PopDeals appears an extension but refuses to remove.
"Hi Everyone, I ran into an issue with a user who has an extension that continues to execute everythime you bring up google chrome. When you go to settings > Extensions. It is not there. BUT, if you go to more tools > task manager. It appears as a running process called Extension: PopDeals. Anybody have any clues? I can't remove it. Thanks in Advance."
Unmask PopDeals:
PopDeals have different names, but show up on the browser as add-ons at the same time. Yes, they are add-onds that can be attached on the following browsers: Bing, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Yahoo and other popular browsers. Some also call then a twin adware. Victims may have downloaded them from the corrupted websites planted with the installer. Even some famous browsers can be carried with PopDeals. Pretending to be a bundle of your wanted freeware or software and getting itself installed is also another method to hook itself to the target browser.
PopDeals Scenes
- trouble-never-come-alone scene: after the showing-up of PopDeals, the system defense capability has been weaken. This terrible result leads to a consequence that other sorts of bugs like adware, browser hijacker and trojan could get on the poor computer easily.
- redirect scene: when you locate your mouse on the ads of PopDeals and try to shut down, you may be redirected to advertising webpages.
- privacy-stolen scene: we can tell whether PopDeals is malicious or not. But if it is, your privacy information could be collected by hackers without difficulty.
- pop-up scene: as an active adware, there is no way that PopDeals wouldn't inject ads to gain traffic for the sponsored on your browser. I swear that the PopDeals victims must be helpless and insane with the unstoppable ads.
As we all know, getting rid of PopDeals is the very necessary thing to do. You are kindly recommended to delete it at the very first time to avoid additional troubles.
How to Remove PopDeals Extension Easily?
Lesson 1: Remove PopDeals Manually from Your Computer
Note: in case ads by PopDeals or redirects from PopDeals block the computer screen or the PC performs badly, you are suggested to get into safe mode with networking before you try to remove PopDeals.
Get Into Safe Mode with Networking Processes:
for Windows XP/Vista/ 7
Restart your computer >> As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, tap “F8″ key constantly >> Use the arrow keys to highlight the “Safe Mode with Networking” option and then press ENTER >> If you don’t get the Safe Mode with Networking option, please restart the computer again and keep tapping "F8" key immediately.
for Windows 8
Pls press Alt+Ctrl+Delete keys together
You will see a blue screen with a power icon at the bottom right corner
Pls hold Shift key on the keyboard and click on power button and select “Restart”
Then you will get 3 options
Pls select “Troubleshoot” with arrow keys
You will then get into another screen with another 3 options
Then select “Advanced options” -> Pls select “Startup Settings”
See a “Restart” button at the bottom right of the screen?
Pls hit F5 to get into “Safe Mode with Networking”
1. remove PopDeals from the control panel
- Click Start and then choose Control Panel.
- Click Programs> Uninstall a program or Program and Features(for Windows 7,8, Vista)
- search for the unwanted or unknown programs; right click it and then choose Uninstall.
( If you think it's complicated or you are not a computer savvy, please download and install the top removal tool to fix the PopDeals issue automatically.)
2. Remove PopDeals from the browsers.
2.1 Remove PopDeals add-ons from Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (press “F10″ key once to active menu bar) and then click on Internet Option a configuration page will be opened
- Click on Programs tab then click on Manage Add-ons, now you’ll get a window which have listed all the installed add-ons.
- Now disable the PopDeals add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from this list.
2.2 Reset Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer. Click on Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active the menu bar), click on Internet Option. A internet option window will open.
- For IE9, IE10 users may click on Gear icon . Then click on tools.
- Click on Advanced tab then click on RESET button.
- Now you will get a new popup for confirmation, tick mark on Delete personal setting then click on RESET button on that.
- Now your Internet Explorer has been Restored to default settings.
- Now you will appear a popup stated “complete all the tasks”. After completion click on close button.
- Start Google Chrome, click on options icon (Located in very top right side of the browser), then click on Tools then, click on Extensions.
- You will get a configuration page which have listed all the installed extensions, remove PopDeals extension. Also remove all the unknown / unwanted extensions from there. To remove them, click on remove (recycle bin) icon (as shown on screenshot)
2.4: Reset Google Chrome – Restore to default setting.
- Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon and then click on settings
- Scroll down and click on “Show advanced settings…”option, after click on that you’ll appear some more options in bottom of the page. Now scroll down more and click on “Reset Browser setting” option.
- Now, Close all Google Chrome browser’s window and reopen it again.
2.5 Remove PopDeals add-ons from Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and then go the Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar) click on Add-ons, you’ll get a page click on extensions from the left side pane. now look on right side pane you’ll get all the installed add-ons listed on there. Disable or Remove PopDeals add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from there.
2.6 Reset Mozilla Firefox
- Open Firefox and then go the Help menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar)
- Go to Help menu then click on “Troubleshooting information
- You will get a page “Troubleshooting information” page, here you will get “Reset Firefox” option in the right side of the page.
- Click on Reset Firefox option and then follow their instructions to reset firefox.
- Mozilla Firefox should be Restored.
3. To Remove PopDeals from Startup
- Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run box then type “MSCONFIG into the run box then click on OK. You’ll get a msconfig window.
- In the msconfig window click on Startup tab, here you’ll get all the startup entries, so look on the list and then do Un-check the entries which is contains PopDeals. Also Un-check all the others entries which you found unwanted. then click on OK to apply all the changes
Lesson 2: Remove PopDeals easily and automatically with the removal tool.( best option for those are not computer savvies.)
- There are 2 selections offered: click Save or Run to install the program. We recommend you to save it on the desktop if you choose Save for the reason that you can immediately start the free scan by using the desktop icon.
- After downloading, double click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install the removal tool.
2. Click Ctrl+J together to get the all the download files if you are using Google. Search for SpyHunter-Installer.exe. In order to install the removal tool, you need to give your permission by clicking Run.
Choose Continue to click to get the Install option
"I accept the EULA and Privacy Policy" needs to be chosen and then click INSTALL.
Show some patience. It will take a while to finish downloading the files.
Start New Scan to detect all the malware or PUPs on your PC.
Note: the scan may spend more than half an hour. You are allowed to go away and do other stuff.
Here comes the exciting moment. Click ' Fix Threats' to remove PopDeals completely.
Get the Important Tip
As you are experiencing. PopDeals is such a trouble that needs to remove as soon as possible. I swear with my ears, PopDeals is never a friend but a outrage trouble maker. Strong measures should be taken to stop it. So download and install the strong Antivirus Program SpyHunter to fix the nasty issue.
( Kris )
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