Awesome Dealers Adware

What is Awesome Dealers?

According to the developers, Awesome Dealers is a legitimate application that saves time and money when shopping online - it supposedly provides coupons and notifies users of special deals/discounts on various online shops. Initially, Awesome Dealers may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app often infiltrates systems without permission.

Furthermore, developers use it to generate 'malvertising' revenue (Awesome Dealers delivers intrusive ads) and gather user-system information. For these reasons, Awesome Dealers is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

Following infiltration, Awesome Dealers delivers 'malvertising' ads (e.g., coupons, banners, pop-ups, etc.) To achieve this, developers employ tools that enable display of third party graphical content on any site. Therefore, generated ads often conceal underlying website content, significantly diminishing the browsing experience.

Furthermore, these ads typically lead to dubious websites and, in some cases, even execute scripts that download and install malware (or other PUPs). Clicking them can result in high-risk computer infections. Another negative feature is information tracking. Awesome Dealers records various sensitive information that developers later sell to third parties.

Thus, the presence of a data-tracking application might lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Some potentially unwanted programs are known to misuse system resources in various ways (e.g., to mine cryptocurrency).

In doing so, PUPs significantly diminish overall computer performance. For these reasons, we strongly advise you to uninstall Awesome Dealers adware without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by Awesome Dealers
Threat Type	Adware, Unwanted ads, Pop-up Virus
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Awesome Dealers is virtually identical to Alpha Shoppers, WeatherBuddy, Plugins Button, and hundreds of other adware-type applications. These programs are developed by different criminals and offer different functionality. Despite this, all have identical behavior. Claims to provide useful features are merely attempts to trick users to install.

Potentially unwanted programs are designed only to generate revenue for the developers. Most deliver no real value for regular users. They generate ads, record data, and misuse system resources, thereby posing a direct threat to your privacy and Internet browsing safety.

How did Awesome Dealers install on my computer?

Awesome Dealers is free for anyone to download on its official website, however, as with most adware, it is also distributed using the aforementioned malicious ads, together with a deceptive marketing method called "bundling". Due to lack of users' caution and knowledge, it often infiltrates systems without permission.

"Bundling" is stealth installation of third party programs together with regular software/apps. Developers do not adequately disclose installation of third party software - they hide "bundled" apps within various sections (usually the "Custom/Advanced" settings) of the download/installation processes.

Many users skip download/installation steps and click dubious ads - in doing so, they expose their systems to risk of various infections and compromise their privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent system infiltration by adware-type apps, pay close attention when browsing the Internet and especially when downloading/installing software.

Be aware that many malicious ads appear genuine, since developers invest a great deal of time and money into their design, however, these ads are distinguishable for their redirects - most lead to survey, gambling, adult dating, gambling, and other similar dubious websites.

They are often displayed by malicious apps and, therefore, if you encounter them, uninstall all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins.

Furthermore, carefully analyze each window of the download/installation dialogues to opt-out of all additionally-included programs. Third party download/installation tools are monetized by promoting suspicious apps (the "bundling" method) and, therefore, you should never use them.

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Quick menu:

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

Awesome Dealers 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 "Awesome Dealers", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Awesome Dealers 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 "Awesome Dealers", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by awesome dealers, 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 "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Awesome Dealers", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by awesome dealers, 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 "Awesome Dealers".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by awesome dealers 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 awesome dealers, 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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