ShopHelper virus - How to remove

ShopHelper is listed as adware infection and it might cause you some unwanted cyber security problems. In case you have recently discovered that it is operating on your computer, we suggest to get rid of it right now. There are two most efficient ways to do that – you can remove this infection either manually or automatically, thus feel free to choose which method fits your needs the best.

Since it’s much easier and less time consuming to do it automatically, we recommend to go for this removal method. All you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as SpyHunter or Malwarebytes, install it on your computer and perform a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of them should be able to detect the location of the virus and eliminate it in no time. It will also protect your computer from similar threats in the future, so it would be wise to keep it installed. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice too.

However, if for some reasons you do not feel like downloading any additional anti-malware software, there is a way to solve this problem manually. Unfortunately, the process might be tricky, thus we have developed a step-by-step ShopHelper manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Do your best to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate ShopHelper manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of ShopHelper, please continue reading the article. If you get to know this virus good, it will be easy for your to indicate other similar adware infections, such as ShopBrain. In case you have any questions regarding the virus or its removal process, you can ask them in the comments section below the article.

About ShopHelper adware

Even though it is described as useful and free tool that would provide you with the ability to save both your time and money while shopping online by displaying you various coupon codes, discounts and special offers, this is not true and we suggest to avoid it.

First of all, those coupons and discounts come in an annoying form of web advertisements, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual ads. New tab or even window with ads on it can be opened at any time as well.

Usually those ads appear while you are visiting e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon. You will be offered to purchase some particular goods at very appealing price rate. Do not fall for that trick – most of the time those offers are fake, they are just trying to win your attention and make you click on one of those ads this way. And we suggest not to do that.

If it happens so that you click on the advertisement displayed by ShopHelper 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.

Distribution Methods of ShopHelper virus

This adware can be installed directly from their official website at www.ShopHelper.org, but usually it’s not the case. Most of the time this virus come bundled with other freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet and gets installed alongside without even warning you about that. To avoid this happening, you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with reliable anti-malware protection.

Manual removal of ShopHelper ads

How to remove ShopHelper virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete ShopHelper virus from your applications.

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

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