CouponFactory - How to remove

CouponFactory is listed as an adware and you should not keep it on your computer. Once installed it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers. To remove it, simply download a trustworthy anti-malware, such as Spyhunter, StopZilla or Malwarebytes. Install it and scan your computer. It will automatically detect and remove CouponFactory for good. These program will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future. In case you don’t want to download any software to remove CouponFactory, you can do it manually too. We have created a step-by-step CouponFactory removal guide to assist you. You can find it below this article. If you want to find out more about CouponFactory malware, continue reading this article.

About CouponFactory

CouponFactory is described as a useful application that will help you to save your time and money when shopping online by displaying various coupons, commercial offers and deals, but it is not true. Those commercial offers are displayed in an annoying manner of web advertisements, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text and banner ads. A new window or a tab can be opened on your web browser as well. They appear completely randomly, from time to time, and it is very disturbing. Usually they are displayed on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon and offer you to purchase some particular goods or services at a very appealing price rate. Even though they look really attractive, you should not click on them, because most of the time they are fake – it’s just a trick to win your attention and make you click on them. However, if you click on one of those advertisements displayed by CouponFactory, you will be immediately redirected to other websites, that may be owned by cyber criminals, such as hackers and scammers.

CouponFactory works as a middleman between users and various websites that want to promote their products or services. It’s not a secret that CouponFactory advertising network is mostly used by cyber criminals. They are banned from all legit advertising networks, so they are promoting themselves through adware just like CouponFactory. That’s why you should not click on those advertisements displayed by CouponFactory – it can lead you to serious risk. Your computer can get infected, or in case you attempt to purchase something there, you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money this way.

CouponFactory works as a browser add-on, that can be added to all most popular web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It can only operate on Windows OS, so Apple users should not worry about it. Once installed, it will collect various information about your browsing habits, such as browsing history, search queries, top visited sites, your IP and email addresses or even your geographic location. This information is used to adjust those advertisements according to it. This way they look even more relevant and interesting to you, so chances that you will click on one of those advertisements rise. And that’s the main goal of this application. The owners of it get paid for every click you make on those advertisements. They generate web traffic and collect sales leads.

Even though it’s not a dangerous virus that can cause a lot of problems itself, CouponFactory can lead you to some unwanted consequences, therefore it needs to be removed as soon as possible. It’s not difficult to indicate whether your computer is infected with CouponFactory or not. Those advertisements displayed by CouponFactory are usually labeled with a slogan “Ads by CouponFactory” or “Brought to you by CouponFactory”.

Distribution Methods of CouponFactory

This application usually is traveling bundled with other free software. For instance, when you download and install a free application, there is a chance that CouponFactory will be installed alongside without you even being aware of it. To avoid this, you need to be really attentive during the installation of freebies. Do not skip any steps (don’t just click “next” and “agree” all the time without reading the whole thing first) and opt out for a custom or advanced install mode. This will allow you to see all available options. Look for various check boxes that can be already checked for you. If you see that some additional software that you are not aware of is being installed alongside – do not allow it, as it can possibly be CouponFactory or any other malware. In case it is too late and your computer is already infected, wait no more and take needed actions to get rid of CouponFactory right now.

Manual removal of CouponFactory ads

How to remove CouponFactory using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete CouponFactory from your applications.

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

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