Driver Genius

[raymo]

When my last lot of Windows updates came in I got this annoying shield
shaped icon keep coming up flashing at the bottom of the screen;
obviously warning me about some perceived problem. It is called Driver
Genius, and all it is doing is driving me to distraction. When I try to delete it in control panel the uninstall wizard says that there is no such programme installed, but it is there in the list of programmes. I have no
problem uninstalling other programmes except for a Brother printer I threw away, and can now not uninstall it's software.
Maybe it's a virus because usually when it flashes a dialogue box comes
up asking if DG can make changes to my comp.
raymo

[cfranks]

See if anything here will help.

http://www.windowsuninstaller.org/winuninstall/how-to-remove-driver-genius-professional-edition-11-0-0-1136-guide-driver-genius-professional-edition-11-0-0-1136-uninstaller-info.html

Charles

[MrB]

Never heard of it, but it seems it has possibly been bundled inside the installer for another software package and installed without your knowledge.
From the site linked below: "It is advised to always read the Terms and Agreements before installing software on your computer. Never click too fast thru the installation process [Next] button of software as you will agree to software you might not want to install."

More info here: http://www.fixyourbrowser.com/how-to/remove-driver-genius-malware-uninstall-instructions/
If you're not confident with their fix, I suggest visiting a local PC store for help.

[mithrandir]

Have you checked for "Driver Genius" in "Add/Remove Programs" or "Programs" (depending on your Windows version) in the Control Panel?

It is supposed to be legitimate, but you don't know what crap was bundled with it.

[raymo]

Thank you all.It's rather strange. Windows Uninstaller was too expensive, so I uninstalled that, and then tried fix your browser which got rid of
Driver Genius immediately.The strange thing is that I installed fix your
browser, but after it got rid of DG and I then closed it, it disappeared from my comp.No sign in the programme list in control panel.
Still, the main thing is it's gone.
Thanks again
raymo