Shopping Chip - How to remove

Shopping Chip is a browser add-on that is installed to computers without users’ consent. It is and application that displays various messages with discounts, coupons and offers to purchase something for a better price while users are surfing the Internet. Although these messages may look useful at first sight, they are in fact very annoying an badly disturb users’ browsing experience.

Shopping Chip is distributed to computers together with other software, usually free tools that you can download from the Internet. This method of distribution is not really fair. Although users are able to see what programs are added to the main software they are downloading, if they skip this installation step, Shopping Chip is installed automatically. Basically, users should be more careful about what they are installing and follow installation steps attentively, instead of skipping them without even having a look.

If you already got Shopping Chip on your computer, all your browsing sessions will be accompanied by its ads. If you click on these messages, the program will redirect you to a bunch of unknown pages where you can get your system infected. Moreover, Shopping Chip can track your browsing activity and send this data to the third parties which can use if for various purposes.

Remove Shopping Chip once you detect its ads on your computer. Run a full system scan with a reputable antispyware program, for example, Spyhunter, hitman or other legitimate tool. Don’t forget to upgrade it to its newest version to ensure the best detection and removal of unwanted programs. Make sure you ensure the best protection to your computer and you will avoid many applications like this one.

How to uninstall Shopping Chip virus

Using Control Panel to remove the main Shopping Chip 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 Shopping Chip 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 Shopping Chip from Internet Explorer

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

Removing Shopping Chip from Firefox

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

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

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manual removal