How to remove MyCouponSmart (Mac)

What is MyCouponSmart

If you see the message:

"MyCouponSmart" want access to control "Safari". Allowing control will provide access to documents and data in "Safari", and perform actions within that app.

or a similar message for Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, it means your Mac is infected with MyCouponSmart adware. This article aims to help you with the removal of this malware.

MyCouponSmart is browser adware that is meant to save money while online shopping via discount coupons. It provides a wide database of different coupons that can be applied to various shopping platforms like Amazon, Aliexpress, and so forth. While its main purpose comes down to making online shopping better, the actual activity contradicts this promise largely. When installed on a computer, it literally subjugates browsers like Safari, Chrome and other Mac-supported browsers to serve advertisements that disrupt the browsing. On top of that, the app gets deeply entrenched into the device to prevent users from manual removal. Besides altering the browser interface, it also changes the settings so that users could not reset them. Ads promoted by MyCouponSmart can come in various forms and shapes. Spanning from typical advertisements to obtrusive pop-ups. One of the biggest jeopardy that users might not be aware of is data tracking. Alongside “useful tools” it stealthily tracks and gathers the information that is accumulated whilst browsing (passwords, browsing history, etc.) and therefore delivered to third-parties for revenue purposes. MyCouponSmart and other similar clones like MyShopBot, Easy Shopper, MyWebEnhancer, and MyShopCoupon have to be dodged in order to secure yourself from privacy threats that can make an adverse effect on your identity. This is why we have prepared a set of tools that can help you remove this application from your computer.

How MyCouponSmart infected your computer

This malicious application is spread in a sneaky fashion. It can be bundled alongside other questionable software that is downloaded from suspicious pages. For instance, when users download any cracked program, it may contain potentially unwanted applications like MyCouponSmart behind the main installation. Developers hide their software in “Advanced/Custom” sections. Because users usually opt for skipping this monotonous process, they rush till the end of the installation not checking whether anything else can be delivered along the way. Thereby, the tricky application creeps through the system leaving users puzzled on how could it get on their device. In addition to this, MyCouponSmart could infiltrate your computer by allowing fake push notifications and other malvertising resources that extortionists tend to abuse. You can remove this app from your computer either manually or with the help of some utility. Both methods are presented in the section below.

Remove MyCouponSmart manually for free

Note: MyCouponSmart sets up to start on Mac OS startup. Therefore, before starting the removal, perform these steps:

1. Open System Preferences, choose Users & Groups.
2. Choose your account (set up as Current User).
3. Click Login Items tab.
4. Find “MyCouponSmart” entry. Select it, and click the “-“ (minus) button to remove it.

Note 2: MyCouponSmart won’t quit just by closing it, therefor use Force Quit to end the process.

1. Press 3 buttons at the same time: Option, Command, and Esc (Escape). This is similar to Control-Alt-Delete on a Windows PC.
2. Choose MyCouponSmart in the list.
3. Click Force Quit button.

Here is a manual step-by-step tutorial for full MyCouponSmart removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of MyCouponSmart installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Remove MyCouponSmart from Applications

Remove MyCouponSmart from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. MyCouponSmart might have an Uninstaller. If you see Uninstall MyCouponSmart or MyCouponSmart Uninstaller, double-click it and follow the onscreen instructions.
3. Otherwise, drag MyCouponSmart.app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Cannot uninstall MyCouponSmart

If you can’t uninstall MyCouponSmart using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of MyCouponSmart. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag MyCouponSmart.app from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with MyCouponSmart.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove MyCouponSmart add-on from your browsers

Removing MyCouponSmart.app from Applications often does not bring the desired effect. It is a browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove MyCouponSmart extension from your browsers manually.

Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Click Extensions tab.
3. Find MyCouponSmart extension.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find MyCouponSmart extension.
4. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Choose MyCouponSmart extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Reset browser settings

To finish MyCouponSmart removal reset your browser settings to make sure, there are no leftover items in browser folders.

Reset Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Reset Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. Scroll down and find Show advanced settings link.
4. Click on it and scroll down to the bottom again.
5. Click Reset settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Reset Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Refresh Firefox… button.
4. Click Refresh Firefox to confirm.

Remove following files and folders of MyCouponSmart


~/Library/Application Support/MyCouponSmart
~/Library/MyCouponSmart
~/Library/Logs/MyCouponSmart.log
~/Library/MyCouponSmart
~/Applications/MyCouponSmart.app

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How to protect Mac OSX from adware, like MyCouponSmart

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