What is FunDeals?

FunDeals is an adware by InstalleRex-WebPick. It is add-on extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers. It is created only for displaying ads and banners on the web-pages and earn on users clicks. It have several weird aliases (FuNDeaLsa, FuNDealss, FunDealsu) – so basically it just changes its name and some core files to hide from antiviruses. In this removal guide I will show how to uninstall FunDeals.

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How FunDeals gets on your PC?

There are several ways how FunDeals can get on your PC – downloads from untrusted websites (sites that spread game add-ons, cracks, torrents). Download sites that wrap software in special “updaters” or “downloaders” – software that will do nothing but download desired software and show you numerous offers to install adware like FunDeals. Be careful and attentive, read all installation conditions. Free small utilities are often monetized by bundling with such ad-supported programs.

How to remove FunDeals from your computer?

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

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

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Alternative Solution:

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You can try both of these products to remove FunDeals

Or uninstall FunDeals manually.

Removing from Control Panel

Windows XP:

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

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

After that remove FunDeals from your browser.

Google Chrome:

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


HKCUSoftwareFunDeals

Then remove following files:


FunDeals.dll

And following folders


C:ProgramDataFunDeals

Information provided by: Alexey Abalmasov

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