Shop-wit - How to remove

Shop-wit may display various pop-up ads if your computer is infected with this adware. It is listed as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) and most of cyber security experts recommend to remove it from your computer. Even though developers of this adware promise that it is a very useful program that will enhance your browsing experience by providing you with various price comparison and shopping offers, this is not true. All those pop-up ads come from the third parties. It is not recommended to click on them because once you do that, you will be immediately redirected to the website that may be infected by cyber criminals and do harm to your computer. Shop-wit is a browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It will also collect your personal information, such as IP address, search queries or browsing history. Later on this information will be transferred to the above mentioned third parties and used for adjusting their ads in order to make them more attractive to you. If you have noticed that your computer is infected with Shop-wit virus, you should take needed actions to remove it immediately.

If you are wondering how Shop-wit can get in you PC, it’s easy to explain – bundled with other free software. That being said, in order to avoid this happening, you need to be very attentive during the installation process of such an application. Do not skip any steps and make sure to opt out for a custom or advanced install mode. Read all the terms and conditions – if you see some applications that you are not aware of, being installed alongside, do not allow this to happen. In case your computer is already infected, try to scan it with a trustworthy anti-malware, such as Spyhunter or malwarebytes. It will detect and remove the virus automatically. If you prefer to perform this manually, feel free to follow a step-by-step Shop-wit removal guide given below.

How to remove Shop-wit

Using Control Panel to remove the main Shop-wit 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 Shop-wit 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 Shop-wit from Internet Explorer

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

Removing Shop-wit from Firefox

1. Enter about:addons in URL field.
2. Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Shop-wit 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 Shop-wit from Chrome

1. Enter chrome://extensions in url field.
2. Go through extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Shop-wit. 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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