About ClipGenie

"ClipGenie Direct -- the internet application that brings rich media content to you, directly to your hard drive. Now you can get all the best movies, games and programs downloaded directly to your computer ... while you sleep! And the best part is ... it's absolutely, totally FREE! Here's how it works: First, you download the auto-installing ClipGenie Direct software. Then you choose as many channels you want to subscribe to. We've got it all: celebrities, bikinis, casino games, and more. And new channels are being added all the time. Once you've subscribed to your favorite channels, just click on the ClipGenie Direct icon on your desktop and there it is: all the media content you can handle, delivered to your computer on a regular basis. Just like a magazine subscription. Any time new content is available, ClipGenie Direct will download it automatically as soon as you connect to the internet. And the best part is, it's right there on your hard drive. That means you get the cleanest, clearest, fastest-playing clips possible. No more waiting for movies to download. No more buffering. No more choppy videos with lousy sound. Just a constant supply of the best movies and games that the internet has to offer."

Removal Instructions

Automatic Removal:

ClipGenie can be detected and removed Automatically by Spyware Doctor, also SpyEraser.

Manual Removal:

Follow these steps to remove ClipGenie from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.

1. Kill these running processes with Task Manager:
   programfilesdir+\clipgenie\notify\notify.exe
   programfilesdir+\clipgenie\v1\cg.exe
   programfilesdir+\clipgenie\webinstall.exe
   programfilesdir+\scansoft\paperport\visioneer.exe
     
2. Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
   If you find the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
   \webinstall2, delete it and reboot the machine immediately.
    
3. Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\clipgenie
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\traynotifier\clipgenie
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
   \webinstall2
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall
   \clipgenie
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\traynotifier\clipgenie
    
4. Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
   bikpreview.wmv
   casinopreview.wmv
   celebpreview.wmv
   extpreview.wmv
   profilepath+\start menu\programs\clipgenie.lnk
   programfilesdir+\scansoft\paperport\visioneer.exe
   programfilesdir+\spyware doctor\common.ini
   programfilesdir+\spyware doctor\homepage.url
   scroller.swf
   wrdpreview.wmv
    
5. Remove these directories (if present) with Windows Explorer:
   profilepath+\start menu\programs\clipgenie.lnk
   programfilesdir+\clipgenie

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