Deal Look - How to remove

Deal Look is yet another malicious application listed as an adware and a PUP (potentially unwanted program). Even though it is described as a browser add-on that will help you to save your time and money when shopping online by displaying various deals, offers and coupons, this is not quite true. It is correct that Deal Look displays various offers but they won’t save your time or money. They come in an annoying manner of advertisements, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text and banner ads. A new window or a tab can be opened on your web browser as well. It works as a browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Those advertisements show up randomly, from time to time, so this won’t save your time, vice versa – it will disturb and annoy you. Furthermore, those advertisements can put you in an actual danger. A Deal Look application is closely affiliated to various third parties that often happen to be various cyber criminals, such as hackers and scammers. Its creators get paid for displaying their sponsors’ advertisements on users’ web browsers. So if you click on one of those advertisements displayed by Deal Look, you will be immediately redirected to a third party website which is definitely not a good thing. You can get infected there or, if you attempt to purchase something, you can even get scammed.

Actually, it is not so difficult to indicate if your computer is infected with Deal Look adware, because ads displayed by this malicious application are usually labeled with a slogan “Ads by Deal Look” or “Brought to you by Deal Look”. And yes, you will have to identify if your computer is infected with this particular potentially unwanted program, because you don’t install it by yourself, you get infected. Usually it travels bundled with some free software that can be downloaded from the Internet. And it gets installed alongside, without users even being aware of it. So if it happened to you, you should remove Deal Look as soon as possible, until it’s too late. Even though it’s not a dangerous virus that can cause a lot of damage itself, it can lead you to some more severe cyber security problems. Another extremely unwanted attribute of this application is data collection. You can take a look at its official website at http://deallook.net. Look at their Privacy Policy:

What personal information do we collect?

We do not collect or retain personally identifiable information of users. In other words, no information which we collect is aimed or used to identify the user or enables us to identify the user.  However, we collect and use the IP address that an Internet service provider allocated to your computer and that you use to access the Internet. In certain cases and given the legal authorization in the proper procedure, the IP address, together with other details, may lead to revealing the person who used the computer, for legal proceeding or other purposes as the law may authorize. However, we do not connect the IP address with any information that can reasonably identify you and we do not make any efforts to know your identity. Therefore, unless you provide us specific identifying details, for example, when you contact us, the personal information that we collect will remain non-identifying.

What non personally identifying information do we collect?

We collect and retain some non-personally identifiable information (non-PII) such as the country from which you access the Internet (based on the country of residence of the Internet service provider that allocated the IP address to you), the type of browser that you use and its version, the Software installation date, the operating system that you use, your default search provider, status of the Software installation, unique user and affiliate ID generated by the Software, the source URL of the Webpage you have been visited, date and timestamp of marking the text. This information enables us to provide you the service, and to constantly improve it by understanding your online behavior. We do not use it to reveal your identity.

Why do we collect this information?

We collect user’s online behavior information in order to optimize and improve our services and the user online experience as well as targeting potential new users. This information is statistically processed, for aggregated analytics, and enables us to better understand user’s preferences and interest. We may also use such information in order to serve you with advertisements when navigating to (or from) cretin websites.

How do we collect information?

When you install the software and use our Services, we may collect and retain the stated information by using several technical modules. Such modules may include using your system’s reports to our servers as part of the installation process or as part of the advertisements display, or by storing a cookie and pixel tag on your computer to help us better understand your online behavior and preferences. A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a user’s web browser while a user is browsing a website. This cookie shall be stored until you delete it from your computer. At all times, you may choose not to accept cookies from us or delete existing cookies, by accessing your browser preferences.

However, some services or options provided by the Software or Services may be dependent on the use of cookies and not be available otherwise. We may also use raw logs which include some non-personally identifiable information about you as stated above (and is not allowing us to personally identify you in any manner). Such information is available in its form for less than 24 hours, before it becomes aggregative. Raw logs are plain text files containing information about visitors and their activity on certain websites.

Third Party Services and Advertising

The Company and its services may use third party services in order to provide you with the Features, Services and to serve you with advertisements. For further information about such third parties and data collection practices of such advertising modules you may view our advertising modules privacy policy. Such third parties services may also collect data about your visits and usage of the software using cookies as well.

At all times, you may choose not to accept cookies from these third parties or to disable their services and to delete these cookies, by accessing your browser preferences. The data collection practices of these third parties are out of the Company’s control and you are advised to contact them directly for more information about their own privacy policies.

How do we process this information?

We process your Information and create statistical and aggregated information in order to allow optimized and improved services and to enhance the user online experience. This aggregated information also allows us to target potential new users and to better understand users’ preferences and interest.

With whom do we share your data?

We may share your non-identifiable information with others for the following purposes:

•To provide our Services, through our affiliates, service providers and business partners;

•To develop and enhance our services;

•If the ownership or management of our Services is transferred to another entity as a result of a merger or an acquisition;

•We may share the information with affiliated companies such as subsidiaries, sister-companies and parent companies to enhance our and our affiliates’ ability to provide and offer our and their services;

•In any event of a legal dispute, or subject to an order of a competent authority;

In a nutshell, this means that your personal data, such as browsing history, search queries, top visited sites, IP and email addresses or even your geographic location can be collected and transferred to third parties later on. They adjust their ads according to the given information and make them more attractive to you based on your interests as well as browsing habits this way. So the chances that you will click on one of those advertisements rise – and that’s the main goal of Deal Look, because the creators of this tool get paid for every click you make on those advertisements. They generate web traffic and collect sales leads. That’s why those advertisements look so appealing.

As we have mentioned Deal Look travels bundled with freebies and gets installed behind users’ backs. So we have some tips to protect you from getting this infection. It would be wise not to download any software from websites that look unreliable. Alas, sometimes you just don’t have any other option. In this case you should be really careful during the installation of freebies. Opt out for a custom or advanced install mode – this will allow you to see all available options, so you will be able to take control of the installation process into your hands. Do not skip any steps (don’t just click “next” and “agree” buttons all the time before reading the whole thing first). Read all terms and conditions. Look for various check boxes that can be already checked for you. Some of the most important information can be displayed in a tiny font, so don’t rush. If you notice that some additional software is being installed alongside but you are not aware of it – do not let this installation to be completed, because it can possibly be Deal Look or any other malware. In case it is too late and your computer is already infected, wait no more and remove this adware right now. You can do it either manually or automatically. If you are not an experienced computer user, we recommend to perform this automatically. Download a trustworthy anti-malware, such as Spyhunter, StopZilla or Malwarebytes and scan your PC with it. it will detect and remove Deal Look automatically. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future. If for some reasons you don’t want to download any anti-malware software, follow our step-by-step Deal Look removal guide given below and remove this threat manually.

Manual removal instructions of Deal Look ads

How to remove Deal Look using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Deal Look install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Deal Look . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Deal Look easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Deal Look from macOS

Delete Deal Look from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Deal Look app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Deal Look and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Deal Look, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Deal Look from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Deal Look. Click on the trash bin icon next to Deal Look or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Deal Look, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Deal Look from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Deal Look related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Deal Look, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Deal Look from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Deal Look. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Deal Look or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Deal Look from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Deal Look. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Deal Look, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.