Tight Shoppers Adware

What is Tight Shoppers?

Tight Shoppers is a deceptive browser extension claiming to save time and money while shopping online. Initially, this functionality may appear legitimate and useful, however, fake promises to enhance the Internet browsing experience are merely attempts to trick users to install.

In fact, Tight Shoppers is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Following successful infiltration, Tight Shoppers generates intrusive online advertisements and monitors Internet browsing activity.

This app employs a 'virtual layer' to generate pop-up, coupon, banner, and other similar advertisements. These ads may appear identical to regular software/apps and, however, none originate from users' visited websites. By concealing underlying web content, ads generated by Tight Shoppers significantly diminish the Internet browsing experience.

Some redirect users to infectious sites, thereby causing further adware or malware infections. Furthermore, Tight Shoppers continually tracks users' Internet browsing activity and gathers various browsing-related information. This data might contain personal details that developers of this PUP share with third parties - they are likely to misuse it to generate revenue.

Thus, having Tight Shoppers installed on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. We strongly advise you to uninstall this PUP immediately.

Tight Shoppers is not the only bogus app offering these features. There are hundreds of adware-type programs such as eDealMan, Shopping Optimizer, ans Savepath Deals also claiming to save time and money.

Rather than providing any real value for users, these applications generate intrusive online advertisements and gather personally identifiable information. The purpose of adware-type programs is to generate revenue for the developers.

How did Tight Shoppers install on my computer?

This PUP is mostly distributed as a 'bundle' with other software and, therefore, many users install it inadvertently. The developers hide bundled programs within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' download/installation settings, since they are aware that many users skip this section.

By rushing the download and installation processes, users often install potentially unwanted programs inadvertently, thus posing a threat to their system and privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Installation of adware-type programs can be prevented by closely analyzing all steps of the software download and installation processes. The key to computer safety is caution. Select the 'Custom/Advanced' settings and decline all additionally-included programs, since bundled software is mostly malicious.

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Quick menu:

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

Tight Shoppers 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 "Tight Shoppers", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Tight Shoppers 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 "Tight Shoppers", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by tight shoppers, 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 "Tight Shoppers", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by tight shoppers, 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 "Tight Shoppers".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by tight shoppers 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 tight shoppers, 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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