{TIPS!} How to REMOVE "GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE" VIRUS?

I will tell you in this post how to fix the issue manually and how to clean it automatically using a special powerful removal tool. You can download the removal program for free here:

What is GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE?

GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE is a pretty popular virus.

GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE detected as Win.GENERICTOOLS.

You can get it on your computer while downloading it bundled with some free software.
Sadly, most free downloads do not disclose that other programs will be installed, so you are more likely to get GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE on your PC without your own knowledge.

After being downloaded, GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE hijacks your browser and changes search settings.
GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE also causes an appearance of popup ads and browser redirecting.

GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE is very annoying and hard to get rid of.

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Technical Information:

Full path on a computer= %LOCAL APPDATA%\GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE

You have 2 ways to remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

You know only one virus name: "GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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How to remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE

You can see GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

$Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE virus from running processes$

Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

$Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE virus from Windows services$

Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
$Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE from scheduled task list.$

Delete any task related to GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

$Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE virus from Windows registry$

Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE.

STEP 7: Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE from Google Chrome.
$Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE Virus from Chrome Extensions$

STEP 8: Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove GENERICTOOLS\GENERICTOOLS.EXE from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.

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