How to remove Cool Browser

What is Cool Browser

Cool Browser by Goobzo Ltd is another ad-supported browser developed on Chromium. From the first view, it looks like Google Chrome and that is its main trick. When users start seeing ads or search redirects they think they have adware installed in Chrome, when in fact, the whole browser is replaced. Cool Browser does not remove Google Chrome, but replaces its icons on the desktop and taskbar. It also has pre-installed search engine, which is different from google.com. In some cases Cool Browser can install add-ons in Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. In this article we walk you through all the problems and show how to remove Cool Browser from computer.

How Cool Browser infected your PC

Cool Browser propagates via special landing pages on websites or as a bundle with some free utilities. It can be offered as browser update or as browser add-on. Free programs contain special bundled adware offers in their installers. You can receive an offer via installation window to install several additional programs along with Cool Browser. Most users ignore or skip such steps, because installation routine is typical for different apps. To secure yourself from such infection users need to be cautious and make sure to uncheck necessary checkboxes and click “Decline” button when needed. SpyHunter 5 antimalware can protect you from adware like this and assist in Cool Browser removal.

Download Cool Browser Removal Tool

To remove Cool Browser completely we recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 from EnigmaSoft Limited. It detects and removes all files, folders and registry keys of Cool Browser and several millions of other adware, hijackers, toolbars.

Remove Cool Browser manually for free

Here is manual step-by-step tutorial for full Cool Browser removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of Cool Browser installer on operating systems with latest updates and browser versions.

Remove Cool Browser from Control Panel

To start removing Cool Browser you should remove it using Control Panel. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Remove Cool Browser from Windows XP:

1. Click on Start button.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Cool Browser.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove Cool Browser from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Cool Browser and click Uninstall.

Remove Cool Browser from Windows 8:

1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Cool Browser, click Uninstall.

Remove Cool Browser from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Cool Browser from Windows 10

Way one

1. Click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the System tile.
4. Click Apps & features and locate Cool Browser in the list.
5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.

Way two (classic)

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
3. Locate Cool Browser in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Cannot uninstall Cool Browser

In some cases Cool Browser won’t uninstall and gives you message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Cool Browser. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing Cool Browser folder and files. This happens, because file Cool Browser.exe or service utility.exe does not allow you to do it. In this case I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall Cool Browser in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. While it starts booting press F8 button.
3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove Cool Browser

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

Remove Cool Browser add-on from your browsers

Removing Cool Browser from Control Panel often does not bring desired effect. It is browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Cool Browser extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions/.
3. Find Cool Browser extension.
4. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Choose Cool Browser extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove Cool Browser from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Cool Browser, please, do the following:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable Cool Browser.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Cool Browser does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

1. Start Opera browser.
2. Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
3. Find Cool Browser extension.
4. Click Uninstall button.

Remove following files and folders

Cool Browser files:


Cool Browser.exe
Updater.exe
Uninstall.exe


Cool Browser folders:


C:\users\{your username}\AppData\Local\Cool Browser\


Alternative way to remove adware browser extension Cool Browser

For safe and effective browser extension removal use avast! Browser Cleanup utility. Run it with administrator privileges and remove all extensions with bad rating including Cool Browser. You can also reset your browser settings for each of your browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.