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Remove Find Me Savings adware (instructions)

Myantispyware team August 19, 2016    

Find Me Savings is an adware. When this unwanted software is installed, it will display a lot of various ads. These ads will be injected within the content of web-sites that are you opening in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. This advertising can be varied: boxes signed with “Find Me Savings” or “Powered by Find Me Savings” or “Brought to you by Find Me Savings” or “Ads by Find Me Savings”, in-text ads, different sized banners, pop-ups, warnings with message that you need to update a flash player, your antivirus or install an questionable software. These ads will appear on all websites, including sites where previously you advertising banners have never seen.

Find Me Savings

Find Me Savings advertisements depends on a web-site that you are visiting. That is, it is clear that this adware, without your permission, steals your personal information such as: your ip address, what is a web page you are viewing now, what you are looking for on the Internet, which links you are clicking, and much, much more. Moreover, this ads software may monetize its functionality by collecting data from your browsing sessions and selling it to third party companies. This puts your personal information at a security risk. So, obviously, you need to remove “Find Me Savings” adware as soon as possible.

Common symptom of Find Me Savings infection.

If you still are not sure that your computer is infected with this parasite, then check your computer for the following signs of infection.

  • Is your home page or default search engine different than what you originally set it as.
  • Your browser displays banner ads where previously you have never seen.
  • Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer (Edge) shows annoying advertisements that signs with Find Me Savings.
  • Your an antivirus or antispyware software detects an adware or PUP infections.
  • Internet connection may be slow.

How does a computer get infected with Find Me Savings adware

Most malicious programs infects a computer through various vulnerabilities in a browser or operating system. But Find Me Savings program gets on your computer quite differently. This adware is bundled within the installation packages from Softonic, Cnet, Soft32, Brothersoft or other similar web sites. So, when you will install a free program that you need, the Find Me Savings will be installed automatically too. To protect your computer in the future, please read term of use and user agreement very carefully before installing any software or otherwise you can end up with another potentially unwanted program on your PC such as Find Me Savings.

How to remove Find Me Savings (Step-by-step instructions)

The following instructions is a full step-by-step guide, which will help you to remove Find Me Savings ads from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Moreover, the steps below will help you to uninstall potentially unwanted software such as adware and toolbars that your computer may be infected. Please do the instructions step by step. If you need a help or have any questions, then ask for our assistance here or type a comment below.

1. Uninstall Find Me Savings by using Windows Control Panel.
2. Remove Find Me Savings adware and malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome with AdwCleaner.
3. Remove Find Me Savings with JRT (Junkware Removal Tool).
4. Remove Find Me Savings adware related files and registry keys with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.
5. Block Find Me Savings ads and other similar advertising sites
6. Reset Chrome settings to remove Find Me Savings ads (Optional).
7. Reset Firefox settings to remove Find Me Savings ads (Optional).
8. Reset Internet Explorer settings to remove Find Me Savings ads (Optional).

1. Uninstall Find Me Savings by using Windows Control Panel.

Press Windows key windows key, then click Search windows search. Type Control panel and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click Start and select Control Panel. It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown below.

windows control panel.jpg

 

Click Uninstall a program ControlPanel Uninstall

It will open a list of all programs. Scroll down, select Find Me Savings and click Uninstall.

adware uninstall

Most important, scroll through the all list, and uninstall any unknown programs.

2. Remove Find Me Savings adware and malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome with AdwCleaner.

Download AdwCleaner from the link below.

AdwCleaner download link

Once finished, open a directory in which you saved it. You will see a icon like below.

adwcleaner icon

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once this tool is started, you will see a screen like below.

adwcleaner screen

Press Start button to perform a system scan for Find Me Savings adware and malicious extensions. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report as shown below.

AdwCleaner report

Review the report and then click Cleaning button. It will display a prompt.

adwcleaner prompt

Click OK. When the cleaning process is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your computer.

adwcleaner reboot

When your PC is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

adwcleaner report

3. Remove Find Me Savings with JRT (Junkware Removal Tool).

Download Junkware Removal Tool from the link below.

JRT (Junkware Removal Tool) download link.

Open a directory in which you saved the JRT. You will see an icon like below.

JRT icon

Run it. Junkware Removal Tool will try to update itself, if a new version is available. Once updating is done, you will see JRT DISCLAIMER.

jrt - Junkware Removal Tool

Please read and press any key to continue. First, JRT creates a restore point and once complete, it will start a scan of a computer.

jrt scanning

During the scan, Junkware Removal Tool will check Startups, Services, Processes, Files, Folders, Registry keys, Registry values, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer (EDGE), Google Chrome extensions and remove Find Me Savings related malicious software that has been found.

When cleaning a computer is completed, JRT will display a log file.

jrt scan completed

4. Remove Find Me Savings adware related files and registry keys with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.

Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM) from the link below.

MalwareBytes Anti-malware download link

Once downloaded, close all programs and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup like below.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware setup file icon

When the installation begins, you will see the Setup – Wizard that will help you install MalwareBytes Anti-malware on your computer.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware installation

Once installation is complete, you will see window similar to the one below.

Malwarebytes scan now

Now click on the Scan Now button to start scanning your computer for Find Me Savings adware related files and registry keys. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.

mbam

When the scan is finished, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click Remove Selected button. MalwareBytes Anti-malware will start to remove Find Me Savings adware related files, folders, registry keys. Once disinfection is completed, you may be prompted to Restart.

5. Block Find Me Savings ads and other similar advertising sites

To increase your security and protect your computer against new annoying ads and malicious web sites, in addition to your antivirus software, you need to use an application that blocks access to dangerous ads and web-pages. Moreover, the software can block the display of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of websites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program using the following link.

AdGuard download link

After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the Setup Wizard program window as shown below.

adguard installer

Follow the prompts. After installation is complete, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.

adguard installation is competed

You can click Skip to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press Get Started button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-up ads, advertisements like Find Me Savings ads, as well as other malicious or misleading web page. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.

6. Reset Chrome settings to remove Find Me Savings ads (Optional)

Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (google chrome menu button). It opens the drop-down menu. Click to Settings option.

chrome drop-down menu

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and click on the Reset settings button.

chrome advanced settings

Confirm your action, click on the Reset button.

7. Reset Firefox settings to remove Find Me Savings ads (Optional)

Open Mozilla Firefox menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (Mozilla Firefox menu button). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Help button (firefox help button).

firefox settings menu

In the Help menu click on the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on Refresh Firefox button.

firefox troubleshooting info window

Confirm your action. Click on the Refresh Firefox.

8. Reset Internet Explorer settings to remove Find Me Savings ads (Optional)

Open the Internet Explorer tools menu by clicking on the button in the form of gear (internet explorer tools menu icon). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Internet Options.

reset internet explorer tools menu

In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings window. Select the Delete personal settings check box, then click on Reset button.

reset internet explorer settings

You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

The End.

Your computer should now be free of Find Me Savings ads. If you need help with the instructions, then ask for help here.

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