Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus - How to remove

Search.hlocalweatherradar.co (also known as hlocalweatherradar) is a browser hijacker – malicious application, that will make some unwanted changes to your web browsers. In this article we will provide you with the information why and how it has attacked you and how to solve this problem. If it is relevant to you, please proceed reading the post.

This parasite was delivered by Polarity Technologies Ltd, a company well known for developing malicious applications. SearchEasyMa.com virus, Search.searchltto.com and many other malware of this type came from this company. It is registered in Cyprus and you can track tons of browser add-ons developed by this company just by googling it.

Since there is no download or ‘add to web browser’ button on their official website at www.search.hlocalweatherradar.co, we assume that it is distributed bundled with other freeware or malware. If your computer is infected with some other similar malware viruses, there is a chance that Search.hlocalweatherradar.co will be infiltrated by it. Also, if you download some free application from the Internet and recklessly install it on your computer, Search.hlocalweatherradar.co can be installed as an additional free tool, even though you did not ask for it. This is what bundling looks like – you download some software and get additional unwanted tools as a bundled. Unfortunately, those additional tools often happens to be malicious, as in this case.

Search.hlocalweatherradar.co website pretends to be a quality search engine, but in reality it only serves to distribute other malware and we have some points to prove that. First of all, if you try to search for something via Search.hlocalweatherradar.co, your search will be executed via Yahoo search (look at the picture below).

As far as we know, this browser add-on is compatible only with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox web browsers. So if your computer is infected and your homepage is Search.hlocalweatherradar.co, you will notice a new toolbar that looks like this:

And this is where the magic happens. As the homepage itself has no other functions than to redirect searches to Yahoo as well as displaying several icons leading to popular websites (Gmail, Youtube, etc.), the main job is done by this toolbar. It is supposed to provide you with the information about weather, however it is nowhere near the real numbers (we experienced that ourselves). Moving forward – if you click on the weather information bar, willing to find out more (maybe some weather forecast or more in-depth info), you will find yourself in a completely different page, yet with the same domain name. The page looks like this:

Now we can get a clear picture of Hlocalweatherradar.co browser hijacker – it was developed to distribute Weatherly browser add-on which happens to be MyWeatherTab virus. That leads us to the conclusion that both of those programs are malicious and unwanted.

So basically, this add-on is just a malicious tool dedicated to the distribution of other virus. There are no reasons to keep it installed on a computer and we recommend to get rid of it ASAP. Now, if you have no idea how to do that, we will help you to go through this process. First of all, it can be done either manually or automatically, thus it’s up to you which method fits your needs the best. Since it’s easier and less time consuming to do it automatically, we suggest to go for this removal method. All you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as SpyHunter or Malwarebytes, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of them should detect and remove the virus immediately. It will also protect your computer from similar viruses in the future, thus it’s worth to keep it installed.

In case you prefer to perform this removal without any help of anti-malware tools – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step Search.hlocalweatherradar.co manual removal guide. We have developed it to assist you through this complicated process of virus removal. Do your best to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate the virus manually by your own.

Manual removal of Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus

How to remove hlocalweatherradar virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Hlocalweatherradar.co install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make hlocalweatherradar virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus from macOS

Delete hlocalweatherradar virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Hlocalweatherradar.co app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Hlocalweatherradar.co and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to hlocalweatherradar virus. Click on the trash bin icon next to Hlocalweatherradar.co or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything hlocalweatherradar virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hlocalweatherradar.co, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Hlocalweatherradar.co. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Search.hlocalweatherradar.co virus from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the hlocalweatherradar virus. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hlocalweatherradar.co, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal