What is Shop with Boost

Shop with Boost by Verti Technology Group, Inc. is shopping browser extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It can help you save money displaying possible discounts on various internet goods. However, this can be accompanied with irrelevant advertisements – “Offers by Boost”, “brought by ShopwithBoost” or “Powered by Shop with Boost”, containing promotional information that may lead to fraud. On this page, I prepared instructions and tools that will help you to remove Shop with Boost.

Shop with Boost ads

How Shop with Boost infected your PC

Shop with Boost extension is available on Google store has over 90000 downloads and bad rating. Some people install this adware on purpose. But most popular way of infection is free “bundled” installations. This is when freeware tools install adware or change browser settings without direct user agreement. Unless user unchecks certain checkboxes, or decline offer Shop with Boost will be installed in browsers. As this is not directly malicious tool, antivirus software does not add it in database and not able to remove it. One of the exceptions is SpyHunter 5 that can clean up your PC from Boost (Shop with Boost) adware.

Download Shop with Boost Removal Tool

Download Removal Tool

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

Remove Shop with Boost manually for free

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

Remove Shop with Boost from Control Panel

To start removing Shop with Boost 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 Shop with Boost from Windows XP:

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

Remove Shop with Boost from Windows 7:

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

Remove Shop with Boost 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 Boost, click Uninstall.

Cannot uninstall Shop with Boost

In some cases Shop with Boost won’t uninstall and gives you message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Shop with Boost. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing Shop with Boost folder and files. This happens, because file Boost.dll or service does not allow you to do it. In this case I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall Shop with Boost 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 Boost

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

Remove Shop with Boost add-on from your browsers

Removing Shop with Boost 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 Shop with Boost extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

  1. Start Google Chrome browser
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions/.
  3. Find Boost 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 Boost 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 Shop with Boost from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Shop with Boost, 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 Boost.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Shop with Boost 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 Boost extension.
  4. Click Uninstall button.

Remove following files and folders

Shop with Boost files:


Boost.dll
64Boost.dll
uninstall.exe

Shop with Boost folders:


C:\Program Files\Shop with Boost
C:\Program Files\Boost

Alternative way to remove adware browser extension Shop with Boost

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