Remove adware-gen

Adware-gen is not a virus, but you should remove the tool. It feeds advertising into your browser and changes its settings. We show you how it's done:

Step 1: remove adware-gen

Adware-gen can get onto your computer in many ways. Most of the time the adware in the form of toolbars is accidentally installed. This not only changes various settings in your browser, but also causes unwanted pop-ups and website redirects.

• Uninstalling programs: First, look in Control Panel for programs that have been recently installed and that appear suspicious to you. If necessary, google the eye-catching programs to make sure that they really are not needed. Then remove them. You can find instructions on how to do this in this practical tip.
• Adw-Cleaner: Download this tool from us and install it. The AdwCleaner specializes in adware like this.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: With this reliable virus scanner, you can remove other PC malware as well as adware genes.

Step 2: reset browser

Since the adware has changed numerous settings in the browser, which are not all visible, you should reset it completely for security reasons. Follow the instructions below for all of your browsers.

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Internet Explorer