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What is Shopper-Expert?

Shopper-Expert is a dubious browser plug-in falsely claiming to save time and money by displaying coupons, enabling comparison shopping, and delivering other similar online shopping-related functionality.

These false claims often trick users into believing that Shopper-Expert is a legitimate application, however, due to rogue behavior (stealth installation, display of intrusive ads, and tracking of Internet browsing activity), Shopper-Expert is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

Once infiltrated, Shopper-Expert employs a 'virtual layer' to generate coupon, pop-up, banner, and other intrusive online advertisements. Most conceal visited website content, thereby significantly diminishing the Internet browsing experience.

In addition, these displayed advertisements can lead to malicious websites containing infectious content - clicking them risks further adware or malware infections.

In addition, Shopper-Expert continually gathers search queries entered into search engines, websites visited, pages viewed, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, and other similar information relating to Internet browsing activity. This collected data is shared with third parties who often misuse private data to generate revenue.

Therefore, the presence of a data-tracking app such as Shopper-Expert on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. We strongly advise that you uninstall Shopper-Expert adware immediately.

Research shows that there are hundreds of potentially unwanted programs also claiming to save time and money while shopping online. CoupontasticOffers, Giant Savings, and Dealnj are just some examples from many. These false claims to provide 'valuable functionality' are merely attempts to trick users to install.

In fact, Shopper-Expert, and other similar applications, deliver no real value for users. Their purpose is to generate revenue for the developers. Rather than enabling the functionality promised, adware-type programs collect private data, cause unwanted browser redirects, and deliver intrusive online advertisements.

How did Shopper-Expert install on my computer?

Shopper-Expert is distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' - stealth installation of bogus programs with regular software/apps. The developers know that many users do not express enough caution during the download/installation processes.

For this reason, they intentionally conceal bogus programs within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings of these stages. Users who skip this section, often install potentially unwanted programs such as Shopper-Expert inadvertently.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent installation of adware-type programs, be attentive during the download and installation processes. Follow each step within the 'Custom/Advanced' section and cancel all additionally-included programs.

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Quick menu:

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

Shopper-Expert 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 "Shopper-Expert", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Shopper-Expert adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, Shopper-Expert 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 shopper-expert 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 shopper-expert 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 shopper-expert 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 shopper-expert 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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