What is Color Generator?
Color Generator might look like a cool and fancy application at first, but its purpose is not that clear. Sure, the name of the application suggests that it generates colors, but there is nothing substantial about this extension even if we visit the official homepage.
Therefore, if you happen to have this app added to your browser, it would be in your best interest to remove Color Generator for good. Since it is not hard to delete the extension, you can do it on your own by following the instructions you will find below this description. Also, do not hesitate to leave us a comment if something does not go according to the plan.
Where does Color Generator come from?
This browser extension works only on the Chrome browser, so its distribution channels are related to it. First, we can find this application on its official homepage. We can access the page via originallyapp.cool. When we land on the page, it is easy to see that this extension has something to do with colors and graphics and that it is compatible with the Chrome browser. However, there is no section that would provide more information about this application, and it is hard to know what it does unless you dig around.
Second, it is possible to add Color Generator to your browser via the Chrome Web Store. The section for this extension has a little bit of information about it. Nevertheless, the English in their notice is limited, and it fails to explain what the extension really does.
Finally, the previously mentioned distribution methods are not the main ones. Sure, they cover the official sources, but it is more likely that Color Generator will enter your computer through a pop-up. For instance, if you enter some file-sharing website, it is bound to display a lot of commercials. Some of those commercials will be delivered in the manner of pop-ups, and it is very likely that a few of those pop-ups will offer Color Generator to you, too. They might also be rather intrusive, as they could prevent you from closing your browser’s window unless you add the extension to your browser.
Please do not panic. You can still close your browser using the Alt+F command, and if that does not help, you can simply kill your browser’s process via Task Manager. The bottom line is that you are the one who adds this extension to your browser, as it would not be able to enter your system unless you allow it to.
What does Color Generator do?
The extension does not do much. Normally, when we deal with such applications, we expect them to perform certain modifications on the target browsers. For instance, there are a lot of extensions that tend to change the default search engine or homepage. As a result, they look like browser hijackers, and users think they have been infected with malware.
Color Generator, on the other hand, does nothing of the sort. However, it can still employ tracking cookies to collect information on your web browsing habits. It means that all the websites you visit and the keywords you enter could be logged by this extension. Later on, it might share the collected data with a third party, and eventually, everything could be used for online marketing.
So if you are not careful, you could be exposed to commercial content that will be customized according to your likes and preferences. It will look like you are being offered the content you want to see, but some of it could be embedded with outgoing links, thus leading you to suspicious and unreliable websites.
How do I remove Color Generator?
Since there is a number of various security issues associated with this extension, you will do yourself a favor if you remove it today. Simply open the list of the extensions through your browser’s settings and delete it.
If you think that you might have more unfamiliar applications added to your browser or installed on your computer, you can always use the SpyHunter free scanner to look for them. Should more unwanted programs be detected, remove them automatically, and then safeguard your computer against other intruders by acquiring a licensed antispyware tool.
Manual Color Generator Removal
- Launch your Chrome browser.
- Press Alt+F and go to More tools.
- Click Extensions.
- Remove Color Generator from the list.
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