LuckyCoupon - How to remove

LuckyCoupon can look like helpful tool that would enhance your web browsing, but this is not true. This malicious application is listed as an adware due to several malicious actions that it performs. First of all, it will display all kinds of advertisements on your web browsers. Those advertisements appear completely randomly, from time to time, so it’s really annoying. Moreover, clicking on those advertisements displayed by LuckyCoupon can lead you to some really unwanted consequences. There are even more unwanted attributes of this malware, we will get to that later.

If your computer is infected with LuckyCoupon and you are looking for way to remove it, we can help you. There are two most common ways how to get rid of LuckyCoupon adware. You can remove it by young a trustworthy anti-malware application or manually by yourself. It’s much easier and less time consuming to remove LuckyCoupon with a help of anti-spyware software, so in case you have no previous virus removal experience, we recommend you to use this method. Download one of these anti-spyware applications – Spyhunter, StopZilla or Malwarebytes and scan your computer with it. It will automatically detect and remove LuckyCoupon for good. It will also protect your system from similar infections in the future.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want download or use any anti-spyware software that’s ok. In this case, scroll down and you will find step-by-step LuckyCoupon manual removal instructions given below this article. We have developed it to carry you through this quite complicated process of infection removal. If you would like to find out more about specific features of LuckyCoupon please continue reading this article.

About LuckyCoupon

LuckyCoupon works as a browser add-on – it can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. This means if you want to remove infection, it’s not enough only to remove it from your control panel, you have to remove it from your web browser as well.

Even though it’s described as an useful tool that will help you to save your time and money when shopping online by providing you with various commercial offers, deals and coupons, you should not believe that because this description and reality is two completely different things.

First of all, those advertisements are displayed in a very annoying manner of web advertisements, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, contextual or banner advertisements. Usually you can notice them on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon. You will be offered to purchase some particular goods at a very appealing price rate. However, you should not believe that, because it’s just an attempt to scam you. LuckyCoupon works as a middleman between you and other websites. Developers of this malware gets paid for displaying advertisements to users.

Unfortunately, those partners of LuckyCoupon often happens to be various cyber criminals, such as scammers and hackers. That’s why it’s not only annoying, but malicious add-on as well. If you click on one of those advertisements, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that may be malicious and cause some sort of damage to your computer or if you attempt to purchase something there you can get scammed and lose your money.

You can’t find any valid contact information at their official website and that’s a very bad sign because if something unwanted happens to you or your computer because of this application, no one will take responsibility for that. What you can find on their official website is their Privacy Policy. And there is a statement about your personal data collection. Once installed, LuckyCoupon will collect your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, top visited sites, your IP and email addresses or even your geographic location. This data will be used for marketing purposes, so your email can be flooded with spam or you can get attacked by cyber criminals. They also adjust those advertisements according to collected data and make them even more attractive and relevant specifically to you this way, so chances that you will click on one of those advertisements rises. And that’s the main goal of LuckyCoupon because they get for every click you make on those advertisements.

Distribution Methods of LuckyCoupon

LuckyCoupon is travelling bundled with freebies. For instance, when you download and install some free program from the Internet, there is a chance that LuckyCoupon will be installed alongside, without you even being aware of that. So if you want to avoid this happening, you should be really careful about your downloads. It would be wise not to download anything from unreliable sources at all. However, if you have no other option, be really attentive during the installation of freebie. Do not skip any steps and opt out for a custom or advanced install mode. This will allow you to see all available options and take control into your hands. Don’t rush, because some of the most important information can be displayed in a very tiny font and you definitely don’t want to miss that.

Manual removal of LuckyCoupon ads

How to remove LuckyCoupon using Windows Control Panel

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

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

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

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