QuickWeatherTracker New Tab - How to remove

QuickWeatherTracker is an adware program, a PUP (potentially unwanted program). That means this infection is not very dangerous, yet could cause you some cyber-security problems and unwanted consequences. That’s why we suggest you to get rid of it as soon as possible. However, if you find QuickWeatherTracker useful, feel free to keep it installed, just keep in mind that this could lead to some further problems.

How to remove QuickWeatherTracker

If the security of your system and your privacy is important to you, you should consider removing QuickWeatherTracker right now. After all, there are good reasons for it tripping the alarms of antivirus programs. Since this potentially unwanted program is a browser add-on, the removal of it is quite simple. The ultimate way to kill an unwanted application like this is to get yourself a decent anti-malware tool and let it take care of things. If you don’t have one yet, we suggest to download either Spyhunter for PC, Malwarebytes, or Combo Cleaner for Mac. All of these programs are great when it comes to dealing with small infections like this, as is any competent anti-malware tool that can detect PUPs (sometimes that option is in the settings and just isn’t turned on – it’s advisable to turn it on). They can also protect your computer from much more severe infections, like trojans or hijackers.

QuickWeatherTracker is an adware product that would best be removed:

Type of threat	Adware Browser hijacker
QuickWeatherTracker infection effects	Bew tab opens the QuickWeatherTracker page Search bar might open Ask.com Browsing history and search keywords exposed to QuickWeatherTracker
Distribution	Freeware that bundles unwanted software Online ads
Uninstalling QuickWeatherTracker	Remove QuickWeatherTracker and related hijackers manually Remove malware automatically (Combo Cleaner for Mac, SpyHunter for PC) Restore browser settings

However, if you are happy with your current situation and additional security tools seem like just a waste of time or money, we are more than happy to introduce you to the tutorial of removing the QuickWeatherTracker infection manually. This means you will most likely be able to vanish the infection from your system for good without any supplementary tools. The tutorial is constructed on a step-by-step basis thus just try to do one thing at a time and if everything goes well, the virus will be off of your system in no time.

If you were unfortunate enough to fail to remove the QuickWeatherTracker adware (and it’s a rather common scenario if you are not familiar with these processes, many browser hijackers achieve persistency using additional malware), you can always ask us for help in the comments section below. Our team of cyber security experts will try to assist you.

In case you want to learn more about QuickWeatherTracker and ways to avoid infections like this in the future, just keep reading the post.

About QuickWeatherTracker malicious toolbar

This toolbar was developed by Mindspark – a software company well known for developing unwanted software. The goodfQuickWeatherTracker news is that we already know a lot about toolbars developed by Mindspark and they all share the same or similar features (like AllInOneDocs, QuickWeatherAlert, and CinematicFanatic), thus it’s not that difficult to deal with them and find the best removal solution.

The primary function of this newtab is supposed to be to provide users with live forecast alarms, based on their location. QuickWeatherTracker is right there, in every new tab you open in your web browser, so you can easily see those alerts and stay updated about the weather outside. It seems really handy, though we noticed that those forecasts are not the most accurate ones – not great for an application that specializes in weather predictions. And we haven’t even started talking about the possibly dangerous features of this newtab virus, like spying, advertising, and unwanted installation.

Intensions of Mindspark corporation is to make money by putting up advertisements in the search results of MyWay and Ask search engines. That’s the explanation for why QuickWeatherTracker tries to get you to use those search providers. It also explains why QuickWeatherTracker asks for such intrusive permissions, like getting access to your browsing history and seeing what keywords you type when using one of Mindspark’s websites.

There are two ways how this toolbar can get into your system. You can download it yourself, from their official website at http://free.quickweathertracker.com/. However, if you can’t recall doing that and this toolbar just popped up on your web browser one day, it came bundled with other free software – it’s a common way to distribute malware or unwanted software. Misleading ads could have also been used to make it seem like QuickWeatherTracker was required to be downloaded or to get you to install QuickWeatherTracker together with other browser hijackers.

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How to remove QuickWeatherTracker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like QuickWeatherTracker New Tab 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 QuickWeatherTracker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make QuickWeatherTracker New Tab 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 QuickWeatherTracker from macOS

Delete QuickWeatherTracker New Tab from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the QuickWeatherTracker 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 QuickWeatherTracker New Tab 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 QuickWeatherTracker, 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 QuickWeatherTracker New Tab 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 QuickWeatherTracker. Click on the trash bin icon next to QuickWeatherTracker New Tab 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 QuickWeatherTracker, 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 QuickWeatherTracker New Tab 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 QuickWeatherTracker 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 QuickWeatherTracker New Tab, 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 QuickWeatherTracker New Tab 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 QuickWeatherTracker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to QuickWeatherTracker New Tab 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 QuickWeatherTracker from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the QuickWeatherTracker New Tab. 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 QuickWeatherTracker, 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.

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