Sliding Sales Virus

What is Sliding Sales?

Developed by Engaging Apps, Sliding Sales is a rogue browser extension compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. Sliding Sales uses a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional applications together with the chosen software), and therefore, most users install it inadvertently.

Sliding Sales commonly installs together with free software downloaded from freeware download websites such as download.com, soft32.com, softonic.com, and many others.

Following successful infiltration, Sliding Sales monitors diverse software and hardware information including user locations, web browsing information (search queries, URLs visited, pages viewed, cookies, etc.), IP addresses, and other information. In addition, Sliding Sales generates various intrusive online advertisements.

Examples of these include in-text, sponsored link, video, coupon, interstitial, and banner type ads. This behavior may lead to serious privacy issues or identity theft.

The Sliding Sales plugin claims to enhance users' online shopping experience by displaying discounts, enabling coupon shopping, and other similar functions. While Sliding Sales may seem a legitimate and useful browser extension, it is considered to be a potentially unwanted application, which diminishes browser performance and causes random unwanted ads.

Having adware such as Sliding Sales installed on your computer may lead to serious privacy issues or malware infections, and for this reason, you are advised to eliminate it from your Internet browsers. Research shows that Sliding Sales is distributed via deceptive 'download managers' within various freeware download websites.

Most current freeware download websites use these small programs to monetize their free services. Download managers offer installation of advertised browser extensions together with the chosen free software.

In most cases, careless download and installation of freeware results in installation of Sliding Sales or other similar adware including, for example, Coupon Clipster, Savings Avenger, and BaseFlash. This situation can be prevented by closely observing each step of the freeware download process and declining installation of any additional programs offered.

Internet users who have already installed Sliding Sales, should follow this removal guide to uninstall it from their Internet browsers.

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Quick menu:

• What is Sliding Sales?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Sliding Sales application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Sliding Sales add-on from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Sliding Sales plugin from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove Sliding Sales extension from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Sliding Sales extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Sliding Sales virus 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 "Sliding Sales", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program (which causes Sliding Sales ads), scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Sliding Sales virus 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 "Sliding Sales", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the sliding sales ads, 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 on "Extensions". Locate: "Sliding Sales", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the sliding sales ads, 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 plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

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

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with sliding sales ads 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 sliding sales ads, 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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