CouponsPlus - How to remove

CouponsPlus might look as useful application at first sight, but it’s just another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer if you don’t want to face some severe cyber security damage. Recent researches revealed that this application should by listed as an adware. Once installed it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers and that’s very annoying. Moreover, those advertisements can be malicious, so we don’t recommend to click on any of them.

It’s not very difficult to indicate weather your computer is infected with CouponsPlus or not because usually advertisements displayed by this malware are labeled with a slogan “Ads by CouponsPlus” or “Brought to you by CouponsPlus”. 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.

There are two most common methods how adware like CouponsPlus can be eliminated – you can do it either manually or automatically, so it’s completely up to you which method to choose.

Since it’s much easier and less time consuming to remove viruses automatically, we recommend to choose this method. All you have to do 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 immaterially detect and eliminate the threat for good. It will also protect you computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed.

In order to eliminate CouponsPlus manually, you will have to complete several step-by-step actions, therefore we have developed a manual CouponsPlus removal guide to assist you through this complicated process – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to eliminate CouponsPlus by your own.

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

About CouponsPlus adware

It works as browser add-on that can be added to all most common web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or even Safari. Once inside it will flood all your web browsers with various advertisements 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 on your web browser at any time as well.

We don’t recommend to click on any of those advertisements displayed by CouponsPlus because if you do so, 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 this way.

Distribution Methods of CouponsPlus adware

CouponsPlus is traveling the same way as all other adware of this type – bundled with various freeware that can be downloaded from unreliable websites. For instance, when you download and install some PDF generator or media player, there is a chance that CouponsPlus will be installed alongside without you even being aware of that. That’s why you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer protected with trustworthy anti-malware application in order to avoid this happening.

Manual removal of CouponsPlus Ads

How to remove Safe Browsing using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete CouponsPlus from your applications.

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

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the CouponsPlus. 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 Safe Browsing, 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