Shop-Up

Should you ever see commercial pop-ups from Shop-Up appear among your search results you can be sure that you an adware application installed on your computer. Adware programs are immediate computer threats, but it is not a good idea to keep them on your system. Shop-Up usually displays coupons and discount offers on various online shopping websites with intention you help you save money on your purchases. However, this application is also related to a number of potential security risks and you cannot overlook that. Thus, remove Shop-Up and other potentially unwanted programs from your computer ASAP.

It is very likely that Shop-Up browser add-on was installed on your computer along with some shareware application you have downloaded online from third party file hosting pages. Whenever you download applications from cNet, 4shared, Softpedia or any similar websites there is a high chance that they will be bundled with additional programs such as Shop-Up.

Due to the fact that Shop-Up is rather annoying users often think that it is a computer virus, but the truth is that most of the time, users are responsible for installing adware applications on their computers themselves. What is more, it is often possible to avoid adware installation when you set up freeware apps, because usually the installation wizard gives you an option to remove several software features, but of course, if you go through the installation process automatically, you may as well miss that.

As it has been mentioned above, Shop-Up is not extremely dangerous, but it should not be allowed to remain on your computer. The adware affects all main browsers and it can become increasingly annoying with all the pop-up ads and coupon offers. What is more, Shop-Up needs to collect your web browsing information in order to generate relevant coupons and discount offers. Thus, it can employ tracking cookies to collect this information, and if Shop-Up gets exploited by a malevolent third party this information could be leaked and then used for marketing purposes.

Not to mention that Shop-Up cannot guarantee that all the information displayed in the pop-ups is safe. This adware could be exploited by malevolent third party for malware distribution – you could accidentally click on a corrupted pop-up and end up being redirected to a malware distribution website.

Naturally, this is not a definite consequence of adware infection, but if you are a security-minded user you will not want to have Shop-Up on your computer. Thus, uninstall Shop-Up along with other undesirable programs. Make use of SpyHunter free scanner to find out which applications need to be removed from your PC.

In case you have any questions Shop-Up or how to remove it from your computer, please do not hesitate to leave a comment in the box below.

Manual Shop-Up Removal

Windows 8

1. Move mouse cursor across the desktop to the bottom right corner.
2. Click Settings on Charm bar and go to Control Panel.
3. Select Uninstall a program and remove unwanted application.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Select Uninstall a program and remove undesirable program.

Windows XP

1. Open Start menu and go to Control Panel.
2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall Shop-Up.