What is Genieo?
By Genieo Innovation Ltd.
What is it?
Genieo is a web browser framework that tries to automatically discover, manage and filter feeds according to users’ topics of interest. It runs within the context of Intenet Explorer as well as a stand alone process that remains running in the system tray as a background process.
Why should I uninstall Genieo?
The Genieo web browser plug-in, along with many browser plug-ins, has the potential to cause stability issues within the web browsers they load into, effecting overall PC performance. Genieo is known to monitor your search queries and browsing habits in order to send you targeted advertising and modify your search settings and results.
Typical installation path: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\genieo\
Description from Genieo Innovation Ltd.“Genieo is the creator of the ultimate recommendation engine which automatically updates its content, reflecting the changing personal interests and needs of each individual. making our life easier and more productive. Genieo’s platform enables the continuous organization and updating of micro-targeted information, which is of specific interest to the user combines social and news streams. Including: favorite websites, news, blogs post, Facebook status updates, tweets, videos, articles, Quora posts and more. Genieo is a magical combination of to infinity and beyond personalization combined with privacy. For its white-label partners such as Publishers, Hardware manufacture and Desktop application provider Genieo significantly impacts stickiness and creates new revenue opportunities by market themselves online. Genieo white labels startpage compatible with all leading operating systems and Internet browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera also enable access through leading smartphones.”
Publisher about URL: http://www.genieo.com/
Other programs by Genieo Innovation Ltd.
- My Homepage
Files installed by Genieo Innovation Ltd.
- framework_setup.gen (Genieo Platform by Genieo Innovation LTD)
Genieo Innovation Ltd. policies
The following can be found in Genieo Innovation Ltd.'s privacy policies and terms of service:
“Genieo Software is a desktop application which automatically generates a personal start page with relevant content and ad-hock personalized news widge”
How to Automatically Uninstall Genieo (with Boost)
If you you do not have Boost installed yet, download Boost and enjoy your PC.
Open Boost by either double-clicking the Boost icon in your notification area next to your PC's clock, or single-clicking the Boost icon and clicking the Open Boost button on the top left of the Boost notification window.
If you are not currently on the My PC screen of the main Boost window, click the My PC tab.
Click the Optimize programs button , this will launch the Program Optimization screen.
Locate the program in the list called Genieo by Genieo Innovation Ltd.. (The program could be listed under any of the section such as Uninstall Recommended, Possible Uninstall, etc. based on how well Genieo performs on your PC.)
Genieo by Genieo Innovation Ltd.
To the right of the list item, click the Uninstall button and Boost will completely remove Genieo from your PC.
How to Manually Uninstall Genieo (with Windows)
Use Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows makes to uninstall Genieo. Follow the appropriate instructions below to use this control panel.
Windows 7
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
In Large or Small icon view, click Programs and Features. If you're using Category view, under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.
Select Genieo from the list of programs, and click Uninstall. Alternatively, right-click the program and select Uninstall.
Windows Vista
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
In Classic View, double-click Programs and Features. In Control Panel Home view, under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.
Select Genieo from the program list, and click Uninstall. Alternatively, right-click the program and select Uninstall.
Windows XP
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
Click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
Select Genieo from the list of programs and click Remove.