HappySale - How to remove

HappySale is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is officially listed as an adware, so once installed it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers. Those ads are not only annoying, but malicious as well, so you should eliminate this malware as soon as possible.

There are two most common methods to remove adware like HappySale – you can do it either manually or automatically. Since it’s much easier to do it automatically, we recommend you to choose this method.

All you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes and scan your computer with it. It will automatically detect and eliminate the virus just in a few moments. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed. You can us other anti-malware applications of your choice as well.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can eliminate HappySale manually. This process could be complicated, thus we have developed a step-by-step HappySale manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to eliminate HappySale manually by yourself.

If you have faced some difficulties during the removal, feel free to ask us for help in the comments section below. To learn more about specific features of HappySale please continue reading this article.

About HappySale adware

You can tell by the name that this application is presented as useful tool that will help you to get various coupons and sales offers and save your money this way. However, this is not true, you won’t save your money. Vice versa, you can loose it due this app. The problem is that all those coupons displayed by HappySale come in annoying form of web advertisements, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. Usually they appear on eCommerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon – you will be offered to purchase some particular goods or services at very appealing price rate. Don’t fall for that trick – most of the time those offers are fake, they are just trying to win your attention and make you click on one of those advertisements this way.

If it happens so that you click on one of those advertisements displayed by HappySale 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.

Another unwanted attribute of HappySale is data collection. Once inside it will collect your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, most visited sites or even your IP and email addresses. They adjust those advertisements according to collected data and make them even more relevant and attractive to you, so chances that you will click on one of them rise this way. And that’s the main goal of HappySale because they get paid for every click you make on those advertisements.

Distribution Methods of HappySale adware

This adware travels the same way as most of other adware – bundled with various freeware  that can be downloaded from the Internet. For instance, when you download and install some freeware from the Internet, there is a chance that HappySale 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 secured with reliable anti-malware application.

Manual removal of HappySale Ads

How to remove HappySale using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete HappySale from your applications.

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

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