Sharp Angle Adware

What is Sharp Angle?

Sharp Angle is a dubious browser extension claiming to improve the Internet browsing experience by enabling features such as comparison shopping, coupons, and so on. This functionality may seem useful, however, Sharp Angle is classed as adware or a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

These associations are made due to a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' employed by Sharp Angle to install on Internet browsers without users' consent. Bundling is a way to distribute third-party apps together with regular software, and therefore, most users install Sharp Angle during download of free software from freeware download websites.

After infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, Sharp Angle tracks users' Internet browsing activity and displays intrusive advertisements.

Sharp Angle collects various information including (but not limited to) unique identifier numbers, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, and search queries. These details may be personally identifiable, and therefore, the presence of Sharp Angle on your system can lead to serious privacy issues.

Furthermore, advertisements generated by this adware (for example, interstitial, transitional, full-page, pop-up, search, and banner) may redirect to bogus websites likely to contain dubious content, and thus exposing your computer to infection. For these reasons, you are strongly advised to uninstall Sharp Angle from your system.

The developers of this rogue add-on (SuperWeb LLC) release hundreds of identical applications under different names to avoid detection by legitimate anti-spyware and anti-virus suites. Assist Point, Plain Savings, Edu App, Ski Search, and Coupon Time are just some examples.

None of these add-ons (including Sharp Angle) provide any significant value for the user. All applications released by SuperWeb LLC are designed to display intrusive online advertisements and share collected data with third parties, to generate revenue.

Recently, most adware such as Sharp Angle was distributed via small programs called 'download managers' on freeware download websites. Download managers monetize these websites' free services and traffic by offering installation of additional programs together with the chosen free software.

Although these promoted apps are described as legitimate, they are mostly adware or malware. To prevent these infections, closely inspect each step of the free software download process and ensure that no other apps are included.

Furthermore, downloaded software should be installed using the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' installation options - this will reveal any third-party applications listed for installation and allow you to opt-out. If you have installed Sharp Angle, read the following removal guide and eliminate this adware from your system.

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Quick menu:

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

Sharp Angle 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 "Sharp Angle", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Sharp Angle 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 "Sharp Angle", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by sharp angle, 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 "Sharp Angle", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by sharp angle, 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 "Extensions", in the opened window, remove "Sharp Angle".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by sharp angle 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 sharp angle, 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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