What is SharkShopper?

SharkShopper is a browser extension that refers to the number of potentially unwanted programs. SharkShopper hijacks popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. SharkShopper distributes promotional information and products while your browsing. This program displays the banners, coupons, pop-ups and other advertising products. The main objective of this program is to earn money. This program tries to force the user to spend money. Most of the suggestions from this program are false. Also SharkShopper changing your browser options, collects your personal information (such as browsing history) and it can redirect user to ad sites. Your private information and data may be transferred to third parties. If you find a SharkShopper on your computer, you should remove it right away. Do not waste your time. Use our instructions below.

SharkShopper Ads

How SharkShopper gets on your PC?

Similar programs belong to potentially unwanted programs. These programs come on a computer without the user’s consent, so you may have overlooked the penetration of this program. PUP is installed on PC bundled with freeware program such as archivers, download managers, players and so on. The user must be considerate during the installation process to prevent the penetration of unwanted programs. To do this, you need to read the user agreement. Do not agree to install unknown or suspicious programs. Not need to trust programs from unknown publishers. Always follow the installation process and do not rush to click “Next”. If your computer is already infected, you can use our instructions listed below to get rid of this program.

How to remove SharkShopper from your computer?

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

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

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Alternative Solution:

Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as SharkShopper.

 

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You can try both of these products to remove SharkShopper

Or uninstall SharkShopper manually.

Removing from Control Panel

Windows XP:

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

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

After that remove SharkShopper from your browser.

Google Chrome:

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


SharkShopper.dll

And following folders


%PROGRAMFILES%SharkShopper

Written by Rami Douafi

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