Torpedo Deals Adware

What is Torpedo Deals?

Similar to Price-Hero, Torpedo Deals is a deceptive application that supposedly saves time and money by providing various e-shopping coupons and notifications of special deals/discounts. This functionality may appear legitimate and useful, however, Torpedo Deals often infiltrates systems without users' permission.

Furthermore, it delivers intrusive online advertisements and continually gathers various data types. For these reasons, Torpedo Deals is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

Following infiltration, Torpedo Deals employs a "virtual layer" to generate pop-up, coupon, banner, and other similar advertisements. "The virtual layer" is a tool that enables placement of third party graphical content on any site.

The delivered advertisements often conceal underlying content of visited websites, thereby significantly diminishing the Internet browsing experience. In addition, some lead to malicious websites and even accidental clicks can result in high-risk adware or malware infections.

Another downside is information tracking. Be aware that Torpedo Deals continually monitors web browsing activity by collecting Internet Protocol addresses, URLs visited, pages viewed, and other similar data. The data is shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse private details to generate revenue.

Therefore, the presence of an information-tracking app on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. You are strongly advised to uninstall Torpedo Deals adware.

There are dozens of potentially unwanted programs similar to Torpedo Deals including Mute Tabs Button, Coupon Time, and TablacusApp - these are just some examples from many. All of these applications offer certain 'useful features' with different functions, however, these PUPs have identical behavior.

Research shows that the only purpose of adware is to generate revenue for the developers. These applications provide no significant value for regular users. Adware collects personally identifiable information and delivers intrusive online advertisements.

How did Torpedo Deals install on my computer?

Although Torpedo Deals has an official download website, most users install this PUP inadvertently, without their consent. This is due to a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" used by cyber criminals. All bundled programs are hidden within the "Custom/Advanced" settings of the download or installation settings.

Rushing and skipping this section often leads to inadvertent installation of rogue apps. This behavior can result in high-risk computer infections and/or serious privacy issues.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Installation of PUPs can be prevented by taking two simple steps. Firstly, never rush when downloading and installing software. Select the "Custom/Advanced" settings and closely analyze each step. Secondly, decline offers to download/install additional applications and cancel those already included. The key to computer safety is caution.

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Quick menu:

• What is Torpedo Deals?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Torpedo Deals application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Torpedo Deals adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Torpedo Deals ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Torpedo Deals' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Torpedo Deals extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Torpedo Deals adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "Torpedo Deals", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Torpedo Deals ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Torpedo Deals adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "Torpedo Deals", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by torpedo deals, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Torpedo Deals", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by torpedo deals, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove "Torpedo Deals".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by torpedo deals removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by torpedo deals, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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