DealShark Ads

What is DealShark?

DealShark is an advertising network employed by a wide variety of adware-type applications. These apps are distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling', and therefore, they are categorized as potentially unwanted programs (PUP).

Bundling is stealth installation of third party applications together with the chosen software, thus, users commonly install adware-type apps inadvertently without their consent.

Adware-type applications are likely to cause intrusive online advertisements (for example, coupons) that usually redirect to potentially rogue websites - clicking these ads might cause further high-risk adware or malware infections.

In addition, information tracking is common to the behavior of adware. Most infections collect various Internet browsing-related information including, for example, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, websites visited, search queries, pages viewed, language settings, geographic locations, etc.

This gathered information may be personally identifiable, and therefore, having rogue potentially unwanted adware-type applications installed on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Browser plug-ins categorized as adware usually offer many varied features to supposedly improve the Internet browsing experience in some way.

For instance, Shop Smart, PriceMinus, Coupons Vault, and GoodDeals claim to save time and money while shopping online, however, they simply display intrusive ads and share collected data with third parties to generate revenue.

Research shows that most popular freeware download websites monetize their traffic and free services via small programs called 'download clients'. These offer installation of third party apps together with the chosen software.

According to the developers, the promoted apps are 'genuine and virus-free', however, careless download and installation of freeware often causes adware or malware infections. To prevent this situation, closely inspect the free software download procedure to ensure that no additional applications are included.

Also, downloaded software should be installed with the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' options - this will reveal any concealed apps listed for installation and allow you to opt-out. If you observe intrusive online advertisements while surfing the Internet, read the following instructions to eliminate this problem from your system.

Intrusive online ad leading to DealShark advertising network:

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Quick menu:

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

DealShark related 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 any recently installed suspicious applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted programs that cause DealShark ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove DealShark 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 any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the dealshark 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 "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the dealshark 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.

Remove malicious plug-ins 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 all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with dealshark 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 dealshark 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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