Know about Discount Smasher
Discount Smasher is a type of adware which is capable to generate a lot of ads on user's browser. Adware is a kind of software that can display and/or download advertisement and may be considered privacy-invasive. Discount Smasher adware is a type of program that displays an advertisement of some sort. It is usually related to a specific Web site that is cached in the Web browser. In some cases, it changes the home page of your Web browser to point to a specific Web site.
Usually, Discount Smasher can come into your computer along with some free software,such as browser update, Java update, Flash Player update, Video Player update, video recording, download-managers or PDF creators, etc. Once gets into the computer, Discount Smasher will modify your browser setting and inject unwanted extensions to the browser. When you surf the Internet, Discount Smasher will display various ads on your browser, including, search-related ads, banner and video ads, in-text ads and links, transitional, interstitial and full page ads.
Besides, Discount Smasher may secretly gather personal information through the Internet and relay it back to another computer. This is done by tracking browsing habits, generally for advertising purposes. It is suggested to remove Discount Smasher from the computer as soon as possible to avoid further damage. It is better to scan your computer with a powerful antivirus program like Spyhunter to check out the problem and remove viruses.
Usually, Discount Smasher can come into your computer along with some free software,such as browser update, Java update, Flash Player update, Video Player update, video recording, download-managers or PDF creators, etc. Once gets into the computer, Discount Smasher will modify your browser setting and inject unwanted extensions to the browser. When you surf the Internet, Discount Smasher will display various ads on your browser, including, search-related ads, banner and video ads, in-text ads and links, transitional, interstitial and full page ads.
Besides, Discount Smasher may secretly gather personal information through the Internet and relay it back to another computer. This is done by tracking browsing habits, generally for advertising purposes. It is suggested to remove Discount Smasher from the computer as soon as possible to avoid further damage. It is better to scan your computer with a powerful antivirus program like Spyhunter to check out the problem and remove viruses.
Guide to remove Discount Smasher
Method 1: Manual removal
Step 1: Stop related running processes in Windows Task Manager first.
Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.
Step 2: Remove any infection related program from Control Panel.
Windows Vista and Windows 7
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
3. Remove the related programs.
Windows XP
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Uninstall related programs.
Windows 8
1. Press Win+R.
2. Type in control panel and click OK.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the related programs.
Step 3: Remove Discount Smasher extension or add-ons from your browsers.
Windows Vista and Windows 7
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
3. Remove the related programs.
Windows XP
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Uninstall related programs.
Windows 8
1. Press Win+R.
2. Type in control panel and click OK.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the related programs.
Step 3: Remove Discount Smasher extension or add-ons from your browsers.
Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Step 4: Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files.
(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.
(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.
(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
Step 5: Go to the Registry Editor, remove all Discount Smasher registry entries listed here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpCmdRun.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpUXSrv.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MSASCui.exe
Method 2: Remove with SpyHunter
Step 1: Click the following button to download SpyHunter.
Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.
Step 3: Scan the computer and delete all threats.
Note: Manual removal refers to key parts of computer system. If you don’t have sufficient expertise in dealing with the manual removal. Install Spyhunter can be your better choice.
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