How to remove Coppingo.com (Virus Removal Guide)

Coppingo.com (also known as Coppingo virus, Coppingo Search) is a website that utilizes multiple potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) and browser hijackers such as GET_Coppingo to change existing internet browser settings of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Coppingo.com changes internet browser settings including the homepage, new tab, and default search engine. This will cause affected internet browsers to start up on coppingo.com and Bing.com, redirect to coppingo.com and Bing.com when users search the web using the browser address bar, and open a new tab on the questionable search engine.

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Coppingo.com automatically changes internet browser settings, but it will need to employ several programs and sometimes browser add-ons and extensions in order to do so. These programs are detected by reputable Antivirus and Anti-Malware software was potentially unwanted programs. GET_Coppingo is a program that can be found in Windows Control Panel; However, Coppingo Search may also be promoted through other objects under a different title.

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Once software used to promote the Coppingo virus is installed, the application will begin to replace existing internet browser settings, install additional software, and collect sensitive user information, including browser history and data manually submitted online such as your name, home address, telephone number, email address, browser activity and history, and more.

If software that causes your internet browser to redirect to http://www.coppingo.com is installed on your computer system and attached to your internet browser it is likely that other unwanted programs and malware may have been contracted alongside the initial threat. Additional items may need to be removed to stop all unwanted activities.

The Coppingo virus may redirect users to additional websites such as bing.com and is not considered a legitimate standalone search engine. Search results displayed by the search engine contain suspicious sponsored links and website results.

Items used to promote the coppingo.com virus can be manually and voluntarily installed from a variety of questionable websites including download.com; However, Coppingo programs primarily bundle with freeware and shareware, including aggressive installers that do not allow the user to cancel download.

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Some users are given the opportunity to accept or decline an offer to install unwanted software and change their home page and search engine to the Coppingo.com search engine, but the request to decline the offer is often ignored or represented in a confusing manner by the developer or distributor.

Coppingo Search overview:

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  • GET_Coppingo and objects that promote the webpage can read and change all your data on the websites you visit and read and change your browsing history.
  • GET_Coppingo and objects that promote Coppingo Search can manage your apps, extensions, downloads, and themes.
  • Coppingo Search and objects that promote the search engine bundle with other potentially unwanted programs and malware.
  • Coppingo Search and objects that promote the search engine are usually packed inside installers and downloaders from websites such as Cnet (download.com), Softonic, and others.
  • Coppingo Search and objects that promote the search engine cause browser redirects.
  • Coppingo Search and objects that promote the search engine makes unwanted changes to existing Windows settings and schedules new tasks which allow it to run every time Windows starts and check to see if the program has been disabled. If the program is disabled it will enable itself.

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How to remove Coppingo.com

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Step 1: Uninstall Coppingo programs

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2.Navigate to the Control Panel on Windows Start Menu.

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3. Click Uninstall a program (or Add and remove a program).

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4. A list of programs installed on your computer will appear. Search for GET_Coppingo and other suspicious and unwanted programs in the list of installed programs. Once a program you want to remove is located, double click to begin the uninstall process (or select the program and click Uninstall).

Step 2: Remove browser add-ons and extensions

Google Chrome

1. Click on the Customize icon (3 bar icon) next to the address bar and navigate to More tools > Extensions.

2. Search for the extension and remove it by clicking the trashcan icon next to it.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Type Ctrl+Shift+A.

2. On the Extensions and Plugin search for the add-on, select it, and remove it.

Apple Safari

1. Click Safari and go to Preferences > Extensions.

2.  Find the extension in the list and click the Uninstall button.

Step 3: Remove Coppingo.com search engine

  • In Mozilla Firefox, click the small search magnify glass near the search box (not url/search field) and click “Manage Search Engines…”. Remove Coppingo.com search engine from the list of search providers by highlighting the selections and clicking remove.
  • In Microsoft Internet Explorer navigate to Tools > Manage Add Ons > Search Providers and remove Coppingo.com search engine from the list.
  • In Google Chrome, click the customize icon (wrench or 3 bars) and navigate to Settings > Manage search engines… click the X next to Coppingo.com  search engine to remove it.

Step 4: Remove Coppingo.com homepage

  • In Mozilla Firefox navigate to Tools > Options or click Firefox in the top left corner and click Options > Options. Under the General tab remove Coppingo.com from the “Home Page:” field and replace it with your preferred home page URL.
  • In Microsoft Internet Explorer navigate to Tools >Internet Options. Remove Coppingo.com from the Home Page field and replace it with your preferred URL.
  • In Google Chrome click the customize icon (wrench or 3 bars) and navigate to Settings.Click “Set pages” under the On startup option. Remove Coppingo.com and replace it with your preferred homepage URL.

Step 5: Remove Coppingo virus with Malwarebytes

1. Download and install the free or full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. The full version enables real-time protection to block malware and unwanted programs from infecting your computer, while the free version is just a free scan and removal tool.

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2. Open the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware program.

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3. Click the large Scan Now button or visit the “Scan” tab to manually run a scan.

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4. Once the malware scan is complete, click the Remove Selected button and reboot your computer.

If you are still having issues with malware it is recommended to download and install a second opinion scanner such as HitmanPro by Surfright to eradicate existing malicious files and automatically repair corrupted settings.

Step 6: Cleanup and repair settings with CCleaner

1. Download and install the free or full version of CCleaner by Piriform.

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2. Once installed, open the program and navigate to Cleaner > Windows/Applications and click the Analyze button. Afterwards, click the Run Cleaner button on the bottom right of the program interface.

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3. Next, navigate to Tools > Startup and search through each tab starting from windows, internet explorer, etc., all the way to Content Menu, for additional suspicious entries and click Disable and Delete once anything is found.

If you are still experiencing issues removing potential Coppingo.com malware after using this removal guide we recommend to perform a system restore/recovery or a reset/refresh for Windows 8.

Sean Doyle

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