How to uninstall the Get Your Coupons browser hijacker
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is Get Your Coupons Now?
As its name suggests, the Get Your Coupons Now app is designed to provide quick access to various websites that contain coupons, deals, and so on. In fact, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker. This application promotes a fake search engine (search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com) by changing certain browser settings.
Most browser hijackers also collect browsing data. Note that people often download and install browser hijackers (and other PUAs) inadvertently. Furthermore, Get Your Coupons Now is installed together with another PUA called Hide My Searches.
Browser hijackers promote fake search engines by changing the address of the default search engine, homepage, and new tab. After installation Get Your Coupons Now sets them to search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com.
As with many other browser hijackers Get Your Coupons Now forces users to visit the address of a fake search engine (in this case, search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com) when they open a browser, new tab or enter search queries into the URL bar.
It is generally impossible to modify settings appointed by browser hijackers, unless the rogue software is uninstalled from the browser and/or operating system. Note that search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com is fake and generates no unique results - if used, it simply redirects users to search.yahoo.com and provides results generated by Yahoo (a legitimate search engine).
Typically, browser hijackers promote fake search engines and also gather browsing-related information. They target details such as IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, addresses of visited websites, and so on. Some PUAs collect sensitive, personal details.
| Name | Get Your Coupons Now |
| Threat Type | Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab. |
| Detection Names | Avast (Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]), AVG (Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of Win32/WinWrapper.V Potentially Unwanted), Microsoft (PUA:Win32/OpenDownloadManager), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
| Browser Extension(s) | Get Your Coupons Now |
| Supposed Functionality | Access to web pages that contain various deals, coupons, etc. |
| Promoted URL | search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com |
| Serving IP Address (search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com) | 34.206.15.161 |
| Affected Browser Settings | Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine. |
| Symptoms | Manipulated internet browser settings (homepage, default internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit the hijacker's website and search the internet using their search engines. |
| Additional Information | Get Your Coupons Now is distributed with another browser hijacker called Hide My Searches. |
| Distribution methods | Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers. |
| Damage | Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites. |
| Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
View Online Recipes, Your Templates Online Now and Watch TV Online are examples of other browser hijackers that promote the address of a fake search engine and gather browsing-related information. Most browser hijackers are advertised as useful, legitimate apps that supposedly deliver various features, however, they are generally useless and simply cause problems.
Having apps of this type installed on your browsers and/or operating systems risks becoming a victim of identity theft, experiencing problems with browsing safety, privacy, etc. Therefore, remove Get Your Coupons Now, Hide My Searches and other PUAs immediately.
How did Get Your Coupons Now install on my computer?
Typically, people download and install PUAs by clicking deceptive ads or when they download/install programs with PUAs included into the setups. The latter PUA distribution method is called "bundling". Developers use bundling to trick people into downloading and installing PUAs together with other software.
Typically, information about additionally-included apps (offers to download and/or install them) can be found in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings of the set-ups. Unfortunately, many people leave these settings unchecked and unchanged, thereby allowing PUAs to be downloaded and installed.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications
We recommend that you download all software and files from official websites and via direct links. It is not safe to download using torrent clients, eMule (and other Peer-to-Peer networks), third party downloaders, unofficial websites or other channels, tools of this kind.
Also avoid third party installers. Check "Advanced", "Custom" and other settings included in the setups and decline offers to download/install unwanted software. Intrusive ads tend to open untrusted websites or cause unwanted downloadsand installations.
Therefore, it is not safe to click such advertisements. Remove any unwanted, suspicious apps (extensions, add-ons, plug-ins) installed on the browser immediately. The same should be applied to programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system/computer.
If your computer is already infected with Get Your Coupons Now, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.
Get Your Coupons Now download page:
Get Your Coupons Now browser hijacker installer:
Get Your Coupons asks permission to read and change certain data:
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Quick menu:
- What is Get Your Coupons Now?
- STEP 1. Uninstall Get Your Coupons Now application using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
- STEP 3. Remove Get Your Coupons Now browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
- STEP 4. Remove search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 5. Remove search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com redirect from Safari.
- STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
Get Your Coupons Now browser hijacker 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 any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "Get Your Coupons Now"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
Get Your Coupons Now browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:
Video showing how to remove browser redirects:
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 any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".
Change your homepage:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.
Change your default search engine:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "Get Your Coupons Now".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com redirect, 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 "Get Your Coupons Now" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons (e.g., "Hide My Searches"), and remove them.
Change your homepage:
Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable "Get Your Coupons Now" or "Hide My Searches", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com or hxxps://hidemysearches.com) below the “Open a specific or set of pages” option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select “Remove”.
Change your default search engine:
To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list look for "hxxp://search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com" and "hxxp://hidemysearches.com", when located click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com redirect, 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 on "Extensions" and remove "Get Your Coupons Now", as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins (e.g., "Hide My Searches").
Change your homepage:
To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window disable "Get Your Coupons Now" or "Hide My Searches", remove hxxp://search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com or hxxp://hidemysearches.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.
Change your default search engine:
In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "extensionControlled"
Set both results to "false" by either double-clicking each entry or clicking the 
button.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com redirect 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 and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...
In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.
In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.
In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.
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 top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.
Change your homepage and new tab settings:
Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".
Change your default Internet search engine:
To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon 
near it and select "Disable".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.getyourcouponsnowtab.com redirect, 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:
A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.
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