Every time, when you open your web browser the Quick Coupons that you don’t remember installing as homepage or search provider keeps annoying you? Quick Coupons is a browser hijacker. It can end up on your computer in various ways. Most commonly is when you download and install another free program and forget to uncheck the box for the bundled software installation. Do not panic because we’ve got the solution. Here’s a guidance on how to delete Quick Coupons from any browsers, including the MS Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.
The “Quick Coupons” make unwanted changes to browser settings modifying home page and search provider
If your computer is affected with Quick Coupons hijacker, every time you open your web-browser you will see this page. Of course you can setup your homepage again, but next time you open a internet browser you will see that Quick Coupons return. As mentioned above, the hijacker can change the default search engine on this annoying web page too, so all your search queries will be re-directed to Quick Coupons. Thus the authors of the hijacker can collect the search terms of your queries, and redirect you to undesired webpages.
Another reason why you need to get rid of Quick Coupons is its online data-tracking activity. It can gather personal data, including:
- IP addresses;
- URLs visited;
- search queries/terms;
- clicks on links and ads;
- web-browser version information.
As evident, the hijacker is a potentially unwanted program and should not be used. If you noticed any of the symptoms mentioned above, we recommend you to perform step-by-step guide below to remove Quick Coupons from your web-browser settings.
Remove Quick Coupons from Google Chrome (Firefox, IE, Edge)
Not all unwanted programs such as browser hijacker responsible for redirecting user searches to Quick Coupons are easily uninstallable. You might see a new homepage, new tab page, search provider and other type of undesired changes to the Google Chrome, MS Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer settings and might not be able to figure out the program responsible for this activity. The reason for this is that many undesired applications neither appear in MS Windows Control Panel. Therefore in order to completely remove Quick Coupons , you need to follow the steps below. Read this manual carefully, bookmark or print it, because you may need to exit your web-browser or restart your computer.
To remove Quick Coupons, execute the following steps:
- How to manually remove Quick Coupons
- How to automatically get rid of Quick Coupons hijacker
- Run AdBlocker to stop Quick Coupons and stay safe online
- How to prevent Quick Coupons hijacker infection from getting inside your computer
- Finish words
How to manually remove Quick Coupons
The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually delete Quick Coupons homepage from the MS Edge, Chrome, IE and Mozilla Firefox.
Remove potentially unwanted applications using MS Windows Control Panel
Some PUPs, browser hijacking apps and ad-supported software can be removed by uninstalling the free software they came with. If this way does not succeed, then looking them up in the list of installed software in Windows Control Panel. Use the “Uninstall” command in order to delete them.
Press Windows button 
, then click Search 
. Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will display the Windows Control Panel like below.
Further, click “Uninstall a program” 
It will open a list of all applications installed on your computer. Scroll through the all list, and delete any suspicious and unknown apps.
Remove Quick Coupons startpage from Internet Explorer
First, run the Internet Explorer, click 
) button. Next, click “Internet Options” as shown in the following example.
In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, click Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings dialog box. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and click Reset button.
You will now need to reboot your machine for the changes to take effect. It will remove hijacker that responsible for web-browser redirect to the unwanted Quick Coupons site, disable malicious and ad-supported web browser’s extensions and restore the Microsoft Internet Explorer’s settings such as search provider, newtab and start page to default state.
Delete Quick Coupons start page from Chrome
If your Chrome internet browser is rerouted to annoying Quick Coupons page, it may be necessary to completely reset your web browser program to its default settings.
Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal dotes (
). It will display the drop-down menu. Choose More Tools, then press Extensions.
Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the plugin labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following steps: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy otherwise, just go to the step below.
Open the Chrome main menu again, click to “Settings” option.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as displayed in the following example and press the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
Confirm your action, press the “Reset” button.
Delete Quick Coupons from Firefox by resetting web browser settings
The Firefox reset will remove unwanted search provider and homepage like Quick Coupons, modified preferences, extensions and security settings. It’ll keep your personal information such as browsing history, bookmarks, passwords and web form auto-fill data.
Click the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and click the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu as displayed in the following example.
A small menu will appear, press the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, click “Refresh Firefox” button as displayed in the figure below.
Follow the onscreen procedure to restore your Firefox web-browser settings to their original settings.
How to automatically get rid of Quick Coupons hijacker
After completing the manual removal guidance above all unwanted apps and browser’s plugins that causes internet browser redirects to the Quick Coupons web site should be uninstalled. If the problem with Quick Coupons browser hijacker is still remained, then we suggest to check your computer for any remaining malicious components. Use recommended free browser hijacker removal software below.
Automatically remove Quick Coupons start page with Zemana Anti-Malware
Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) is a tool that can get rid of ad supported software, potentially unwanted apps, browser hijackers and other malicious software from your PC system easily and for free. Zemana is compatible with most antivirus software. It works under Windows (10 – XP, 32 and 64 bit) and uses minimum of computer resources.
Click the link below to download the latest version of Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) for MS Windows. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop.
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Author: Zemana Ltd
Category: Security tools
Update: July 16, 2019
Once the download is complete, close all programs and windows on your personal computer. Double-click the set up file named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as displayed on the image below, click the “Yes” button.
It will open the “Setup wizard” that will help you install Zemana on your system. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
Once installation is finished successfully, Zemana AntiMalware will automatically start and you can see its main screen as shown in the figure below.
Now click the “Scan” button to start scanning your computer for the browser hijacker infection related to Quick Coupons search. This task may take quite a while, so please be patient.
Once Zemana Anti Malware has finished scanning your system, the results are displayed in the scan report. Next, you need to click “Next” button. The Zemana Anti-Malware will remove hijacker that cause Quick Coupons web page to appear. Once disinfection is complete, you may be prompted to reboot the personal computer.
Remove Quick Coupons browser hijacker and malicious extensions with Hitman Pro
All-in-all, HitmanPro is a fantastic utility to free your personal computer from any unwanted apps such as browser hijacker infection which alters internet browser settings to replace your newtab page, start page and search engine with Quick Coupons site. The Hitman Pro is portable program that meaning, you don’t need to install it to use it. HitmanPro is compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows OS from MS Windows XP to Windows 10. Both 64-bit and 32-bit systems are supported.
- Download HitmanPro by clicking on the link below.
- Once the download is done, double click the Hitman Pro icon. Once this tool is opened, press “Next” button to detect hijacker responsible for redirecting user searches to Quick Coupons. This process may take some time, so please be patient. While the HitmanPro tool is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified as being infected by malicious software.
- When the system scan is complete, HitmanPro will show a scan report. You may remove threats (move to Quarantine) by simply press “Next” button. Now press the “Activate free license” button to begin the free 30 days trial to get rid of all malware found.
Remove Quick Coupons with Malwarebytes
We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your PC of the hijacker infection. The free utility is an advanced malicious software removal application designed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world’s most popular anti malware technology. It’s able to help you remove browser hijackers, potentially unwanted apps, malware, adware, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your system for free.
MalwareBytes Free can be downloaded from the following link. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.
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Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
When the download is finished, close all apps and windows on your PC system. Double-click the setup file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as displayed in the following example, click the “Yes” button.
It will open the “Setup wizard” which will help you install MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) on your PC. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
Once installation is done successfully, click Finish button. MalwareBytes Free will automatically start and you can see its main screen as shown in the following example.
Now click the “Scan Now” button to start scanning your PC system for the hijacker infection that cause a reroute to Quick Coupons web-page. Depending on your system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the utility is checking, you may see how many objects and files has already scanned.
When the system scan is done, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will prepare a list of unwanted and ad-supported software. In order to remove all threats, simply click “Quarantine Selected” button. The MalwareBytes will get rid of hijacker infection which cause a reroute to Quick Coupons web-page and move threats to the program’s quarantine. Once the cleaning procedure is finished, you may be prompted to restart the computer.
We recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the MalwareBytes Free to remove ‘ad supported’ software, browser hijacker and other malware.
Run AdBlocker to stop Quick Coupons and stay safe online
To put it simply, you need to use an ad-blocking tool (AdGuard, for example). It will stop and protect you from all intrusive web-sites such as Quick Coupons, ads and {pop-ups}. To be able to do that, the ad-blocker program uses a list of filters. Each filter is a rule that describes a malicious web-page, an advertising content, a banner and others. The ad-blocker application automatically uses these filters, depending on the webpages you’re visiting.
Visit the following page to download AdGuard. Save it to your Desktop.
26659 downloads
Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
After downloading it, double-click the downloaded file to launch it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen like below.
Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick instructions as displayed on the screen below.
Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick guide which will assist you get to know AdGuard better.
Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and stop pop-ups, pages such as Quick Coupons, as well as other malicious or misleading pages. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.
How to prevent Quick Coupons hijacker infection from getting inside your computer
The Quick Coupons hijacker infection spreads with a simple but quite effective way. It is integrated into the setup file of various free programs. Thus on the process of install, it will infect your internet browser and change it’s settings on the Quick Coupons. To avoid browser hijacker, you just need to follow a few simple rules: carefully read the Terms of Use and the license, select only a Manual, Custom or Advanced install option, which enables you to make sure that the program you want to install, thereby protect your personal computer from the browser hijacker infection like the Quick Coupons.
Finish words
After completing the tutorial above, your personal computer should be clean from this hijacker and other malware. The Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome will no longer show annoying Quick Coupons website on startup. Unfortunately, if the guidance does not help you, then you have caught a new browser hijacker, and then the best way – ask for help.
Please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the intrusive Quick Coupons search.
