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What is My Coupon Buddy?

The My Coupon Buddy browser add-on claims to improve users' online shopping experience by helping to find the cheapest deals, discounts, enabling comparison shopping, and adding other useful functions. This browser extension is compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.

Although this may seem a legitimate and useful browser plugin, be aware that it is categorized as a potentially unwanted application or adware. The My Coupon Buddy plugin employs a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional programs together with the chosen software) to install on browsers without users' permission.

In most cases, unwanted installations are caused by reckless download of freeware from free software download websites such as softonic.com, soft32.com, and download.com

Following stealth infiltration, My Coupon Buddy monitors users' Internet browsing activity by recording software and hardware information including operating systems, Internet browser types, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, geolocations, and other details, which may be personally identifiable. This behavior may lead to serious privacy issues or identity theft.

Furthermore, although My Coupon Buddy is not technically a virus, it generates various intrusive online advertisements including, for example, banner, in-text, transitional, and other similar ads.

There is a high probability that these ads may be infectious, and therefore, you are strongly advised to remove this potentially unwanted browser extension from your Internet browsers.

Research shows that most current freeware download websites employ small programs called 'download clients' to monetize their free services.

Most adware including My Coupon Buddy, Coupon Downloader, Supra Savings, and many other rogue browser extensions, are distributed via the download clients to offer installation of promoted browser add-ons together with the chosen free software. Therefore, careless download and installation of freeware risks computer infection with adware or malware.

To prevent installation of potentially unwanted applications, always pay close attention during the download of free software and never accept installation of any additional programs offered. When installing downloaded free software, closely observe every step and choose the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' installation options, rather than 'Quick' or 'Regular'.

This will reveal any bundled applications attempting to infiltrate your browsers, and you will be able to decline them. Internet users who have already installed My Coupon Buddy should follow this removal guide to eliminate it from their Internet browsers. 

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Quick menu:

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

My Coupon Buddy 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 "My Coupon Buddy", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove My Coupon Buddy from Internet browsers:

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

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gears" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "My Coupon Buddy", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the my coupon buddy virus, 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 "bars" icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click on "Extensions". Locate: "My Coupon Buddy", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the my coupon buddy virus, 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 "My Coupon Buddy".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with my coupon buddy virus 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 my coupon buddy virus, 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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