SalesMagnet - How to remove

SalesMagnet is one really annoying adware that gets installed onto users’ computers without them even being aware of it. This is the main reason why a lot of users think that SalesMagnet is a virus, because they don’t remember installing it. It is not officially a virus that can cause a lot of damage to your computer but it is still a PUP (potentially unwanted application) that can lead to some serious cyber security problems. Even though developers of SalesMagnet promise that this application is a powerful and useful tool that will help to save both money and time when shopping online by providing users with various coupons, deals and commercial offers, this is not true. All those offers that most of the time appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon, come from third parties and SalesMagnet does not take any responsiblity for them. For this reason, SalesMagnet advertising network is widely used by various cyber criminals and scammers that promote their malicious software through this network.

Now it is clear that users should not click on those ads. If you do so, you will be immediately redirected to the mentioned third parties websites and find yourself in a really invidious situation. Sales Magnet operates as a browser add-on that can be added to all most popular websites, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It is not very difficult to indicate if your computer is infected with this adware, because all those ads delivered by SalesMagnet are labeled with a slogan “Ads by SalesMagnet”. Furthermore, this malicious application will collect your personal information, such as browsing history, IP address and search queries. This data is transferred to the third parties and they use it to adjust their ads according to it. They make ads more relevant to your browsing habits this way. SalesMagnet tries to generate web traffic and collect sales leads in order to gain revenue. Most of cyber security specialists recommend to remove this unwanted program from your computer as soon as possible.

SalesMagnet can be downloaded from its official website at salesmagnet.info, but only a minority of users with infected computers do that. Most of the time SaleMagnet gets into a computer together with the installation of other software. This happens because it travels bundled with freebies. I.e. when you download and install something for free, there is a chance that SalesMagnet will get installed alongside. To avoid this happening, you should pay attention to the installation wizard of freebies. Do not skip any steps and make sure to opt for a custom or advanced install mode. This way you will be able to see all options that are at your will to be accepted or denied. Make sure that no additional software that you are not aware of is being installed alongside. If it is too late and your computer is already infected with this adware we highly recommend to scan it with a trustworthy anti-malware, such as Spyhunter or malwarebytes. It will detect the virus and remove it in no time. If you prefer to perform this manually, feel free to follow our step-by-step SalesMagnet removal guide given below.

How to get delete SalesMagnet

Using Control Panel to remove the main SalesMagnet components and installers

1. Go to Control Panel. On Windows XP/Vista/7 open Start -> Control Panel , Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall . On Windows 8 enter Control Panel in the search box, then look for Uninstall a program. You may need to confirm that you are the administrator on this PC, in both cases.
2. Look for SalesMagnet and /or similar looking items on the list of programs. By default, I recommend removing Yontoo, WebCake, anything “savings” or “coupon” related. Scanning with Anti-Malware programs like Spyhunter or Stopzilla might give a good idea of what programs you should remove from there as well.
3. Close Control Panel.

Removing SalesMagnet from Internet Explorer

1. Press on the Wench icon->Manage Add-ons.
2. Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to SalesMagnet and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
3. Close the Options.

Removing SalesMagnet from Firefox

1. Enter about:addons in URL field.
2. Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything SalesMagnet 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 probably you do not need it.
3. Optionally, reset Firefox: go to Firefox ->Help (Help in menu for OSX users) -> Troubleshooting Information. Then Reset Firefox.

Removing SalesMagnet from Chrome

1. Enter chrome://extensions in url field.
2. Go through extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to SalesMagnet. If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
3. Restart Chrome.

Optionally, you can enter chrome://settings in URL bar, press Advanced settings, scroll to the bottom of the list and press Reset browser settings.

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