Remove Search.genieo.com Homepage from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly Search.genieo.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Search.genieo.com is a browser hijacker. It’s a malicious and intrusive tool, which should NOT be allowed to remain on your computer as it will only cause you harm. Shortly after the tool invades your system, it starts wreaking havoc. First, it replaces your preferred homepage and search engine with Search.genieo.com. But don’t think it stops there. That’s just the beginning. It’s able to do anything and everything it so feels like doing, and you’ll have to accept it. Why? Well, once the hijacker gets you to approve its installation through trickery and finesse, it’s no longer bound to ask for your permission on anything else. So, it’s free to implement any change it so desires. Think about the consequences and how devastating they can be to your system. Don’t just stand by and allow the hijacker to cause you grief! Take immediate action towards its removal. Get rid of Search.genieo.com as soon as you are surprised by that first switch. You’ll save yourself a ton of troubles.

How did I get infected with?

Search.genieo.com resorts to the old but gold methods of infiltration to enter your system. Through deception and subtlety, not only does the hijacker dupes you into approving it in but it also successfully keeps you oblivious to its existence. Oh, yes. You’re utterly clueless to the presence of a hazardous infection on your PC until it decides otherwise. More often than not, the tool slithers its way in by posing as a fake system or program update. For example, you may be entirely convinced that you’re updating your Adobe Flash Player or Java, while, in actuality, you’re giving the green light to a malevolent and damaging hijacker. Other commonly used means of invasion involve the use of corrupted links or sites, spam email attachments or freeware. If you wish to avoid getting stuck with a browser hijacker such as Search.genieo.com, make sure to be extra careful and to not rush. After all, naivety, distraction, and haste rarely lead to anything good. Remember that.

Why is this dangerous?

As was already stated, once Search.genieo.com settles into your system, it can reshuffle anything and everything it so wishes. For example, it can choose to change your system settings and block you from accessing your favorite websites. Pretty annoying, right? Well, the changes only grow to be more damaging and more vexatious after that. One of the worst reshuffles the hijacker can force upon you includes malware. As Search.genieo.com can do anything it wants to, it can easily decide to install a bunch of malevolent tools on your computer, and to keep installing more and more such tools daily. How long do you think your computer will last before you see The Blue Screen of Death? What’s more, shortly after infiltration, the hijacker commences a full-on bombardment of pop-up ads. That’s right.  Search.genieo.com displays adware’s most infuriating characteristic. Each time you try to go online, you’ll be interrupted by an entire waterfall of pop-ups. And, since that will happen quite often, the ads’ continuous appearance causes frequent system crashes and slows down your computer’s performance to a crawl. Doesn’t that sound “fun”? And, that’s not even the worst part of having a hijacker on your PC. The worst problem you’ll be faced with, courtesy of Search.genieo.com, will be the grave security risk. The hijacker jeopardizes your personal and financial information as it spies on you. It starts keeping track of your browsing as soon as it invades your system, and when it deems it has collected enough data from you, proceeds to send it t the people behind it. After your private life falls into the hands of these unknown third parties, they can do with it whatever they wish. The question is, are you going to allow that to happen? Are you willing to gamble with your privacy for such a useless and hazardous tool? Search.genieo.com is not worth even half the hassle it puts you through, so delete it the first chance you get.

How to Remove Search.genieo.com virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Search.genieo.com infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

The Search.genieo.com adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall Search.genieo.com from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean Search.genieo.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Search.genieo.com leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Search.genieo.com from your computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window

 

Type “regedit”

 

navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.

STEP 2 : Remove Search.genieo.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Search.genieo.com by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

How to Permanently Remove Search.genieo.com Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.