What is Useful Program?

Useful Program is a program that comes on the computer as a browser extension. Useful Program hijacks popular browsers, including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. Useful Program is an advertising program. After penetration, it starts to throw user by advertisements different content. Useful Program displays banners and coupons, pop-ups and so on. This promotional products can relate to popular sites such as LightInTheBox, Amazon, eBay and so on. These pop-ups can occur at any time during your browsing. Useful Program collects your personal data, for example, it analyzes your browsing. It may also collect other private files and information that may be disclosed to third parties. Useful Program greatly increase traffic and reduces the performance of your computer. Useful Program can change your browser settings to change the home page, or add a toolbar. Useful Program is a potentially unwanted program, so we recommend that you remove this program immediately. Do not waste your time.

How Useful Program gets on your PC?

Useful Program isn’t a virus, but this program can be classified as potentially unwanted software. Such malware comes on your computer with other free programs. Most often, it comes without the user’s knowledge. Therefore, many users aren’t even aware that their computer has been compromised by malware. Remember, no need to rush during installation of programs. Always follow the installation process, read the user agreement and select only the “Advanced” installation type. Don’t settle for installation of the suspicious software. Don’t rush to press the “Next” button. Also, you can always read reviews about a particular program. Be careful and attentive. If Useful Program has already come into PC, then you urgently need to get rid of this program. To do this, use our detailed instructions, which are listed below.

How to remove Useful Program from your computer?

To uninstall Useful Program remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Useful Program in their database. You can try to use them for removing Useful Program.

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Alternative Solution:

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You can try both of these products to remove Useful Program

Or uninstall Useful Program manually.

Removing from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Useful Program.
5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Click Start.
2. Then Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Useful Program and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

1. Open the Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Useful Program, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

After that remove Useful Program from your browser.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find Useful Program.
6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Choose Useful Program.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open IE.
2. Push Alt + T.
3. Click Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable Useful Program.
6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
7. Click Remove button.
8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Remove following registry entries:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects
Value: Useful Program 1.0.0.7
Data: {6cef19ff-dc0c-49fb-bfca-8122b2bc5b29}
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects
Value: Useful Program 1.0.0.7
Data: {6cef19ff-dc0c-49fb-bfca-8122b2bc5b29}

Then remove following files:

UsefulProgrambho.dll
updateUsefulProgram.exe
UsefulProgramUninstall.exe

And following folders

C:ProgramDataUseful Program

Written by Rami Douafi