Takethecoupon

Posted by Sarah Stewart on June 9, 2014

What is Takethecoupon?

Adware programs are not malicious computer viruses, but they are not extremely beneficial either. Takethecoupon is an adware application that tries to make an impression it can help you purchase various goods online at an optimal price. These claims might seem legitimate, but there is a reason computer security specialists claim you should not trust Takethecoupon and similar apps. The thing is that such programs are vulnerable to outside exploitation. Therefore, if you do not remove Takethecoupon from your computer, there is a high chance that this extension will expose you to potential dangerous content. test

Where does Takethecoupon come from?

There is no direct download link for this application. Our security research team has not found any homepage for Takethecoupon. Thus, we are forced to come to the conclusion that bundled downloads are the main mean of the distribution. It would not be surprising because other coupon programs from the same group (DownSave, BestSaveForYou, Isaver, etc.) also do not have direct download links and enter target systems bundled with freeware applications.

If you see a notification that says you have to update your Java plug-in or Adobe Flash, do not click it! If you are not on the official Java or Adobe website and you see such pop-up messages appear, it means that you are being targeted by adware. One accidental click may lead to installing Takethecoupon on your system.

What does Takethecoupon do?

The main “job” of Takethecoupon is to display commercial coupons. They usually appear in the form of pop-up advertisements and banner ads.

To figure out what kind of content it should show on the pop-ups, Takethecoupon ads extensions to all main browsers and collects information on what websites you frequent. When the program generates your online profile, it creates a flow of custom ads that contain information on something you like. However, this information could be false because cyber criminals can easily exploit Takethecoupon to spread corrupted links to unreliable websites. The bottom line is that you should never click on unfamiliar pop-ups and coupons because you can never know what website you would be redirected to.

How to remove Takethecoupon?

In fact, the best way to make sure that your computer’s system is protected from harm is to run a full system scan with a licensed antimalware tool. If you have Takethecoupon installed on your computer, we can guarantee that a full system scan will detect more adware and potentially unwanted programs. Such applications never travel alone, so you need to take care of them all at once.

This description, however, deals with Takethecoupon only, and we provide manual removal instructions as well. It is not hard to uninstall this adware application via Control Panel. However, if you encounter any difficulties, or you still see pop-up ads even after you have removed Takethecoupon from the PC, please do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a comment in the box below.