LionShopper - How to remove

LionShopper is a browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Once installed, it will display various coupons, deals and other commercial offers right on your web browser. Even though it is described as a useful and powerful application that will help to save your time and money when shopping online, this is not quite true. First of all, all those deals are displayed as pop-up, pop-under, in-text and banner ads, therefore it is really annoying and disturbing to get them shown every time one surfs the Internet. This definitely will not save your time. Secondly, those ads are usually fake. They mostly appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon and offer you to purchase some particular goods at a better price rate. It’s just a trick to win your attention and make you click on the ads. However, we do not recommend to do this, because if you do so, you will be immediately redirected to third parties’ website that may be infected by cyber criminals, such as hackers and scammers and cause some sort of harm to your computer. As you can see, LionShopper add-on is completely free for users, that means it gets paid from other sources. Various third parties pay LionShopper for the opportunity to promote their products on this advertising network. If you have this malicious application installed on your computer, cyber criminals can reach you right on your web browser on a daily basis. And that’s not the only unwanted attribute of this application. The biggest problem is not those annoying ads (because you can put up with it) but other problems that can happen to you due to this LionShopper add-on. You can easily get infected with another malware or virus due to it. For instance, when you click on any of those advertisements or on some links displayed by LionShopper, you get redirected to third parties and that’s how you get infected.

Please, take a look at their official website at http://lionshopper.info/index.htm. As you can see, there is no download button there. That’s because it is distributed bundled with other free applications (we’ll get to that point later). Also, there is no valid contact information and that’s a bad sign, because if something bad happens to your computer or your private files due to this application, no one will hold the responsibility for that. Take a look at their privacy policy. Here are some interesting facts about data collection:

Data Collection

i. 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. NOTE: THE PLUGIN AND OTHER SERVICES COLLECT AND STORES INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WEB PAGES YOU VISIT AND YOUR ACTIVITY ON THOSE PAGES, SUCH AS IMPRESSIONS, CLICKS AND SEARCH TERMS. IN SOME CASES, INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE PLUGIN AND OTHER SERVICES MAY BE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE, AND IN SOME CASES INFORMATION (INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM OR ABOUT PAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES YOU VISIT) MAY BE USED OR SHARED WITH THIRD PARTIES FOR PURPOSES OF DISPLAYING TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS PROMOTIONAL AND MARKETING MATERIAL TO YOU.

Data Usage

Information we collect from you may be used in any of the following ways:

i. To personalize your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs).

ii. To improve our Plugin and other Services (we continually strive to improve our application offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you).

iii. To improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support your needs).

iv. To process transactions.

v. To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other Site features.

vi. To send periodic emails (the email address you provide for order processing, may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order, in addition to receiving occasional company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.).

This means that your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, top visited sites, IP or email address will be collected and transferred to third parties. They make adjustments to their ads according to the given data. Make it more interesting and relevant to you this way. The main goal of LionShopper adware is to make you click on those ads, because they get paid for that. They generate web traffic and collect sales leads. That’s why they try to make those ads look very attractive.

As we have mentioned before, LionShopper is travelling bundled with other free applications, such as PDF generators, various media players and so on. So if you want to avoid getting infected with this malicious application, avoid installing freebies from suspiciously looking websites. If you have no other choice, be very attentive during the installation. Do not skip any steps (don’t just click “next” and “agree” all the time before reading the whole thing first) and opt out for a custom or advanced install mode if possible. This will allow you to see all available options. Read all terms and conditions as well. If you see that some additional software is being installed that you are not aware of – do not allow it as it can possibly be another adware or any other malware. If it is too late and your computer is already infected, you should remove LionShopper right now. To do that, we recommend you to download a trustworthy anti-malware, such as Spyhunter, Malwarebytes or StopZilla. Just scan your PC with one of those anti-malware and it will automatically detect and delete the threat. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future. In case you don’t want to download any additional software to complete this, you can do it manually as well. Simply follow our step-by-step LionShopper removal guide given below.

How to get rid of LionShopper adware

How to remove LionShopper using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete LionShopper from your applications.

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

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