Remove PriceFountain

PriceFountain is an adware, considered as a version of PennyBee and Dealply as there aren’t big differences. PriceFountain claims to be a dynamic tool and to help you find interesting deals. That means that this adware will make a huge effort to display you advertising when it’s on your computer.

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Malware designers continue to perfect and invent new threats. Nowadays, the majority of internet users do not even know that they’re infected wondering how and why that happens.

Technically, PriceFoutain is not an adware or intends to destroy your computer. Actually, PriceFoutain is a marketing tool that gets sneakily and aggressively into your PC. In order to avoid installing unwanted programs such as PriceFoutain, you should slow down the installation process. PriceFoutain is spread with every kind of new, free or not software and the only thing you have to do is just to carefully read and deselecting some default selected  boxes to prevent them from setting up on your computer.

If you see advertising with the mention PriceFountain, you can follow the procedure below to get rid of it.

For your information please know that PriceFoutain is detected as suspicious by 24 anti-viruses.
File information
File name:
pricefountain.exe

Common path:
C:\Users\Jean\AppData\Local\Pricefountain\pricefountain.exe

Analysis date:
25 January 2015

Scanner detections:
24 / 54

Scan engine
Detection
ESET-NOD32
a variant of Win32/DealPly.AC
Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DealPly.cu
Symantec
PUA.Gen.2
Panda
Trj/Chgt.J
DrWeb
Trojan.DownLoader11.37503
CAT-QuickHeal
Adware.DealPly.g4 (Not a Virus)
McAfee
Artemis!A7B6266F1A9A
VIPRE
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus
Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Agnitum
Trojan.DownLoader!
Norman
Suspicious_Gen2.WAPYL
TrendMicro-HouseCall
ADW_DEALPLY
Avast
Win32:Malware-gen
NANO-Antivirus
Riskware.Win32.DealPly.dhmlhu
Tencent
Win32.Adware.Dealply.Lohq
Zillya
Adware.DealPly.Win32.58
TrendMicro
ADW_DEALPLY
McAfee-GW-Edition
BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.th
Sophos
Generic PUA JH
Jiangmin
AdWare/DealPly.au
Antiy-AVL
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.DealPly
AVware
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International
Adware.Win32.DealPly.aMD
Fortinet
Adware/DealPly

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How to remove PriceFountain ?

All tools used in this guide are completely free to use and should remove any trace of PriceFountain from your computer. Follow all steps as described in this removal guide to remove PriceFountain and all additional adware that may have been installed on your computer.

Remove PriceFountain with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes malware like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware, and more. All you have to do is launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and run a scan. If you want even better protection, consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium and its instant real-time scanner that automatically prevents malware and websites from infecting your PC.

how to remove PriceFountain with malwarebytes anti-malware

  • Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
    Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
  • Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
  • Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
  • Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
  • Once the program has loaded, select Scan now.
  • When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
  • When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Remove PriceFountain with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a useful tool designed to remove undesired toolbars, browser hijackers, redirects and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. AdwCleaner will require no installation and can be ran in a instantaneous to examine your computer.

  • Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop :
    Download AdwCleaner
  • Double-click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool (Windows Vista/7/8 users : right-click and select Run As Administrator).
  • Click on the Scan button.
  • After the scan has finished, click on the Clean button..
  • Press OK again to allow AdwCleaner to restart the computer and complete the removal process.

Remove PriceFountain with Junkware Removal Tool

Junkware Removal Tool will remove PriceFountain from your computer, and will scan and remove any threat from your computer that is malicious.

Supprimer l'adware PriceFountain

  • Please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop :
    Download Junkware Removal Tool
  • Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts.
  • Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista, 7, or 8; instead of double-clicking, right-mouse click JRT.exe and select "Run as Administrator".
  • The tool will open and start scanning your system.
  • Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications.

Remove PriceFountain with ZHPCleaner

ZHPCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using ZHPCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

  • If Avast is installed on you computer you have to disable it during the process.
  • You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
    Download ZHPCleaner
  • Select ZHPCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
  • Accept the user agreement.
  • Click on the Scanner button.
  • After the scan has finished, click on the Repair button.
  • Reboot your computer.
Your machine should now be free of PriceFountain. If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove PriceFountain from your machine, please start a new thread in our support page. Someone will give you free assistance very fast !
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