MarketCompare - How to remove

MarketCompare is described as useful and free tool that will enhance your web browsing, but it’s just another malicious application that will display various advertisements on your web browsers. It’s not very difficult to indicate whether your computer is infected with MarketCompare or not because advertisements displayed by this adware usually are labeled with a slogan “Ads by MarketCompare” or “Brought to you by MarketCompare”. So if you have noticed this occurrence on any of your web browsers, your computer is definitely infected and you need to take care of that.

The easiest way to eliminate adware like is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes and scan your computer with. It will automatically detect and eliminate the threat just in a few seconds. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future so it’s worth to keep it installed. You can use other anti-malware of your choice as well.

In case you prefer to perform this removal manually, we have something for you. This process can be complicated, thus we have developed a step-by-step MarketCompare manual removal guide to assist you. Try to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to eliminate this infection from your computer by yourself. However, even if you remove MarketCompare manually, it’s still recommended to scan your computer with reliable anti-malware application automatically afterwards because it can infiltrate other infections into your computer that needs to be removed as well.

If during the removal you have faced some difficulties, feel free to ask us a question in the comments section below and we will try to help you. To learn more about specific features of MarketCompare please continue reading this article.

About MarketCompare adware

Even though it’s described as useful application that will help you to save both your time and money when shopping online by providing you with various coupons, deals and commercial offers, this is not true. The problem is that all those offers displayed by MarketCompare come in annoying form of web advertisements, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements.

Usually they appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon and offers you to purchase some particular goods at appealing price rate. Don’t fall for that trick – most of the time those ads are fake, they are just trying to win your attention and make you click on one of those advertisements this way. If you click on advertisement displayed by MarketCompare 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.

That’s because MarketCompare is like advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from all legitimate advertising networks, they use adware like this to promote their websites and drive some traffic to them. This being said, if you keep MarketCompare installed on your computer, various cyber criminals can reach you right on your web browser on a daily basis.

Distribution Methods of MarketCompare adware

MarketCompare is traveling bundled with other free software that can be downloaded from the Internet. So for instance, if you download and install some free application from unreliable website, MarketCompare can be installed alongside without you even being aware of that. That’s why you need to pay close attention to the installation process of freeware.

Never skip any steps 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 needed changes. If during the installation 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 MarketCompare or any other malware.

Manual removal of MarketCompare Ads

How to remove MarketCompare using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete MarketCompare from your applications.

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

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