A potentially unwanted program (PUP) is a program that isn't necessarily a virus, but appears like one. Oftentimes, people consent to downloading a PUP, without realizing the effects it will have on their computer. Groovorio is one of these annoying programs. It’s a search engine that will set your homepage to their website. It's malicious, like a virus, as it alters the custom settings of a browser. Often times, people consent to downloading Groovorio when it's bundled with other free software.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to remove Groovorio from your computer.

How to remove Groovorio.com

The best way to prevent the installation of groovorio.com on your computer is to have a good antivirus. However not everyone has an antivirus, so be careful you arent accidentally downloading it with other free software. If Grooverio does get on your computer, it can be taken care of very easily.

You can install an antivirus that will delete Groovorio, or you can manually delete it from the control panel.

Removing Groovorio using the Control Panel

To manually uninstall Groovorio, go to “Control Panel” and select "Uninstall a program" underneath the "Programs" heading.

After that, the following window will show up. Select the Groovorio icon and press “Uninstall”.

Then restart your computer. After that, you'll need to set your browser to default settings.

If you are using Firefox, go to “Help" at the very top. Select the submenu “Troubleshooting information," and the following window will show up. To reset Firefox to default settings, press “Reset Firefox”.

If you are using Google Chrome, then go to "settings". Then click "show advanced settings". At the very bottom of the screen, you'll find the reset button.

Easy enough, right?

Removing Groovorio by Installing an Antivirus

There are a lot of antiviruses that can remove Groovorio for you, even though it's not technically a virus. A few antivirus' you can use are: ESET NOD32 antivirus and Malwarebytes.

To download and install the ESET NOD32 antivirus check the following tutorial.

www.pcfixtutorials.com

You can download Malwarebytes from the following link:

http://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/v2/mbam/consumer/data/mbam-setup-2.0.2.1012.exe

After you have downloaded Malwarebytes, double click on the setup. The following icon will show up. Press “Next” to continue.

After you press “Next” the License Agreement will show up. Press “I accept the agreement” to continue.

After you have installed Malwarebytes, run it and the following window will show up. Choose one of the options below and wait for Malwarebytes to scan your computer.

After the scan is done, restart your computer and Groovorio will be out of your hair.

Quick Overview:

Groovorio is a potentially unwanted software (PUP) easily uninstalled from your computer. There are two ways to go about it:

1. Manually Uninstall Groovorio from the Control Panel

2. Install an antivirus to remove the program, while also removing any other viruses or PUP's on your computer. The two antivirus' you could use are Malwarebytes or ESET NOD32.