What is Coupon Monkey?
Coupon Monkey is an adware application that was made using the Adpeak engine. It’s similar to Couponarific, Scorpion Saver, Savings Bull, and RRSavings. Coupon Monkey offers you coupons and various other deals, often in the form of pop-ups. To make its ads more attractive, this adware tracks your browsing to determine your likes and dislikes. While we’re going to go over the details in the article below, our recommendation is to remove Coupon Monkey from your system.
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How did Coupon Monkey get on my computer?
Seeing as the download link at the official Coupon Monkey website couponmonkey.org doesn’t work, the most likely way it got on your system is via a bundle. Freeware bundles are a known way to distribute problematic software like browser hijackers, toolbars, and adware among others. While we’re not saying that Coupon Monkey is malware, the fact is that it uses the same method of distribution. If you have Coupon Monkey on your system, it could be possible that actual threats are present on it too. To avoid getting unwanted programs, make sure to always choose Advanced installation and uncheck boxes offering to install applications you don’t want to be installed. Seeing as Coupon Monkey is already there, though, delete it at once. You won’t miss it.
How does Coupon Monkey work?
Coupon Monkey gains access to your Internet browser upon installation and starts tracking your Internet activity. It needs to do this to increase the chances of you clicking the personalized coupons and other ads it provides. When and if you click a Coupon Monkey advert, you will get redirected to the website of its third party partner. Coupon Monkey disclaims any responsibility for the safety and contents of these websites, so you can never know if they contain any threats to your computer security. These websites might look innocent enough, even helpful, warning you to update your web browser and such, but don’t fall for this and don’t click it. They are sometimes linked with malware infections. The ads originating from Coupon Monkey are identified by “Ads by Coupon Monkey” and “Provided by Coupon Monkey” at the bottom. While you could stay safe by completely ignoring anything to do with Coupon Monkey or ads in general, it’s much easier and safer to delete this and all other similar programs you might have on your computer.
How do I remove Coupon Monkey?
There are two ways to remove Coupon Monkey. You can do it automatically and manually. While Coupon Monkey is not like a Trojan that could prove to be troublesome to delete, we nevertheless recommend doing it using a professional malware removal tool, like SpyHunter. After installing it, you will only have to click a button to run a full scan of your system. The program will find any threats and remove them all with one more click of your mouse. While manually uninstalling Coupon Monkey will take care of this threat in particular, it does nothing to take care of any other threats present on your computer. Nevertheless, the instructions are provided below.
Coupon Monkey Removal
Windows 8
- Right-click the bottom-left corner of your computer screen and go to Control Panel.
- Click on Uninstall a program and Uninstall Coupon Monkey.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Click the Windows button and go to Control Panel.
- Click on Uninstall a program and Uninstall Coupon Monkey.
Windows XP
- Click Start and go to Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs and Remove Coupon Monkey.
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