Gordon Deals Adware

What is Gordon Deals?

According to the developers, Gordon Deals saves time and money (when shopping online) by providing various coupons and notifying users about special deals/discounts available at online shops.

Judging on appearance alone, Gordon Deals may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware. There are three main reasons for these negative associations: 1) stealth installation without users' consent; 2) display of 'malvertising' ads, and; 3) tracking of information.

Immediately after infiltration, Gordon Deals delivers coupon, banner, pop-up, and other similar advertisements. These are displayed using various tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site. Therefore, displayed ads often conceal underlying website content, significantly diminishing the Internet browsing experience.

Furthermore, they often lead to malicious websites and/or execute scripts that download and install malware (or other PUPs). Thus, clicking them might cause high-risk computer infections. Gordon Deals is essentially used to generate fraudulent advertising revenue.

Be aware that, as with most potentially unwanted programs, Gordon Deals gathers various information (mostly relating to Internet browsing habits) that often includes personal details. Developers later sell this collected data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals). Therefore, information tracking might lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft.

Furthermore, potentially unwanted programs often misuse system resources to mine cryptocurrency or run other unwanted processes in the background, without users' consent. In doing so, they significantly diminish overall computer performance. Due to these reasons, we strongly advise you to eliminate Gordon Deals adware immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by Gordon Deals
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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Gordon Deals is identical to OfferssDirect, and very similar to Awesome Dealers, MediaDownloader, History Cleaner, and dozens of other adware-type applications. These applications may offer different functionality, however, their only purpose is to generate revenue for the developers.

Thus, claims to provide 'useful features' are merely attempts to give the impression of legitimacy. In fact, only a small percentage of PUPs provide the features promised - most deliver no real value for regular users. By delivering ads, collecting data, and misusing system resources, potentially unwanted programs pose a direct threat to your privacy and Internet browsing safety.

How did Gordon Deals install on my computer?

Although Gordon Deals has an official download website, it often infiltrates systems without consent. This is due to lack of knowledge and careless behavior. Be aware that potentially unwanted programs such as Gordon Deals are often proliferated using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling", and the aforementioned malicious ads.

"Bundling" is stealth installation of third party programs together with regular software/apps. Developers hide these rogue programs within the "Custom/Advanced" settings or other sections of the download/installation processes.

Many users rush, skip steps, and are likely to be tricked into clicking various deceptive 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?

The key to computer safety is caution. Therefore, pay close attention when downloading/installing software and browsing the Internet in general. Carefully analyze each step (especially the "Custom/Advanced" settings) of the download/installation processes to opt-out of all additionally-included programs.

Bear in mind that criminals monetize third party download/installation tools by promoting other software (the "bundling" method). Therefore, these tools should never be used. Cyber criminals invest a great deal of time and effort into designing malicious ads.

Therefore, most appear legitimate, however, once clicked, they redirect users to survey, gambling, adult dating, and other dubious websites. As mentioned above, these ads are usually delivered by various potentially unwanted programs. If you encounter them, uninstall all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins.

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Quick menu:

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

Gordon 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 "Gordon Deals", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Gordon 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 "Gordon Deals", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by gordon 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 "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Gordon Deals", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by gordon 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 "Gordon Deals".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by gordon 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 gordon 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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