EarnSale - How to remove

EarnSale is yet another adware that you should not keep installed on your computer. Once installed it will flood your web browsers with annoying advertisements. Those ads are not only irritating but malicious as well. So if you don’t want to face some severe cyber security damage, you should eliminate this potentially unwanted program as soon as possible.

It’s not difficult to indicate if your computer is infected with EarnSale – usually advertisements displayed by this adware are labeled with slogans “Ads by EarnSale” or “Brought to you by EarnSale”. So if you have noticed this occurrence on any of your web browsers, your computer is definitely infected and you should take needed actions to protect it.

There are two most common options to get rid of this malware – manually or automatically. In case you have no previous experience in removing cyber infections, we recommend you to perform this automatically. It’s much easier and less time consuming, therefore you will be able to perform this just with a few click of your mouse. Download a reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes and scan your computer with it. It will automatically detect and eliminate the threat. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future. If your system is infected with other viruses, it will detect and remove them too. You can use other anti-malware applications of your choice as well.

To eliminate EarnSale manually, you will have to perform several steps. It requires some specific knowledge, therefore we have developed a step-by-step EarnSale manual removal guide to assist you. Scroll down to the end of this article and take a look at it. If you follow all steps carefully, you will be able to get rid of this malware for good.

If you have some questions regarding this infection or removal process, don’t hesitate to ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them. In case you would like to learn more about specific features of EarnSale, please continue reading this article.

About EarnSale adware

Developers of EarnSale present it as a useful application that will enhance users’ web browsing experience and help them to save both their time and money when shopping online by providing them with various links, coupons and deals. However, this description has nothing to do with reality. All those deals and coupons displayed by EarnSale come in an annoying form of web advertisements, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, contextual or banner advertisements. Usually they appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon and offer you to purchase some particular goods or services at an appealing price rate.

Even though those offers displayed by EarnSale look really good, you should not click on any of those advertisements. Usually commercial offers are fake – this is just a wise trick to win your attention and make you click on one of those advertisements. And if you do so, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that may be owned by cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or in case you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

The adware works as a browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and even Safari. This means Apple users can be affected as well. EarnSale can be described as an advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from legitimate advertising networks, they use adware like this to promote their websites and infect new victims. This being said, if you keep EarnSale installed on your computer, hackers and scammers can reach you right on your web browser on a daily basis. And that’s really dangerous.

This is not even all unwanted attributes of EarnSale. Once installed it will also collect your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, most visited sites or even your IP and email addresses. This information is used for marketing purposes. I.e. the third parties adjust advertisements according to the collected data and make them even more appealing and relevant to you, so chances that you will click on one of those ads rise this way. And that’s the main goal of EarnSale because its creators get paid for every click you make. The tool generates web traffic and collects sales leads.

Distribution Methods of EarnSale

EarnSale uses the same distribution method as most other adware – it’s called bundling. For instance, when you download and install some free application from an unreliable website, there is a chance that EarnSale will be downloaded and installed alongside without even warning you about that. To avoid this happening, pay a close attention to the installation process of freebies.

Never skip any steps (don’t just click ‘next’ and ‘agree’ buttons all the time without reading all information first) and opt out for a custom or advanced install mode if possible. This way you will be able to see all available options and make changes. Reading all terms and conditions would be considered wise as well. Look for various check boxes that can be already marked for you. In case you notice that some additional software that you are not aware of is being installed alongside – don’t allow this installation to be completed because it can possibly be EarnSale or any other malicious application that you don’t want to see installed on your computer.

How to get rid EarnSale adware

How to remove EarnSale using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete EarnSale from your applications.

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

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