The Coupon Store Removal Guide

Changes within your web browser's default settings might be an indication that an application known as The Coupon Store is fully active on your operating system. If this is the case, we highly advise you to remove it since it is one more potentially unwanted program. Such classification has been made by our research team after a careful examination, which revealed invasive nature of this application. Due to changes induced by it, you will no longer be able to surf the web the way you like it. On top of that, our researchers have discovered that in some instances this devious program might be the primary reason other suspicious applications could enter your PC with almost no trouble. To learn how this devious program works, make sure to read the rest of this report. We also include a detailed removal guide that you should use to delete The Coupon Store once and for all.

Developers of The Coupon Store advertise this application as a must have tool if you wish to save money while you are surfing the web. This is nothing more than a manipulative technique used to lure unsuspecting users into downloading and installing this potentially unwanted program without actually understanding how it works. In reality, this application functions in a poor manner and will not be a great help if you wish to save money while surfing the web. In fact, it will only induce undesirable changes to your web browser's default settings without any notification or authorization. The invasive program will alter your default homepage, new tab page, and search engine. These modifications are triggered and kept intact by a suspicious third-party extension that is installed right after The Coupon Store enters your computer. Due to all the changes your online experience will become much more annoying and frustrating. That is so because you will be forced to use a suspicious third-party website as your default homepage and new tab page whether you like that or not. Additionally, your every single online query will go through a newly appointed search engine. If you are keen on restoring your browser's default settings so you could surf the web the way you like it once again, you must completely remove The Coupon Store. Terminate it in a quick and easy manner by following instructions below. If you fail to delete this potentially unwanted program, invasive changes will continue to bother you.

During further research, our malware experts have discovered that in some instances The Coupon Store could prove to be the reason other suspicious applications might enter your PC without a lot of trouble. That is so because in some instances this potentially unwanted program could be spread via bundled installers, which are notorious for hosting suspicious software. We highly advise users that already have this suspicious program active on their computer to check their operating system for other questionable applications. It is also important to note that using the newly appointed search engine could have detrimental outcomes because it might present you with modified search results that host redirect links. Clicking on such a result could lead you to questionable and even potentially malicious websites. In some instances just landing on a web page that is crafted by cyber crooks could have undesirable outcomes. For instances, just entering a site that runs an arbitrary code execution exploit, might be more than enough to get your PC infected with some unknown malware. Even though such search results are not an often occur aces, a chance of coming across one remains. Do not take any chances with The Coupon Store and remove it at the very same time that it is found active on your PC.

The termination procedure of The Coupon Store must be executed with care. If you rush the procedure and miss a step, you might have to face outcomes of an incomplete removal. In some cases, leftovers of this potentially unwanted program might be enough for it to keep the unwanted changes intact. In other situations, those same traces could be employed for a silent restoration procedure. To be sure that the removal procedure has been successful we recommend scanning your PC with a professional antimalware tool once you are done with the manual removal.

How to remove The Coupon Store from your PC

1. Tap the Windows Key+E on your keyboard to open the File Explorer.
2. Navigate to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions.
3. Right-click a folder called lppphkdihepdibjclibocgniljgmmhmd and select Delete.
4. Navigate to C:\Users\[your username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions.
5. Right-click a folder called lppphkdihepdibjclibocgniljgmmhmd and select Delete.
6. Navigate to C:\Users\[your username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
7. Select and remove files called Preferences and Secure Preferences.
8. Navigate to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[unique Mozilla ID]\extensions.
9. Right-click a folder called @thecouponstore.xpi and then select Delete.
10. Right-click the Recycle Bin and select Empty Recycle Bin.