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What is Offerz4U?

Offerz4U adware claims to save time and money by providing various coupons and notifying users of available discounts - "Offerz4U is a browser add-on that provides a better online shopping experience leading to higher user value by offering modifynative products, showing same or similar products from different stores with price modifynatives".

This might appear legitimate functionality, however, Offerz4U is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Offerz4U is identical to DealTop and often infiltrates systems without users’ permission. In addition, Offerz4U continually monitors Internet browsing activity and generates intrusive online advertisements.

Following infiltration, Offerz4U gathers various information relating to Internet browsing activity including (but not limited to) IP addresses, websites visited, pages viewed, and search queries entered into search engines.

It is highly probable that some of the collected data will be personally identifiable and shared with third party companies who can misuse information, thus, leading to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Offerz4U significantly diminishes the Internet browsing experience by displaying various intrusive advertisements.

All of these ads are displayed using a 'virtual layer', which conceals underlying content. Furthermore, some redirect to untrusted websites that may contain malicious content. Therefore, even accidental clicks can result in high-risk adware or malware infections. For these reasons, you should uninstall Offerz4U adware immediately.

There are hundreds of adware-type programs that offer  identical functionality including TidyNetwork, Deal Top, and My Search Dock - these are just some examples from a long list. All adware falsely claims to provide valuable features, however, its real purpose is to generate revenue for developers.

Rather than providing any of the functionality promised, applications such as Offerz4U track Internet browsing activity, cause unwanted browser redirects, and deliver intrusive online advertisements.

How did Offerz4U install on my computer?

Offerz4U is proliferated using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'. Research shows that developers conceal potentially unwanted programs within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings of the download/installation processes.

Therefore, users who rush these processes, and skip this section, often install dubious software such as Offerz4U inadvertently. Developers' revenue is dependent on the number of PUPs distributed and, therefore, they do not properly disclose installations.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent installation of adware-type programs, be cautious when downloading and installing software. Download your chosen applications from a trusted source (usually the official website). In addition, closely analyze each download/installation step and opt-out of all additionally-included programs listed for download or installation.

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Quick menu:

• What is Offerz4U?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Offerz4U application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Offerz4U adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Offerz4U ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Offerz4U' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Offerz4U ads from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Offerz4U 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 "Offerz4U", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Offerz4U ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Offerz4U adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, Offerz4U did not install its browser plug-ins on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, however, it was bundled with other adware. Therefore, you are advised to remove all potentially unwanted browser add-ons from your 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 offerz4u 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 offerz4u 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 offerz4u 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 offerz4u 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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