Discount Buddy Removal Guide

There are hundreds of different browser extensions promising you authentic saving deals and coupons when shopping online. Discount Buddy is one of these extensions and it is promoted at discount-buddy.com. The site claims that the add-on can help you “save everytime you make a purchase online”. Additionally, you are presented with links to FAQ, Uninstall instructions, Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. It is important to read the latter document to understand how secure the application is. If you have not read it yet, below are a few excerpts which may make you change your mind about the benefits of the add-on and maybe even encourage you to remove Discount Buddy.

We receive and store any information you enter on the Site or give us in any other way.

In addition, information from social media sites you visit may be used by us and our advertising partners to display targeted advertisements to you.

We also may share aggregated information with third parties, including advisors, advertisers and investors, for the purpose of conducting general business analysis.

Do you want to share some of your personal information with anonymous third-party members and affiliates? Because of these privacy policy statements, many Windows users have already removed Deal Boat, Supreme Savings, CouponDropDown and other browser extensions created by 215 Apps and published by Innovative Apps. The potentially unwanted app could collect information regarding your browsing sessions and recent browsing history. It is not secure to have this data leaked to third parties because if they were malicious, the recorded information could be used for various virtual scams. For example, if cyber crooks discovered that you were researching antivirus programs, they could present you a fictitious pop-up ad supposedly offering you free Windows security software. Whatever you do – do not click on any suspicious, too-good-to-be-true ads and offers because this is how schemers could distribute malware.

Discount Buddy removal is a task which you should perform without further delay. The application itself is not considered malicious; however, its security protocols are questionable. To delete the extension – follow the manual removal instructions below. Afterwards, apply a reliable spyware scanner to examine the computer. This will help you find out which malignant files you still need to remove, if they exist.

Delete Discount Buddy Manually from PC:

Windows XP:

1. Open the Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs and locate the unwanted application.
3. Select it and click Remove.

Windows Vista or Windows 7:

1. Navigate to the left of the Task Bar and open the Start menu.
2. Select Uninstall a program.
3. Right-click the app you wish to remove and click Uninstall.

Windows 8:

1. Right-click on the Metro UI Start screen and select All apps.
2. Click Control Panel and go to Uninstall a program.
3. Right-click the unwanted application and select Uninstall to delete it.

Remove the unwanted add-on from browsers:

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Launch the browser and simultaneously tap Ctrl+Shift+A.
2. In the opened Add-ons Manger click Extensions.
3. Locate the unwanted add-on and click Remove.

Internet Explorer:

1. Simultaneously tap Alt+T and click Manage Add-ons.
2. From the menu on the left select Toolbars and Extensions.
3. Select the Discount Buddy and click Disable.

Google Chrome:

1. Open the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+F for the Chrome menu.
2. Go to Tools and click Extensions.
3. Navigate to the right of the unwanted add-on, click the recycle bin and select Remove.