What is Pricezilla?

Pricezilla is browser add-on for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. As developers claim it “helps you shop better” by displaying cheaper prices on items you want to buy on the internet. However, it also shows additional advertising, sometimes not related to your search habits. Pricezilla creates ads, pop-ups, drop-down ads signed as “Looking for better prices?” with offers of desired items from other shopping websites. Pricezilla can be uninstalled from Control Panel, but users complain on difficulties with de-installation. Use removal guide below to get rid of Pricezilla ads.

pricezilla ads

How Pricezilla gets on your PC?

Pricezilla is offered as free installation option with free utilities downloaded from the web. This technology is called “bundled installation”. Users usually don’t pay attention to the texts during installation, that’s why formally Pricezilla adware installs with user agreement. However, due to its malicious activity and the fact it does not explain all the consequences of its installation, Pricezilla is categorized as PUP (potentially unwanted program). 99% of antiviruses cannot detect Pricezilla installation as it is not a virus. To protect your machine from such adware I recommend you to use Norton or SpyHunter AntiMalware.

How to remove Pricezilla from your computer?

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

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

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You can try both of these products to remove finds Pricezilla

Or uninstall Pricezilla manually.

Removing from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find Pricezilla.
  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 Pricezilla 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 Pricezilla, select it and click Uninstall.

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

After that remove Pricezilla from your browser.

Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Push Alt + F.
  3. Click Tools.
  4. Choose Extensions.
  5. Find Pricezilla.
  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 Pricezilla.
  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 Pricezilla.
  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:


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Then remove following files:


Pricezilla.dll

And following folders


%PROGRAMFILES%Pricezilla

Information provided by: Alexey Abalmasov

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