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Remove Third Party Ads and Offers From Java

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Here is a small tip I came across a while ago. In this post I will show you how to remove third party offers and advertisements during Java updates. You can follow this video tutorial or follow my written steps below.

Step One: Search for Java in your start menu. Click “Configure Java“.

Step Two: Go to the Advanced tab and scroll down to the bottom.

Step Three: Check the following box “Suppress sponsor offers when installing or updating Java”.Uncheck Java Option

 

Save your settings. Now that you have this setting checked you won’t see any more third party offers or programs to install.

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Instructions to Remove the Malicious Finding Discount Program

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More and more computers these days get infected with adware and malware programs. A customer recently brought his laptop in that had the Finding Discount program installed. This program is malicious and I would consider it a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). It will change your search engines, bring up messages about your computer being infected, and slow down your computer. Here is a step by step process on how to remove this software.

The computer that was infected was running Windows 8.1. However, the removal process should be similar for those who are running Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10.

Step One: Go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a Program. Locate Finding Discount and click Uninstall.Finding Discount Under Programs

Step Two: When you click Uninstall you will get redirected to a webpage. It will probably look similar to the one below.This is when it gets interesting. Normally, you can click uninstall on a program and it will just remove itself. But this program proves to be quite tricky.Finding Discount Webpage

 

Step Three: Just ignore the message it is proclaiming. . . it is bogus. Scroll to the bottom of the webpage and enter the uninstall characters they provide.

Finding Discount Uninstall Code

Step Four: A small download will start called FindingDiscountUninstaller.exe from uninstall.finding.discount. Click Run once it is finished downloading. Continue reading →