Do you know what Coupon Search is?
Coupon Search might replace your default search engine with services.searchforcoupons-svc.org to provide you with coupons. While such behavior could provide useful content, you should know that the application might have unwanted functionality too, as it was classified as a potentially unwanted program. You can learn more about it and how it works by reading the rest of our article. In which we also talk about how you could delete Coupon Search if you do not want to keep it any longer. To make this task easier, we also provide a removal guide at the end of the text that shows how to delete the potentially unwanted program step by step. If you need more assistance or have any questions, do not hesitate to leave us a message in the comments section.
To start with, Coupon Search works only on Google Chrome, although it is possible that the application could become compatible with more browsers in the future. Like other extensions for Google Chrome, the add-on can be found on Chrome Web Store (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/coupon-search/ooocplbojpgijahheaeijjiannbgdhnk). It is possible that users could also come across its homepage called searchforcoupons-serp.org from which they could obtain it too. Also, our researchers say that it might be spread like other potentially unwanted programs, for example, via redirects, bundled software installers, and various ads. Therefore, the key to staying away from potentially unwanted programs is never installing tools unless you are certain that they are reputable. To find out if a program is reliable or does not have unwanted functionality, you should find out who created it and what experts have to say about it.
Coupon Search screenshot
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After installing Coupon Search, users might notice that their default search engines were replaced with services.searchforcoupons-svc.org. This website has two tabs: one of it provides a search box for coupons and the other one is for surfing the Internet. Our researchers noticed that using the mentioned search boxes could result in being redirected to a modified version of search.yahoo.com. Some applications use modified search engines so that they could place additional advertising content among search results. The extension could do so to provide users with coupons. Moreover, you should also know that the potentially unwanted program might ask access to your browsing history. Meaning, the extension might be able to see the websites you visit, ads or links that you click, your search keywords, and other data that might be available through your browsing history. If you think such information is private and you do not want Coupon Search to be able to view it even if it can provide you with coupons, you could erase it.
If you decide to delete Coupon Search, you could use the removal guide available below this paragraph. It shows how to find extensions menu on Google Chrome and how to erase the potentially unwanted extension through it. If you think the task might be difficult, you could install a reliable antimalware tool instead. Let it perform a full system scan, during which it should find the potentially unwanted program. The moment the scan is over, you should be able to eliminate all detected issues by pressing a deletion button displayed by your antimalware tool.
Erase Coupon Search
- Open Google Chrome.
- Insert chrome://extensions into the address bar and press Enter.
- Search for Coupon Search and click Remove.
- If needed, confirm you wish to Remove it.
- Close your browser.
In non-techie terms:
Coupon Search appears to belong to the category of potentially unwanted programs. It means that the application could have unwanted qualities. In other words, such software is not considered to be malicious, but it is possible that its unwanted functionality might make users want to get rid of it. For instance, this add-on has a couple of qualities that could seem annoying. First, some users do not like when extensions change their browser preferences, and the add-on could replace Google Chrome’s default search engine. Also, the extension might ask permission to view browsing history. Some users might consider data available through their browsing histories private, in which case, they may not like if a tool asks to allow it. If you find such working manner to be annoying as well and choose to erase Coupon Search, we can offer you our removal guide available above this paragraph.