Sharp-savings

Posted by Lisa Blanc on May 30, 2014

What is Sharp-savings?

Sharp-savings is one of those adware applications that promise you make your web browsing a better experience. As you can probably guess from its name, Sharp-savings is there to provide you with the most relevant deals and discount offers on over a thousand online shopping websites. It would definitely be useful if Sharp-savings could do that, but we cannot always be sure that this application displays safe and correct information. Thus, we strongly recommend that you remove Sharp-savings from your computer; otherwise you could be redirected to potentially malicious websites. Not to mention that this application is a genuine nuisance in general. test test test Download Removal Tool100% FREE spyware scan and
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Where does Sharp-savings come from?

Our research team has seen quite a few of similar applications, for example, Savings Wizard, Savings Shield, Savings Scout and many others. All of those applications are created by 215 Apps or App Squad. In fact, this developer may have many names but the identical layout of each and every application’s homepage makes it more than obvious – they are related.

As you can probably tell, Sharp-savings comes with a homepage as well. More information on the app is available at sharp-savings.com. Unfortunately, the direct download link is unavailable, so the main homepage does not function as source of distribution. But that does not mean that Sharp-savings cannot get around.

This application can obviously travel bundled with freeware, just like its predecessors have done. It means that you install Sharp-savings on your computer yourself when you run installation wizard for some freeware application. Thus, be careful and always read each installation step to make sure you avoid installing the likes of Sharp-savings!

What does Sharp-savings do?

Sharp-savings installs extensions on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer web browsers. With the extensions installed, Sharp-savings is supposed to display coupons and discount offers when you access any of the supported online shops. The support shops include Expedia, Kmart, Petsmart, Toys R Us, Zales and many more.

Unfortunately, Sharp-savings might also be exploited by malevolent third parties to promote their links and websites, because such applications are not liable for third party content. Therefore, remember that each time you click a Sharp-savings coupon; you click it at your own risk. If you want to avoid potential computer security threats, you ought to terminate Sharp-savings at once.

How to remove Sharp-savings?

It is easy to uninstall Sharp-savings through Control Panel. Uninstalling the application automatically removes Sharp-savings add-on from your default browser. It may not be enough, however, as there are bound to be other potentially unwanted applications on your computer.

To ensure full security, scan the PC with SpyHunter free scanner and then do not hesitate to invest in a powerful antimalware tool if need be. And last but not least – stay away from unfamiliar websites that could be part of adware distribution network!