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Savings Sidekick Removal Guide

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Do you know what Savings Sidekick Ads is?

If you want a reliable and effective program which can offer you authentic and valid virtual coupons, you should not choose Savings Sidekick. If you decide to install the application on your PC and your browsers (IE, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox), you may fall into the trap of cyber criminals faster than you can imagine. Is the company developing the extension legitimate? It is; however, it displays advertisements of those parties which pay money. This is how schemers could use the add-on to display their fake software. Continue reading to learn how to delete Savings Sidekick Ads and what danger this program could bring.

CouponDropDown Virus, 1ClickDownloader and Yontoo Layers are just a few of the programs which may be installed alongside Savings Sidekick Ads, or vice versa. In case you had no option to add or remove secondary programs attached to the bundled download, it means that these applications could be controlled by schemers. Of course, schemers may reach your computer through online ads as well. It is possible that in between legitimate advertisement, you will also be presented with fake ones. This is the reason why you should pay no attention to any pop-ups, if Savings Sidekick Ads removal has not been performed.

Do you enjoy viewing virtual coupons and random ads when browsing the web? This may become very irritating and dangerous. Unfortunately, you cannot disable the ads and view coupons only, meaning that you should remove Savings Sidekick altogether. There are some steps you need to perform in order to have the extension deleted reliably. Firstly, you should follow the manual removal guides. After that, it is recommended that you install a good malware scanner (e.g. free SpyHunter scanner) and inspect Windows for any remnant infections. Do you need help with removal tasks? Post any queries below and we will try to help you as soon as possible.

Remove from Windows 8:

  1. Navigate to the bottom-left corner of the screen and right-click.
  2. Click on Control Panel and select Uninstall a Program.
  3. Now click on the item you want to delete and select the Uninstall button.

Remove from Windows Vista/7:

  1. Click on the Start menu and then Control Panel.
  2. Open the Uninstall a Program window.
  3. Uninstall malicious programs one by one.

Remove from Windows XP:

  1. Open the Start menu and click on Control Panel.
  2. Double-click on Add or Remove Programs.
  3. Remove items you do not want running on the computer.

Now delete the suspicious extension from your browsers.

Internet Explorer:

  1. Launch the browser and click on Tools.
  2. Now click on Manage Add-ons and select Enable or Disable Add-ons.
  3. Click on Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer.
  4. Disable suspicious add-ons and click OK.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Launch the browser and simultaneously hit Ctrl+Shift+A.
  2. In the Add-ons Manager go to Extensions.
  3. Remove items you want gone.

Google Chrome:

  1. Click on the three-bar icon on the right of your browser.
  2. Click on Tools and go to Extensions.
  3. Select the extension you want removed and click on the Recycle bin icon next to it.

In non-techie terms:

Not all browser extensions are as useful and reliable as it may seem at first. Savings Sidekick Ads is one of these questionable applications, and we strongly recommend having it deleted. Follow the manual removal guides, scan your computer with a free malware scanner SpyHunter, and post a comment, if you have further questions.

Aliases: Savings Sidekick ads