What is CouponRockstar?

CouponRockstar is another adware designed to distribute advertising content. When this extension infects your PC, it makes irreparable changes to browser settings and browser shortcut properties. After the changes, it constantly redirects the user to other sites that contain a huge amount of ads, banners, pop-up, and offers. In addition, it constantly collects information about user activity on the network, data about visited sites and so on. This data is forwarded to third parties for various roguish purposes, such as targeting advertising and so on. In any case, we strongly recommend to get rid of CouponRockstar in order to keep the safety of your PC and your personal data. Below you will find a detailed description of possible actions for removing CouponRockstar.

How CouponRockstar gets on your PC?

CouponRockstar is one of many varied malware that penetrates victim PCs in similar ways. In most cases, CouponRockstar is a composite hidden element of the program, utility or update that the user downloads from the Internet. This comes without the user’s consent, so you need to be very careful when installing or downloading the freeware. Developers promote different installers, web clients, downloaders and other auxiliary software that includes advertising software, such as CouponRockstar. Try to carefully study the composition of the installation program and choose an advanced type of installation to see all the hidden software’s elements. Also, don’t forget to use antiviruses and other programs & utilities that can protect your computer and browsers from such troubles. If your computer has already been attacked by CouponRockstar, use our detailed instructions below.

How to remove CouponRockstar from your computer?

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

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

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You can try both of these products to remove CouponRockstar

Or uninstall CouponRockstar manually.

Step 1: Remove CouponRockstar from Control Panel

Windows XP:

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

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

Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
3. On the right side, locate CouponRockstar and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove CouponRockstar from your browser.

Step 2: Remove CouponRockstar from browsers

Google Chrome:

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

Step 3: Remove following files and folders of CouponRockstar:

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Written by Rami Douafi