Ads by Lightning-Savings

What is Lightning-Savings?

Developed by a company called Engaging Apps, the Lightning-Savings rogue browser add-on claims to save time and money by enabling coupons, comparison shopping, and displaying discounts/special offers available within online stores.

While such browser extensions may seem legitimate, be aware that this add-on is categorized as a potentially unwanted application or adware. Lightning-Savings employs a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to stealthily install on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) without users' consent.

Following successful infiltration, Lightning-Savings generates intrusive online advertisements and monitors users Internet browsing activity.

These intrusive advertisements include banner, pop-under, sponsored link, interstitial, coupon, and targeted video ads. It is highly probable that clicking these advertisements will lead to high-risk adware or malware infections. Furthermore, Lightning-Savings monitors users' Internet browsing activity by recording various information, which might be personally identifiable.

For example: Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, unique identifier numbers, URLs visited, pages viewed, cookies, geo-locations, and other similar details. This behavior can lead to serious privacy issues or identity theft, and therefore, you are strongly advised to eliminate Lightning-Savings from your Internet browsers.

This potentially unwanted application is similar to other rogue browser add-ons claiming to improve users' Internet browsing experience by enabling useful functions. CrazyCoupon, ProtectedBrowsing, Wifi Protector, and Clean Browse are just a few examples amongst many others.

These browser extensions are useless to the user - their purpose is to generate revenue by the display of intrusive online advertisements.

Internet users commonly install adware such as Lightning-Savings when downloading free software via small programs called 'download managers' on freeware download websites. Most of these websites (for example, download.com, soft32.com, softonic.com, etc.) employ download managers as their free service monetization tool.

Download managers offer installation of promoted 'legitimate' browser plug-ins together with the chosen free software. Thus, careless download and installation of freeware frequently leads to adware or malware infections.

To avoid installation of Lightning-Savings, or other potentially unwanted applications, pay close attention during the download of free software and never accept installation of any additional programs offered.

If you are installing downloaded software, choose the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' installation options - this will reveal any hidden applications and allow you to remove them from the installation list. If you have already installed Lightning-Savings, and observe intrusive online advertisements, read the following removal guide to eliminate this adware from your Internet browsers.

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Quick menu:

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

Lightning-Savings 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 "Lightning-Savings", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Lightning-Savings ads 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 "Lightning-Savings", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the lightning-savings adware, 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: "Lightning-Savings", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the lightning-savings adware, 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.

If you are unable to remove Lightning-Savings and it is greyed-out ("Installed by enterprise policy"), follow this removal guide - how to remove a Google Chrome extension that is "Installed by enterprise policy"?

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 "Lightning-Savings".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with lightning-savings adware 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 lightning-savings adware, 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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