Product Promoter - How to remove

Product Promoter is listed as an adware due to several malicious activities that it performs on infected computers. Once inside, it will flood your web browsers with tons of various advertisements. Those ads are not only annoying, but malicious as well. Due to Product Promoter your computer can get infected with other viruses or you can even get scammed. That’s enough reasons to eliminate this app from your PC.

If you have noticed that this malware is operating on your system but you don’t know how to remove it, you have come to the right place. In this article, we will provide you with full instructions how to get rid of Product Promoter both manually and automatically.

It’s much easier and faster to remove this infection automatically, so we recommend you to choose this way. Download a reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes and scan your computer with it. One of these applications will detect and eliminate the threat in several seconds. It will also protect your system from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to have such an application installed. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well.

You can get rid of Product Promoter manually too. However, this method requires some specific knowledge, therefore we have developed a step-by-step Product Promoter manual removal guide. So all you have to do is to follow all steps carefully. In case you face some difficulties during the removal, you can always ask us a question about it in the comments section below and we will do our best to help you. You can find the removal guide at the end of this article.

In case you would like to learn more about specific features of Product Promoter, please continue reading this text.

About Product Promoter adware

The tool works as a browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or even Safari. This means, Apple users can be affected by this infection as well. Even though this application is promoted as a useful tool that will help you to save both your time and money when shopping online by providing you with various deals, coupons and links, this is not true and you should not believe that.

All those coupons and deals delivered by Product Promoter come in an annoying form of web advertisements, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. A new tab or even window with an advertisement can be opened on your web browser as well. Usually those ads appear on e-commerce websites such as eBay or Amazon and offer you to purchase some particular goods at a better price rate. Even though those offers can look really appealing, usually they’re fake. It’s just a fake trick to win your attention and make you click on one of those ads. And we don’t recommend to do that.

If you click on one of those ads displayed by Product Promoter, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that can be owned by cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected or in case you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

It can be described as an advertising network for cyber criminals – since they are banned from legitimate advertising networks, they use adware like this to promote their websites and drive some traffic to them. In this case, if you keep Product Promoter installed on your computer, cyber criminals can reach you right on your web browser on a daily basis and that’s really dangerous.

Distribution Methods of Product Promoter

Product Promoter is distributed the same way as most of other malware – bundled with free applications that can be downloaded from the Internet. For instance, when you download and install some PDF generator or media player, there is a chance that Product Promoter will be downloaded and installed alongside without even warning you about that. So to avoid this happening you should pay a close attention to the installation process of freebies.

Always opt out for a custom or advanced install mode and never skip any steps. Some of the most important information can be displayed in a very tiny font so don’t rush and look closely. Look for various check boxes that can be already checked for you. Reading all terms and conditions would be considered wise as well. In case it’s too late and your computer is already infected, wait no more and eliminate this adware right now, before it’s too late.

How to get rid Product Promoter adware

How to remove Product Promoter using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Product Promoter from your applications.

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

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