{"id":9174,"date":"2013-06-15T05:32:23","date_gmt":"2013-06-15T05:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=9174"},"modified":"2013-06-15T05:32:24","modified_gmt":"2013-06-15T05:32:24","slug":"deal-fairy-virus-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/deal-fairy-virus-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove &#8220;Deal Fairy&#8221; pop-up ads (Removal Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Deal Fairy<\/strong>\u00a0is an adware program that displays coupons, advertisements and sponsored links via a pop-up box on Ebay, Amazon, Walmart and other shopping websites that you are visiting<br \/>\nDeal Fairy pop-up ads will be shown as boxes containing various coupons that are available or as underlined keywords, which when clicked will display an advertisement that states it is brought to you by <strong>DealFairy<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9179\" title=\"Deal Fairy popup ads\" alt=\"[Image: Deal Fairy virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-virus.png\" width=\"430\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-virus.png 430w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-virus-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-virus-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><br \/>\nDeal Fairy is an extension for <strong>Internet Explorer<\/strong>, <strong>Firefox<\/strong> and <strong>Chrome<\/strong> that is typically added when you install another free software (video recording\/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that had bundled into their installation this adware program. When you install these free programs, they will also install Deal Fairy as well. Some of the programs that are known to bundle Deal Fairy\u00a0include 1ClickDownload, Superfish, Yontoo and FBPhotoZoom.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1079499035\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once installed, whenever you will visit Expedia, Best Buy, Facebook or any other similar websites, Deal Fairy will display on product images a &#8220;<strong>See Similar<\/strong>&#8221; button, which when clicked will show you ads by Deal Fairy.<br \/>\nDeal Fairy may also display advertising banners on the webpages that you are visiting, and as you browse Internet, it will show coupons and other deals available on different websites.<br \/>\n<strong>You should always pay attention when installing software<\/strong> because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this Deal Fairy adware. Be very careful what you agree to install.<br \/>\n<strong>Always opt for the custom installation<\/strong> and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don\u2019t trust.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad2774677318\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Deal Fairy \u00a0&#8211; Virus Removal Guide<\/h2>\n<p>This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove Deal Fairy from your Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome.<br \/>\nPlease perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point <strong>STOP<\/strong>, and ask for our assistance.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#uninstall\"><strong>STEP 1<\/strong>: Uninstall Deal Fairy programs from your computer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#browser\"><strong>STEP 2<\/strong>: Remove Deal Fairy extensions from your web browser<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#files\"><strong>STEP 3<\/strong>: Remove Deal Fairy adware with AdwCleaner and Junkware Removal Tool<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#scan\"><strong>STEP 4<\/strong>: Remove Deal Fairy virus with Malwarebytes and HitmanPro<\/a><\/p><div id=\"mwtad290454664\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mwtad2111703904\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309691-placement_360587\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"uninstall\">STEP 1\u00a0: Uninstall Deal Fairy from Windows<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>To uninstall <strong>Deal Fairy<\/strong> from your computer, click the Start button, then select <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, and click on <strong>Uninstall a program.<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are using Windows 8, simply drag your mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen, select Search from the list and search for &#8220;<em>control panel<\/em>&#8220;. Or you can right-click on a bottom left hot corner (formerly known as the Start button) and select <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> from there, then select <em>Uninstall a program<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7203\" title=\"Click on Uninstall a program\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall a program]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows.jpg\" width=\"557\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows.jpg 557w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the <strong>Add\/Remove Programs<\/strong> or the <strong>Uninstall a Program<\/strong> screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and uninstall <strong>dealfairytb<\/strong> (deal-fairy.com)\u00a0and any other recently installed or unknown programs from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9178\" title=\"Uninstall Deal Fairy program from Windows\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall Deal Fairy program from Windows]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-uninstall.jpg\" width=\"783\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-uninstall.jpg 783w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-uninstall-300x88.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Depending on what program has installed the Deal Fairy, the above programs may have a different name. If you cannot find any unwanted programs, then you can proceed with <strong>STEP 2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad939421172\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309748-ad_309691-placement_360588\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3906789406\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"browser\">STEP 2 : Remove the Deal Fairy from your web browser<\/h2>\n<p>Depending on what program has installed the Deal Fairy, this hijacker may install one or more browser extensions, which we will need to remove.<\/p>\n<h3>Remove Deal Fairy from\u00a0Internet Explorer<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Internet Explorer,then click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"[Image: icongear.jpg]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/icongear.jpg\" border=\"0\" title=\"\"> (<em>Tools<\/em> for Windows XP users)\u00a0at the top (far right), then \u00a0select <strong>Manage add-ons<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7099\" title=\"Select Manage Add-ons in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"[Image: Manage Add-ons in Internet Explorer]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Internet-Explorer-Manage-Add-ons.jpg\" width=\"435\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Internet-Explorer-Manage-Add-ons.jpg 435w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Internet-Explorer-Manage-Add-ons-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>From the <em>Toolbars and Extensions<\/em> tab, select\u00a0<strong>DealFairy Class<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Deal-Fairy Timer<\/strong>\u00a0extensions, then click on <em>Disable<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9177\" title=\"Deal Fairy Internet Explorer extension\" alt=\"Deal Fairy Internet Explorer virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-Interent-Explorer-extension.jpg\" width=\"799\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-Interent-Explorer-extension.jpg 799w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-Interent-Explorer-extension-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Remove Deal Fairy from Mozilla Firefox<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>At the top of the Firefox window, click the\u00a0<strong>Firefox\u00a0button<\/strong>, then select <strong>Add-ons<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5357\" title=\"Firefox Add-on manager\" alt=\"Firefox addon menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon.jpg\" width=\"313\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon.jpg 313w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Extensions<\/strong> tab, then remove <strong>Deal-Fairy 2.0.3<\/strong>\u00a0extension\u00a0from Mozilla Firefox.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9176\" title=\"Deal Fairy Firefox extension\" alt=\"[Image: Deal Fairy Firefox virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-Firefox-extension.jpg\" width=\"893\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-Firefox-extension.jpg 893w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-Firefox-extension-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Remove Deal Fairy from\u00a0Google Chrome<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button on the browser toolbar, select\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0and then click on\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5221\" title=\"Open Extensions tab in Chrome\" alt=\"Google Chrome Extensions\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions.jpg\" width=\"517\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions.jpg 517w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>\u00a0tab,remove the <strong>Deal-Fairy 2.0.3<\/strong> extension by clicking on the <em>Recycle Bin<\/em> next to the plugin.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9175\" title=\"Deal Fairy Chrome extension\" alt=\"[Image: Deal Fairy Chrome virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-Chrome-extension.jpg\" width=\"870\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-Chrome-extension.jpg 870w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Deal-Fairy-Chrome-extension-300x52.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please keep in mind that on some computers, this browser add-on might have a different name, if you can\u2019t find <strong>Deal Fairy<\/strong> on your list, then carefully look for any other unknown or unwanted extension and remove it from your browser.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1153596584\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309691-placement_360569\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad1786232076\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_318930-ad_309691-placement_360589\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3818335085\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"files\">STEP 3: Remove Deal Fairy adware from your computer<\/h2>\n<p>To remove all the Conduit adware from your computer, we will need to run a scan with the <strong>AdwCleaner<\/strong> and <strong>Junkware Removal Tool<\/strong> utilities.<\/p>\n<h3>Run a computer scan with AdwCleaner to remove Deal Fairy pop-up ads<\/h3>\n<p>The AdwCleaner utility will scan your computer for Deal Fairy files and registry keys, that may have been installed on your computer without your knowledge.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download\u00a0AdwCleaner<\/strong> utility from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/finish\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting AdwCleaner, <strong>close all open programs and internet browsers<\/strong>, then <strong>double-click on the AdwCleaner icon<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8929\" title=\"AdwCleaner Icon\" alt=\"[Image: AdwCleaner Icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/adwcleaner-icon.jpg\" width=\"191\" height=\"144\" \/><br \/>\nIf Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.<\/li>\n<li>When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the <strong>Search<\/strong> button as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8930\" title=\"Click on Search to scan for Deal Fairy\" alt=\"[Image: AdwCleaner scanning for Deal Fairy]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/adwcleaner-scan.jpg\" width=\"531\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/adwcleaner-scan.jpg 531w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/adwcleaner-scan-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><br \/>\nThe program will now start to search for Deal Fairy malicious files that may be installed on your computer. When it has finished it will display a notepad screen that contains a log file of all the Deal Fairy extensions, files, and registry keys that have been detected. Unless you see a program name that you know should not be removed, please close the Notepad window and continue with the next step.<\/li>\n<li>To remove the Deal Fairy malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the <strong>Delete button<\/strong> on the AdwCleaner screen.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8931\" title=\"Click on Delete to remove Deal Fairy\" alt=\"[Image: Adwcleaner removing Deal Fairy]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/adwcleaner-virus-removal.jpg\" width=\"692\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/adwcleaner-virus-removal.jpg 692w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/adwcleaner-virus-removal-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><br \/>\nAdwCleaner will now prompt you to save any open files or data as the program will need to reboot the computer. Please do so and then click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>AdwCleaner will now delete all detected adware from your computer. When it is done it will display an alert that explains what PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) and Adware are. Please read through this information and then press the <strong>OK<\/strong> button. You will now be presented with an alert that states AdwCleaner needs to reboot your computer.<br \/>\nPlease click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button to let AdwCleaner reboot your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Remove Deal Fairy popups with Junkware Removal Tool<\/h3>\n<p>Junkware Removal Tool is a powerful utility, which will remove Deal Fairy from Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome, and will double-check for any other compromised Windows shortcuts.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2970714552\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381401-ad_309691-placement_360573\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5315249587\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download the <strong>Junkware Removal Tool utility<\/strong> from the below link:<br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Download Junkware Removal Tool\" href=\"http:\/\/thisisudax.org\/downloads\/JRT.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JUNKWARE REMOVAL TOOL DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong> <em>(This link will automatically download the Junkware Removal Tool utility on your computer)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Once Junkware Removal Tool has finished downloading, please <strong>double-click on the JRT.exe<\/strong> icon as seen below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8942\" title=\"Double-click on the Junkware Removal Tool utility\" alt=\"[Image: Junkware Removal Tool]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Junkware-icon.jpg\" width=\"166\" height=\"154\" \/><br \/>\nIf Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run Junkware Removal Tool, please allow it to run.<\/li>\n<li>Junkware Removal Tool will now start, and at the Command Prompt, you&#8217;ll need to <em>press any key<\/em> to perform a scan for the Deal Fairy virus.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8944\" title=\"Junkware Removal Tool scanning for Deal Fairy virus\" alt=\"[Image: Junkware Removal Tool scanning for Deal Fairy virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/junkware-removal-tool.jpg\" width=\"726\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/junkware-removal-tool.jpg 726w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/junkware-removal-tool-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><br \/>\nPlease be patient as this can take a while to complete (up to 10 minutes) depending on your system&#8217;s specifications.<\/li>\n<li>When the scan Junkware Removal Tool will be completed, this utility will display a log with the malicious files and registry keys that were removed from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8943\" title=\"Junkware Removal Tool final log\" alt=\"[Image: Junkware Removal Tool final log]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Junkware-log.jpg\" width=\"676\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Junkware-log.jpg 676w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Junkware-log-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad202348969\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381388-ad_309691-placement_381390\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3191649120\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"scan\">STEP 4: Remove Deal Fairy virus from your computer<\/h2>\n<h3>Run a computer scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to remove Deal Fairy virus<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/strong> from the below link, then double-click on the icon named <strong>mbam-setup.exe<\/strong> to install this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a><em>(This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the setup process, then at the last screen click on the <strong>Finish<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6075\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware installation screen\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg 402w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab, select <strong>Perform quick scan<\/strong>,\u00a0and then click on the <strong>Scan<\/strong> button to start searching for the Deal Fairy malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6076\" title=\"Run a Quick Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Quick Scan]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Deal Fairy as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6077\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Deal Fairy\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Deal Fairy virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan has finished, click on\u00a0the <strong>Show Results<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6078\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has completed\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan results]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the computer infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected. Make sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong>, then click on the <strong>Remove Selected<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6079\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malwar removing Deal Fairy\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malwar removing Deal Fairy]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Double-check for the Deal Fairy infection with HitmanPro<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-hitmanpro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a web page from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Double-click on the file named <strong>HitmanPro.exe<\/strong> (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or <strong>HitmanPro_x64.exe<\/strong> (for 64-bit versions of Windows). When the program starts you will be presented with the start screen as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5176\" title=\"HitmanPro startup screen (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro scanner\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-install.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-install.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-install-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><br \/>\nClick on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5179\" title=\"HitmanPro installation options (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro installation\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for Deal Fairy malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5177\" title=\"HitmanPro scanning for Deal Fairy adware\" alt=\"HitmanPro detecting for Deal Fairy virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button, to remove Deal Fairy adware.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5178\" title=\"HitmanPro reporting scan results\" alt=\"HitmanPro scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Activate free license<\/strong> button to begin the <strong>free 30 days trial<\/strong>, and remove all the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5175\" title=\"HitmanPro free 30 days trial\" alt=\"[Image: HitmanPro 30 days activation button]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Your computer should now be free of the Deal Fairy infection. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing <strong>the PRO version of <a title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO\" href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/malwarebytes-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/a><\/strong> to protect against these types of threats in the future, and perform regular computer scans with <strong>HitmanPro<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIf you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Deal Fairy virus from your machine, please start a new thread in our <strong><a title=\"Free Malware Removal Support\" href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a><\/strong> forum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deal Fairy\u00a0is an adware program that displays coupons, advertisements and sponsored links via a pop-up box on Ebay, Amazon, Walmart and other shopping websites that you are visiting Deal Fairy pop-up ads will be shown &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Remove &#8220;Deal Fairy&#8221; pop-up ads (Removal Guide)\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/deal-fairy-virus-removal\/#more-9174\" aria-label=\"Read more about Remove &#8220;Deal Fairy&#8221; pop-up ads (Removal Guide)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2725],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adware","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}