Steps to Remove Shopping Buddy Ads Completely

Endless Pop-up Ads by Shopping Buddy?

Shopping Buddy is an adware that has caused some troubles for computer users lately. It pops up on browsers and changes the homepages as well as the search engines. It seems to be a regular program but it is not. This Shopping Buddy belongs to the adware category. It mainly attacks browsers on Windows and Macs. When getting an adware on the system, you won’t be able to surf the internet efficiently. First, you will notice a different homepage. Default search engine is replaced as well. You can’t set the previous homepage or search engine back, as it will always automatically go back to the settings modified by Shopping Buddy. What’s worse, you will be constantly redirected while surfing and get lots of annoying pop-up ads. Be careful of the websites you are redirected to. They may be some fishy sites associated with online unknown third party trying to steal your online information. And the pop-ups may also trick you into believing that your PC is in danger and certain updates are needed. This unwanted Shopping Buddy may be messing with your browsers in the beginning, but it can get to other parts of the system and can put important data in danger. Get rid of Shopping Buddy as soon as possible so that you won’t need to deal with further problems.

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Dangers of Ads by Shopping Buddy
1. It changes default browser settings without letting you know.
2. It replaces your homepage and search providers automatically.
3. It redirects your search results to unwanted commercial websites.
4. It displays countless pop-up ads on your computer screen.
5. It records your internet activities traces for future marketing.
6. It can't be removed successfully by antivirus programs. 

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Ads by Shopping Buddy Removal Tip

Before the removal, please first back up your system! You should be extremely careful when deleting any file, because any mistake may lead to system crashes and other severe consequence.

METHOD 1. Manual Removal

Step One:

Click "Start" to open "Control Panel", then click "Uninstall a program". Then uninstall Ads by Shopping Buddy programs and other unknown programs.

Step Two: 

Remove Add-ons from browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome).

1. Internet Explorer:
Click "Tools" and then click "Manage add-ons". Find Ads by Shopping Buddy related extensions and other unknown add-ons in "Toolbars and Extensions" and "Disabled" them.

2. Firefox:
Click "Firefox(Tools)" and then click "Add-ons". Find Ads by Shopping Buddy related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" or "Remove" them.

3. Chrome:
Click "Menu" to open "Tools" and then click "Extensions". Find Ads by Shopping Buddy related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" them.

Step Three:

Click “Start” button and open the “Control Panel”, then double-click “Folder Options”. When the Folder Options window shows up, please click on the “View” tab, tick “Show hidden files and folders” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)” and then press OK.

 
Step Four:

Open Start menu and click on the “Search programs and files” box. Then delete Ads by Shopping Buddy files: 

%Windows%\System32\Drivers\random.sys

%Desktop%\random.lnk

%AppData%\result.db

Step Five:

Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all Ads by Shopping Buddy registry entries and keys. 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing “NewTabPageShow” = “1”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Start Page”

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\supWPM

METHOD 2. Automatic Removal

To completely delete Ads by Shopping Buddy, you need to know that the manual removal above may not be able to remove virus  completely, because the creators of virus are always updating the virus version.Besides,any tiny mistake during the manual removal process may lead to severe consequences. Therefore,to ensure a complete and safe virus removal, it’s recommended that you get rid of virus with Automatic Ads by Shopping Buddy Removal Tool. 
                                                                                   

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