Remove Coupondo Ads Pop-ups Completely

by Ventsislav Krastev | November 5, 2015 | 0 Comments

In case you haven’t seen a pop-up adware, before, bear in mind that Coupondo Ads is one of them. These particular intrusions are very annoying, may slow down or crash the user browser and most importantly they may lead to suspicious third-party websites. Coupondo Ads are often regarded by security experts as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Programs) that are ad-supported. They may display different forms of ad content going by the Coupondo label (Coupondo Ads, Ad by Coupondo, etc.)

Name	Coupondo Ads
Type	Adware, PUP
Short Description	An unwanted application causing interruptive advertised content to appear while browsing.
Symptoms	The user may experience advertisements of all forms, PC slowodwns and in some cases even browser redirects, related to third-party sites that are being adverised through this software.
Distribution Method	Bundling.
Detection Tool	Download Malware Removal Tool, to See If Your System Has Been Affected by malware
User Experience	Join our forum to discuss about Coupondo Ads.

Coupondo Ads Pop-ups – How Did I Start Seeing Them?

One particular way for you to start seeing Coupondo Ads is if you have downloaded a bundled installer of a free program you often use. This might be your favorite antivirus, optimizer, media player, torrent, etc. Bundled installers are also present on torrent downloads. Third-party websites often support bundling in order to push applications such as Coupondo Ads on user PCs. You may have seen such programs in the ‘Add this as a free extra’ pages or tick boxes of an installer. Those should always be opted out in case you are not familiar with them, according to recommended security practices.

Coupondo Ads Pop-ups – More About It

Once installed on your computer, the particular adware PUP may situate different types of tracking technologies in order to determinite various information about the user of the affected computer. Such information may be his browsing history, online searches, the sites he/she visits and others.
This is specifically done in order to establish user interests and use the so called behavioral advertising. This particular type of advertising is primarily based on the user’s interests. However it may be generated instantly on the spot. This is common for ad-supported search results and highlighted text type of advertisements.

Once displayed various ads on the user PC, the adware may also begin displaying pop-ups, some of which may even include the occasional ‘Virus Detected’ messages that usually lead to either rogue antivirus programs or fake tech support scams, which both have different mechanisms and strategies to scam users.
The reason why the application is considered to be indirectly dangerous for the user is that it may also lead to different malicious hotlinks or sites that redirect to such and therefore become infected with a virus.

Removing Coupondo Ads Pop-ups Completely

Instructions for manual removal of Coupondo Ads are provided bellow. However, experts recommend using specific software to be rid of this tool completely. By using an advanced anti-malware you can remove any associated objects such as registries, .tmp, .exe, .dll and other files on the affected PC. It will also make sure you will stay protected against any possible future intrusions on your computer.

Step 1: Remove/Uninstall Coupondo Ads in Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).

In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).

This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC.
Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall Coupondo Ads.

Step 2: Remove Coupondo Ads from your browser

Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox

Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome

Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer

Remove a toolbar from Safari

Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window

Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu

Select Coupondo Ads and click “Remove”

After Coupondo Ads is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu

Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“

From the opened “Extensions” menu locate Coupondo Ads and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After Coupondo Ads is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Internet Explorer:

Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’

Select Coupondo Ads to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.

After Coupondo Ads has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Safari

Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.

From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on Coupondo Ads
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall Coupondo Ads. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the Coupondo Ads will be removed.

Step 3: Remove Coupondo Ads automatically by downloading an advanced anti-malware program.

1. Remove Coupondo Ads with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Install SpyHunter to scan for and remove Coupondo Ads.

2. Scan with SpyHunter to Detect and Remove Coupondo Ads.

Step 1: Click here to go to SpyHunter’s download instruction page.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to automatically update.

Step1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Scan Computer Now’ button.

Step2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any Coupondo Ads files, click on the ‘Fix Threats’ button to remove them automatically and permanently.

Step3: Once the intrusions on your PC have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart it.

2. Remove Coupondo Ads with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

2. Remove Coupondo Ads with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

1. Install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to scan for and remove Coupondo Ads.

2. Scan your PC with MalwareBytes to remove all Coupondo Ads associated files automatically.

Step 1: Download Malwarebytes by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.

Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on ‘Next’ on the following 4 steps that will appear afterwards and after that click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button and check the ‘Launch MalwareBytes AntiMalware’ check box.

Step 1: Launch MalwareBytes if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to update and then click on the blue ‘Scan Now’ button. If it doesnt start updating automatically, click on the blue ‘Update Now’ highlighted text.

Step 3: At this point, after clicking the ‘Scan Now’ button, the system should start scanning your PC. It may take a while but be patient – it is worth it.

Step 4: After the scan has been complete and all of the threats have been identified, click on the ‘Remove Selected’ button to detelete them permanently.

Step 5: Once the scan has completed, MalwareBytes will prompt you to restart your computer. It is recommended to save all your data you are working on before restarting.

3. Remove Coupondo Ads with STOPZilla AntiMalware

1. Install STOPZilla Anti Malware to scan for and remove Coupondo Ads.

2. Scan your PC with STOPZilla Anti Malware to remove all Coupondo Ads associated files completely.

Step 1: Download STOPZilla by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.

Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button.

Step 1: Launch STOPZilla if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to automatically scan and then click on the ‘Repair Now’ button. If it does not scan automatically, click on the ‘Scan Now’ button.

Step 3: After the removal of all threats and associated objects, you should Restart your PC.

NOTE! Substantial notification about the Coupondo Ads threat: Manual removal of Coupondo Ads requires interference with system files and registries. Thus, it can cause damage to your PC. Even if your computer skills are not at a professional level, don’t worry. You can do the removal yourself just in 5 minutes, using a malware removal tool.

Ventsislav Krastev

Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.