“I searched up something on google, unwanted ads would appear. I checked my Google Chrome extensions, saw that “Getprivate shopper” was installed, and I didn’t remember installing it. I assumed it was a virus. tried to remove the extension “Getprivate shopper”, but keeps re-appearing when I restart the browser. On nearly every website I’ve visited, there are ads by Getprivate shopper. Sometimes when I click anywhere on a website, it opens up a pop-up of an advertisement.”

The above is a description from a user infected by Getprivate shopper adware, if you are experiencing similar things, your computer must have been infected by Getprivate shopper or similar malware, you are recommended to follow this guide to remove the adware timely:

What is Getprivate shopper? How could it be installed on your PC without your knowledge?

Getprivate shopper is an rogue browser plug-in identified as PUP (potentially unwanted program), Adware and Malware for the problems it cause on users’ computers. Though it describes itself as useful application that gives users better online browsing experience, it cannot cover up the fact that it is ad-supported program that making money by advertising products from its partners with aggressive marketing method. It is able to inject itself on all the famous web browsers like Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox as add-on /extension or toolbar and generate pop-up ads, pop-under ads, banner ads, and in-text link ads about coupon codes, special offer, discount voucher and competitive price.

These annoying ads are displayed from time to time and never end, they overly consume your Internet bandwidth to slow down your Internet speed and make every website hard to open. More severely, your web browser may crash down and your Internet access will be blocked by Getprivate shopper and associated rogue programs.

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