Hi! Users anything which is unwanted should not have any place in your computer system. Likewise the threat that is named Quick Coupons New Tab should not be allowed to occupy any space in your PC. This article is therefore designed to help user to know the steps to uninstall Quick Coupons New Tab from their PC.
What is Quick Coupons New Tab And What Action It Performs?
Quick Coupons New Tab is proposed to users as search.searchqcs.com. Quick Coupons New Tab can be made to set as your new tab page if you download 'Quick Coupons' browser add-on. This potential unwanted program actually works as a browser hijacker which is developed by Polarity Technologies Ltd.
The Quick Coupons New Tab add-on is transmitted to Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer through ads or by the means of bundling or through Chrome Web Store. It can also redirect you to some malicious link like retailmenot.com and couponsimplified.com which should be avoided to visit as it is nothing more than a trick to increase the traffic to these sites so that the adware developer could generate certain revenue from it.
The Quick Coupons New Tab add-on is believed to be a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) which is engineered by some cyber crooks to earn money by illegal manner. As this PUP infiltrates into your PC you will start noticing certain big changes in your computer system. Some of the major changes are pointed in this section of the article below:
- It reads all the data and have the capability to change it on the websites you visit.
- It also gardens all the information related to your browsing to make it public.
- When you open a new tab then it replaces the page you see.
- It also has the potential to manage your applications, extensions and themes which is present in your computer system.
Why You Should Say No To Quick Coupons New Tab?
Certainly Quick Coupons New Tab is not such a big threat to you and user but it can also make some damage to you as it gardens all the information related to your browsing habits like Internet History, IP address, your geographical location, the contents which you have downloaded from Internet which is collected through download logs. These informations can be made available to the remote attackers or to some third party to compromise your and your's system security.
Ways to Remove The Quick Coupons New Tab
The Quick Coupons New Tab add-on may appear again and again on your desktop screen also when you have an add blocking browser extension added to your PC in your default browser. So it is better to be careful as well as attentive while you download any free software from any dubious sites and click on some add-on extension like Quick Coupons New Tab add-on available in that specific software which can hampers proper functioning of your computer.
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Learn To Remove Quick Coupons New Tab Using Manual Methods
Phase 1 : Show Hidden Files To Delete Quick Coupons New Tab Related Files And Folders
1. For Windows 8 or 10 Users : From the Ribbon’s View in My PC click on Options icon.
2. For Windows 7 or Vista Users : Open My Computer and tap on Organize button on the upper left corner and then to Folder and Search Options from the drop down menu.
3. Now go to the View tab and enable Show hidden files and folder options and then uncheck the Hide protected system operating files checkbox option below.
4. Finally look for any suspicious files in the hidden folders as given below and delete it.
- %AppData%\[adware_name]
- %Temp%\[adware_name]
- %LocalAppData%\[adware_name].exe
- %AllUsersProfile%random.exe
- %CommonAppData%\[adware_name]
Phase 2 : Get Rid of Quick Coupons New Tab Related Extensions Related From Different Web Browsers
From Chrome :
1. Click on Menu icon, hover through More Tools then tap on Extensions.
2. Now click on Trash icon on the extensions tab there next to suspicious extensions to remove it.
From Internet Explorer :
1. Click on Manage add-ons option from the drop down menu on going through Gear icon.
2. Now if you find any suspicious extension in the Toolbars and Extensions panel then right click on it and Delete option to remove it.
From Mozilla Firefox :
1. Tap on Add-ons on going through Menu icon.
2. In the Extensions tab click on Disable or Remove button next to Quick Coupons New Tab related extensions to remove them.
From Opera :
1. Press Opera menu, hover to Extensions and then select Extensions manager there.
2. Now if any browser extension looks suspicious to you then click on (X) button to remove it.
From Safari :
1. Click Preferences… on going through Settings Gear icon.
2. Now on Extensions tab click on Uninstall button to remove it.
From Microsoft Edge :
Note:–As there is no option for Extension Manager in Microsoft Edge so in order to sort out issues related with adware programs in MS Edge you can change its default homepage and search engine.
Change Default Homepage of Ms Edge –
1. Click on More(…) followed by Settings and then to Start page under Open With section.
2. Now select View advanced settings button and then in Search in the address bar with section, you can select Google or any other homepage as your preference.
Change Default Search Engine Settings of Ms Edge –
1. Select More(…) then Settings followed by View advanced settings button.
2. Under Search in the address bar with box click on <Add new>. Now you can choose from the available list of search providers or add you preferred search engine and click Add as default.
Phase 3 : Block Unwanted Pop-ups from Quick Coupons New Tab On Different Web Browsers
1. Google Chrome : Click Menu icon → Settings → Show advanced settings… → Content Settings… under Privacy section → enable Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommended) option → Done.
2. Mozilla Firefox : Tap on Menu icon → Options → Content panel → check Block pop-up windows in Pop-ups section.
3. Internet Explorer : Click Gear Settings icon → Internet Options → in Privacy tab enable Turn on Pop-up Blocker under Pop-up Blocker Section.
4. Microsoft Edge : Press More(…) option → Settings → View advanced settings → toggle on Block pop-ups.
Still having troubles in removing Quick Coupons New Tab from your compromised PC ? Then you don’t need to worry. You can feel free to ask questions to us about malware related issues.
