StartCoup Ads Removal Manual

Boyana Peeva

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What is StartCoup?

The program StartCoup Ads are a group of advertisements produced by an adware program. Although the program promises that it will provide coupons and promotions for various websites that can save you money on your online shopping, having it on your PC is not recommended. Adware programs typically enter systems without any permission by users, which should be the first sign that they cannot be trusted. Also, they are known to be prone to exploitation by cyber criminals. If you do not want to risk the computer’s security, getting rid of StartCoup Ads is a must. And you should do it as soon as possible.

How Did StartCoup Ads Get on My Computer?

Adware programs such as StartCoup tend to use bundled downloads as their main distribution method. This means that they do not rely on users wanting to install them willingly, but accidentally. StartCoup is attached to installers of other free applications, and it will be set for installation by default. If you do not want to install any additional programs accidentally, then it is recommended that you opt for Advanced/Custom installation. This will give you the opportunity to prevent any additional programs from being installed. Also, make sure to read carefully through all information that the install wizard presents. This way, you will know what you are getting into.

What Do StartCoup Ads Do?

StartCoup will be attached to your browser immediately after it has been installed. The program is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It will start showing pop-up and banner advertisements whenever you are browsing the web. In most cases, these will offer discounts and promotions for certain items. What is more, the items it displays may be related to your recent browsing habits. Adware programs are able to access information such as browsing history, search queries, IP address, cookies, etc. This is guaranteed to make the ads quite appealing for users. Even so, we do not recommend clicking on any ads as there are potential dangers hidden behind them.

What Is the Harm of StartCoup Ads?

The annoying advertisements are not the real issue when it comes to StartCoup Ads. What you should worry about is that some ads may actually lead to harmful websites. Adware programs are easily exploited by cyber criminals to promote malicious web pages. This is because the promoted websites do not undergo any kind of review. This way, users can be shown some attractive ad and land on a website that is managed by cyber criminals. A couple of things can happen then: either a phishing scheme will be attempted or the website will try to inject malware onto your computer. In both cases your personal and financial information will be at risk. This is why it is best to remove StartCoup at once.

How to Remove StartCoup Ads?

To get rid of StartCoup Ads, you have to go to Control Panel, open the list of programs on the PC, find the program, and uninstall it. However, it is very likely that you have more intruders on your computer. Not all of these can be found and removed that easily, especially malware. This is why the recommended thing to do is to install a reliable antimalware tool. It will get rid of all unwanted programs and infections that are currently on your computer. It will also make it impossible for them to infiltrate your computer in the future.

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1. Remove/Uninstall StartCoup Ads

1. Remove/Uninstall StartCoup 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 StartCoup Ads.

2. Restore the settings in your browser

2. Remove StartCoup Ads from your browser

Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove 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 StartCoup Ads and click “Remove”

After StartCoup 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 StartCoup Ads and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After StartCoup 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 StartCoup 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 StartCoup 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 StartCoup Ads
Click ‘Uninstall’

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

3. Remove StartCoup Ads automatically with Spy Hunter Malware - Removal Tool.

3. Remove StartCoup Ads automatically with Spy Hunter Malware – Removal Tool.

To clean your computer with the award-winning software Spy Hunter –
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Boyana Peeva

Believes that the glass is rather half-full and that nothing is bigger than the little things. Enjoys writing, reading and sharing content – information is power.

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