ComparingGenie is promoted as a useful tool that assists users as they shop online by enabling price comparison for products they are interested in. Although the advertised functionality may seem quite attractive, experts classify ComparingGenie as an adware program and recommend its removal. The application is associated with intrusive advertising content that may expose the system to risk by linking the user to unverified web pages.
ComparingGenie can be removed manually or with a legitimate anti-spyware program.
How Is ComparingGenie Distributed?
ComparingGenie can be downloaded online, or it can infiltrate your system without your consent, bundled with other freeware. In many cases, additional programs and applications are inadequately disclosed in the installation process. PC users should opt for advanced installation and un-select any pre-checked boxes.
How Does ComparingGenie Operate?
Once installed, ComparingGenie is known for performing the below listed unwanted activities:
- Display various advertisements in your web browser, thus disrupting your online routine and exposing your system to security-related risks.
- Initiate unwanted redirects to suspicious websites.
- Lead to poor browser and system performance.
- Collect information about the user’s browsing activities, search queries, etc. for marketing purposes.
Although ComparingGenie and similar adware programs do not possess malicious features, security experts warn that their presence on the affected machine is not advisory. Such programs may display unverified ads that link users to unsafe or corrupt web locations.
Consider removing ComparingGenie with a trusted AV tool.
How to Remove ComparingGenie from Your PC?
You can remove ComparingGenie manually or with a competent anti-spyware solution that will delete the application for you. Follow the steps in the removal manual below to erase ComparingGenie and other adware from your computer completely.
Spy Hunter scanner will only detect the threat. If you want the threat to be automatically removed, you need to purchase the full version of the anti-malware tool.Find Out More About SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool / How to Uninstall SpyHunter
1. Remove/Uninstall ComparingGenie in Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall ComparingGenie.
2. Remove ComparingGenie from your browser
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome
Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer
Remove a toolbar from Safari
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu
Select ComparingGenie and click “Remove“
After ComparingGenie is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Select ComparingGenie to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After ComparingGenie has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.
Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.
From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on ComparingGenie
Click ‘Uninstall’
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall ComparingGenie. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the ComparingGenie will be removed.
3. Remove ComparingGenie automatically with Spy Hunter Malware – Removal Tool.
To clean your computer with the award-winning software Spy Hunter –
It is highly recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter.
- Guide 1: How to Remove ComparingGenie from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of ComparingGenie from Mac OS X.
- Guide 3: Remove ComparingGenie from Google Chrome.
- Guide 4: Erase ComparingGenie from Mozilla Firefox.
- Guide 5: Uninstall ComparingGenie from Microsoft Edge.
- Guide 6: Remove ComparingGenie from Safari.
- Guide 7: Eliminate ComparingGenie from Internet Explorer.
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How to Remove ComparingGenie from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove ComparingGenie
Step 2: Uninstall ComparingGenie and related software from Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.
Step 3: Clean any registries, created by ComparingGenie on your computer.
The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by ComparingGenie there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:
Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.
Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
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Get rid of ComparingGenie from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall ComparingGenie and remove related files and objects
1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
- Go to Finder.
- In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
- Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
- If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.
In case you cannot remove ComparingGenie via Step 1 above:
In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:
You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:
→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.
Step 2: Scan for and remove ComparingGenie files from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as ComparingGenie, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
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Remove ComparingGenie from Google Chrome.
Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"
Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Erase ComparingGenie from Mozilla Firefox.
Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.
Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Uninstall ComparingGenie from Microsoft Edge.
Step 1: Start Edge browser.
Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".
Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
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Remove ComparingGenie from Safari.
Step 1: Start the Safari app.
Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.
Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".
Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.
Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.
Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the ComparingGenie will be removed.
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Eliminate ComparingGenie from Internet Explorer.
Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'
Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.
Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.
Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.
