GoaSave Removal Guide

GoaSave is an advertising-supported application (adware) which belongs to the family of semi-random name adware programs. Users might find GoaSave installed on their computers as GoSave, GoeSave, GgoSavve, etc. No matter which name it uses, it acts the same in all the cases, i.e. users see commercial advertisements displayed by this adware program on their screens. It should be noted that it might not work the same as it used to back in 2014, but you should still go to uninstall it even if you do not see any commercials coming from it. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to delete it. Yes, it has an uninstaller, but it does not delete all the components of this adware program, so users have to erase those leftovers manually. More specifically, an executable file of GoaSave and its extension from all affected browsers need to be erased by a user. No matter how hard it is to do that, do not leave any components of this program on your PC if you have already detected it installed.

GoaSave is not as prevalent as it used to be. Some specialists say that it might no longer work, but if it happens that a working version of this program slithers onto your computer, irritating advertisements might start appearing on the screen soon. Advertising-supported applications can show all kinds of advertisements on users’ screens, but, according to specialists at 411-spyware.com, GoaSave mainly shows coupons. The majority of these coupons try to convince users that they can save some money at certain online stores, but, in most cases, they just generate money for the developer. Users contribute to this by clicking on ads they see. Specialists say that it would be best to ignore ads shown by GoaSave if you have encountered the working version of this program. They say that clicking on ads having labels Ad by GoaSave, Powered by GoaSave, Ads by GoaSave, and By GoaSave might be quite a dangerous activity because third-party pages will be opened. Unfortunately, not all these pages can be trusted fully. Some of them might even contain bad software or try to steal personal information. This is the only reason these GoaSave ad-related web pages should not be surfed. To be frank, we cannot promise that GoaSave does not gather information about users itself because adware programs often do that to find more information about users’ activities, interests, and habits. They need this information to provide them with relevant ads, but, of course, it does not mean that it is an innocent activity.

Researchers have noticed that GoaSave shares similarities with such programs as Webbing and NextCoup, so it should be spread the same, according to them. Their research has confirmed this hypothesis – GoaSave also travels bundled. It used to be distributed with other applications in InstallRex bundles in 2014, but we cannot confirm that it still uses the same method to sneak onto computers. Of course, bundling is the main distribution method used to disseminate adware these days too, but you could have downloaded GoaSave from some kind of untrustworthy third-party page as well. If you are sure that you have not downloaded and installed any program recently, it might be true that GoaSave entered your PC several years ago when it was an extremely popular threat too. In any event, this programs needs to be erased. This is the only way to stop the flow of irritating ads. Once you are done with this undesirable program, install a security application and leave it enabled on your computer so that irritating adware programs could not sneak onto your computer again.

Go to uninstall GoaSave through Control Panel. After doing that, do not forget to delete leftovers, i.e. its executable file and the browser extension it adds on all web browsers. Instructions located below this article should help you take care of it, but if you have no previous knowledge about undesirable software and its deletion, use an automatic malware remover instead. One scan with a trustworthy scanner, such as SpyHunter, and GoaSave will be gone together with other nasty infections which might be working on your PC behind your back.

Remove GoaSave

Windows XP

1. Click on the Start button and open Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select the undesirable application.
4. Click on the Remove button.

Windows 7/Vista

1. Click on the button in the bottom-left corner and select Control Panel.
2. Open Uninstall a program.
3. Locate the undesirable program, right-click on it, and click Uninstall.

Windows 8/8.1/10

1. Launch Run (press Win+R).
2. Type Control Panel in the box.
3. Click OK.
4. Open Uninstall a program.
5. Right-click on GoaSave.
6. Uninstall it.

Delete all leftovers

Delete the extension of GoaSave

Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and press Alt+T.
2. Select Manage add-ons and then click Toolbars and Extensions.
3. Select the unwanted extension and click Remove to make it gone.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
3. Click Extensions on the left side of the page.
4. Locate the extension belonging to GoaSave, select it, and then remove it.

Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Press Alt+F.
3. Select More tools and open Extensions.
4. Click on the extension you wish to erase and click on the trash button next to it.
5. Click Remove.

Delete the executable file of GoaSave

1. Press Win+E to launch the Windows Explorer.
2. Open %PROGRAMFILES% or %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%.
3. Locate the folder of GoaSave containing the executable file there.
4. Delete this folder.
5. Empty the Recycle bin.