Shoppers Tab Removal Guide

There are multiple programs out there that offer you help when you shop online. These applications say they will help you save money each time you buy something. However, you should think twice before trusting the likes of Shoppers Tab. This browser extension might be associated with multiple computer security issues, and if you wish to protect your personal information and your system from potential exploitation, you should definitely remove Shoppers Tab from your system immediately. In this description, we will give you the manual removal instructions you can, later on, apply to other unwanted and potentially harmful browser extensions.

This extension is categorized as adware because its main objective is to promote commercial content with the intention to make some money. It may have an official website, but the download link does not work there, so it is obvious that the extension to does get distributed in a direct manner. Like most of the programs of the same profile, Shoppers Tab probably arrives bundled with freeware. Users often download freeware applications without any second thought, not realizing that one third-party installer could bring several other applications, too. In fact, this extension might be just one of the many unfamiliar applications currently installed on your PC.

In a sense, it is hard to point out which websites are responsible for spreading this adware app around. So you need to recognize the usual adware distribution patterns and be careful whenever you download new freeware from file-sharing sites. The good thing is that Shoppers Tab seems to be extremely similar to its predecessors, like TorpedoDeals, Momys Offers, Total Deal Search, and so on. So the application should not present us with anything unexpected. The point is that the more we know about some application, the easier it is to remove it. And we seem to know a lot about this extension.

Even if you do not remember adding the extension to your browser, you will notice when it starts acting up. The application claims that Shoppers Tab “provides you with the top shopping and coupon deals online on one easy and simple page.” It also says that the application is available at the Chrome Web Store, so some users may think that the program is useful and reliable. But there are multiple suspicious applications hosted on the Chrome Web Store. Freeware developers manage to upload their programs there faster than the sentinels clean the store from potential threats.

Either way, if Shoppers Tab spams you with random commercial ads, you should never pay attention to them. Even if it looks like there are a lot of good offers coming your way, you should not click the Shoppers Tab ads. Most of those ads will contain outgoing links to affiliated websites, but some might also redirect you to malware-related pages. If that happens, you could easily get infected with malware, and your personal data will be stolen.

To protect yourself and your computer from such consequences, you need to remove Shoppers Tab right now. Delete the application via browser’s settings, and then scan your PC with a security tool. You are bound to have more unfamiliar apps on-board, and you must terminate them all.

How to Remove Shoppers Tab

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+F and click Manage Add-ons.
2. Delete the app from Toolbars and Extensions.
3. Click Close.

Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and go to More tools.
2. Click Extensions and remove the program from the list.

Firefox

1. Press Alt+T and click Add-ons.
2. Open the Extensions tab and delete the program.