What is Shop with Boost?
Shop with Boost – a malicious program that comes on the computer as a browser extension and hijacks Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. Shop with Boost is advertising product and applies to potentially unwanted programs. This program comes on a PC without the user’s consent and activates immediately after opening the browser. Shop with Boost displays a myriad of banners and coupons, links to ad sites, pop-ups and other things. Shop with Boost shows products popular online stores and promises to help the user to save. In fact, these proposals are not genuine. Shop with Boost trying to get you to spend money for nothing. Also, Shop with Boost can make changes to your browser settings, change the homepage, change the search and so on. If you find Shop with Boost on your computer, we recommend that you remove this program right now. Don’t waste your time.
How Shop with Boost gets on your PC?
Shop with Boost comes on the computer without the user’s consent. As a rule, potentially unwanted software come bundled with free software, such as players, archivers, converters and more. Most users do not notice the penetration of malicious software. Also, many antiviruses do not have such programs in their bases. You need to follow the rules, which can help you to avoid malicious software. Always read the Terms of Service. Follow the installation process and select only the “Advanced” installation type. Remove the check mark from components of the program, which is questionable. Use special software that can protect your PC. If your computer is already infected, then use our instructions to remove Shop with Boost now.
How to remove Shop with Boost from your computer?
To uninstall Shop with Boost remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.
In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Shop with Boost in their database. You can try to use them for removing Shop with Boost.
Recommended Solution:
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Alternative Solution:
Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as Shop with Boost.
You can try both of these products to remove Shop with Boost
Or uninstall Shop with Boost manually.
Removing from Control Panel
Windows XP:
- Click Start.
- Control Panel.
- Then click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Shop with Boost.
- Click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.
Windows 7/Windows Vista:
- Click Start.
- Then Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program.
- Find Shop with Boost and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.
Windows 8/Windows 8.1:
- Open the Menu.
- Click Search.
- After that click Apps.
- Then Control Panel.
- Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
- Find Shop with Boost, select it and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
After that remove Shop with Boost from your browser.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Shop with Boost.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Shop with Boost.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Internet Explorer:
- Open IE.
- Push Alt + T.
- Click Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Disable Shop with Boost.
- Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
- Click Remove button.
- If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.
Learn more about removing extensions from IE.
Remove following registry entries:
no information
Then remove following files:
Shop with Boost.dll
And following folders
%PROGRAMFILES%Shop with Boost
Written by Rami Douafi