extensions in url field.
2. Go through extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Coupon Locker. If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
3. Restart Chrome.

Optionally, you can enter chrome://settings in URL bar , press Advanced settings, scroll to the bottom of the list and press Reset browser settings.

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