ExtraShopper - How to remove

ExtraShopper is a browser add-on, that can be added to all most popular web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Even though developers of this application promise that it is a valuable and free tool that will help you to save both your time and money when shopping online by providing you with various coupons, commercial deals and offers, this is not true. This application is listed as an adware and a PIP (potentially unwanted program) due to the several malicious actions that it performs. First of all, it is listed as an adware not for no reason. As promised, it will display various coupons and deals with offers to purchase some goods or services at an attractive price. However, there are two problems about this. First of all, those offers will be displayed in an annoying manner of pop-up, pop-under, in-text and banner ads. Secondly, all those ads come from third parties that are not administrated by ExtraShop. This means that various cyber criminals, like hackers or scammers can promote their products or services through this advertising network. That’s why you should not click on any of those ads delivered by ExtraShopper. If you do so, you will be immediately redirected to third parties websites that may be infected by cyber criminals and cause harm to your computer or your personal data. Even though those ads can be very appealing you should not fall for this trick. They create such an engaging ads just to attract you and make you click on those. Since ExtraShopper is completely for all users, they get their share of money from those mentioned third parties that are paying them for every click on their ads displayed by ExtraShopper. So, basically, ExtraShopper works as a middleman between you (customer) and third parties (that can be malicious). The main goal of ExtraShopper is to make you click on those ads. For that reason, they play some dirty games. If you pay a visit to their official website at www.extrashopper.info go to Privacy Policy section. There you can se a paragraph that says “We may collect certain information about your web usage and websites you have visited, which may be shared with third parties and used for advertising.” It means that your personal data, such as browsing history, Top visited sites, search queries, IP address or even e-mail address. This information will be transferred to third parties later on. They adjust their ads according to this information and make them more attractive to you this way, it means the opportunity that someone will click on it rises. As you can see, there are no download button on their website. That means you can’t just download this application on you by your choice. It is because ExtraShopper is distributed bundled with other free software and gets installed on computers without users even being aware of it. That’s why a lot of users think that it is a dangerous virus. Actually, it is not a dangerous virus that can cause a lot of damage, but it can lead you to some more serious cyber security problems, therefore it needs to be removed as soon as possible.

If you are using some software that was downloaded from the Internet for free and you are disturbed by a lot of random ads on your web browser, there is a chance that ExtraShopper was installed on your computer doing the installation of freebie. If you want to avoid this happening, you should be very attentive during the installation of free software downloaded from a suspicious looking website. Do not skip any steps (don’t just click “next” and “agree” buttons all the time without reading the whole text first) and opt out for a custom or advanced install mode. This way you will have more power in your hands to change installation preferences that need to be changes if you don’t want to infect your computer with any malware. Look for various checkboxes (they can be already checked for you) and other statements about additional software. It would be wise to read all terms and conditions as well. If you see that some additional software is that you are not aware of is being installed alongside, you should not allow it. If you computer is already infected with ExtraShopper, you should wait no more and take needed actions to get rid of it. There are several ways to accomplish this. First one, to simply download a trustworthy anti-malware, such as Spyhunter, malwarebytes or StopZilla and scan your computer with it. Those programs will detect the virus and get rid of it automatically. It will also protect your computer from similar threats in the future. In case you don’t want to download any additional software, you can perform this manually. Follow our step-by-step ExtraShopper removal guide given below.

How to get rid of ExtraShopper virus

How to remove ExtraShopper using Windows Control Panel

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

TopRemoving ExtraShopper 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 ExtraShopper virus 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 ExtraShopper, 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.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to ExtraShopper virus 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 ExtraShopper, 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 ExtraShopper virus 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 ExtraShopper. Click on the trash bin icon next to ExtraShopper virus 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 ExtraShopper, 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.

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