What is Couponing Thing?

Couponing Thing is potentially unwanted software that comes on a computer without the user’s consent. Couponing Thing hijacks your browser, modify the browser settings and change the homepage. Couponing Thing also can modify the search results. This program deals with the dissemination of advertisements. Couponing Thing displays banners and coupons, as well as false reports, for example, that your computer is infected with suggestions or upgrade flash player. Many of the proposals of this program does not actually exist, so users risk spending money for nothing. Couponing Thing created to make money, it does not do anything useful. In addition, this program can collect your personal data and transmit them to third parties. Couponing Thing can become a conduit for other malicious programs that you do not even notice. This is not a virus, but this program can deliver a lot of trouble, so remove it now.

Couponing Thing Ads

How Couponing Thing gets on your PC?

Potentially unwanted programs come on a computer without consent of the user. User may not notice the penetration of these programs. Couponing Thing comes bundled with other free downloads from popular sites. Typically, users do not attach importance to the conditions and suggestions. This is a mistake. Always read the user agreement to know what you are offering. Take your time. Try to follow closely the installation process and pay attention to the elements that are obscured or are written in small type. Select advanced installation type. Do not install programs that seem suspicious. Be careful! If your PC is already infected, then use the instructions that mentioned below to remove Couponing Thing completely.

How to remove Couponing Thing from your computer?

To uninstall Couponing Thing remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Couponing Thing in their database. You can try to use them for removing Couponing Thing.

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You can try both of these products to remove Couponing Thing

Or uninstall Couponing Thing manually.

Removing from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find Couponing Thing.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Then Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find Couponing Thing and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

  1. Open the Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find Couponing Thing, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

After that remove Couponing Thing from your browser.

Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Push Alt + F.
  3. Click Tools.
  4. Choose Extensions.
  5. Find Couponing Thing.
  6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
  3. Choose Couponing Thing.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

  1. Open IE.
  2. Push Alt + T.
  3. Click Manage Add-ons.
  4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
  5. Click Disable Couponing Thing.
  6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
  7. Click Remove button.
  8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Remove following registry entries:


no information

Then remove following files:


Couponing Thing.dll

And following folders


%PROGRAMFILES%Couponing Thing

Written by Rami Douafi

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