What is Shopswell?

Shopswell – potentially unwanted program that comes to your computer in the form of an extension to the browser without the user’s consent. Shopswell hijacks popular browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The main objective of this program – to make money. For this Shopswell displays tons of annoying ads in the form of coupons, banners, and more. This ad can appear at any time during your browsing. Shopswell shows products of partner sites, such as Walmart, eBay, LightInTheBox, and so on. It is worth noting that most of these proposals are contrived, so that the user runs the risk of spending money on nothing. In addition, Shopswell adds entries into the registry, reduces productivity of the computer, increases traffic and much more. We recommend that you get rid of the Shopswell right now.

How Shopswell gets on your PC?

Malicious programs such as Shopswell, come on PC bundled with free downloads and applications. Often, such software comes on a computer without the user’s consent. However, in most cases, users can prevent contamination of the system. To do this, you must be careful. Always read the user agreement. Take your time and do not press the “Next” if you are not sure that the program is safe. Also, you need to select “Advanced” installation type. Read reviews about the program. Do not expose your computer at risk. If your system has been infected by Shopswell, then read our detailed instructions to destroy it right now.

How to remove Shopswell from your computer?

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

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

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Alternative Solution:

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You can try both of these products to remove Shopswell

Or uninstall Shopswell manually.

Step 1: Remove Shopswell from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Shopswell.
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 Shopswell 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 Shopswell, 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 Shopswell 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 Shopswell from your browser.

Step 2: Remove Shopswell from browsers

Google Chrome:

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

Remove following registry entries:

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Written by Rami Douafi