What is Shop Time?
Shop Time is a browser extension that hijacks Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and more. Shop Time is a potentially unwanted program and comes without user’s consent. After the penetration, Shop Time begins to display banner ads, coupons, links to promotional sites and more. Also, Shop Time can install a toolbar to your browser, change your browser settings and change your homepage. Shop Time intended to help the user to make purchases and find the best offers of popular stores. That’s not true. Shop Time created for the user to spend money for nothing. Many of the proposals that are presented are not valid. Shop Time also can increase web traffic and slow down your computer. If you find Shop Time on your PC, remove it now!
How Shop Time gets on your PC?
Programs, that are among the potentially unwanted programs come bundled with free software. Typically, such programs penetrate the PC without the user’s consent. Because of this, many users do not realize that a computer is infected with malware and the PC is at great risk. However, it is worth noting that the main reason for such penetrations – carelessness user. People do not read the terms and conditions during the installation of free software. It was there that may contain consent to install PUP. Also, during the installation, ensure that the installer did not offer you a third-party software. To prevent such problems, you should always follow the installation process, read the terms and conditions, do not agree to install additional software, and select Advanced type of installation. If Shop Time has already penetrated into your computer, you can use the instructions below.
How to remove Shop Time from your computer?
To uninstall Shop Time remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.
In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Shop Time in their database. You can try to use them for removing Shop Time.
Recommended Solution:
Norton is a powerful removal tool. It can remove all instances of newest viruses, similar to Shop Time – files, folders, registry keys.
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Alternative Solution:
Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as Shop Time.
You can try both of these products to remove Shop Time
Or uninstall Shop Time manually.
Removing from Control Panel
Windows XP:
- Click Start.
- Control Panel.
- Then click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Shop Time.
- Click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.
Windows 7/Windows Vista:
- Click Start.
- Then Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program.
- Find Shop Time and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.
Windows 8/Windows 8.1:
- Open the Menu.
- Click Search.
- After that click Apps.
- Then Control Panel.
- Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
- Find Shop Time, select it and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
After that remove Shop Time from your browser.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Shop Time.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Shop Time.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Internet Explorer:
- Open IE.
- Push Alt + T.
- Click Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Disable Shop Time.
- Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
- Click Remove button.
- If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.
Learn more about removing extensions from IE.
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Written by Rami Douafi