Search.theweathercenter.co - How to remove

Search.theweathercenter.co is what you see every time when a new tab is opened? Well, that obviously means that your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. This particular computer virus aims to modify your personal settings and make you visit their website on a daily basis. They build web traffic this way and then monetize it.

Unfortunately, this service has a malicious flavor. First of all, it is distributed using not very fair methods and makes changes to personal settings automatically – without even asking for permission to do that. Next, it might be cooperating with cybercriminals, therefore the presence of Search.theweathercenter.co can possibly convert into other malicious tools being infiltrated into your system. And that’s not even all malicious traits of this browser extension. If you don’t want to face more severe cybersecurity damage in the future, we highly recommend getting rid of it as soon as possible.

The problem is that some of the users might find it difficult to remove Search.theweathercenter.co. That’s because they don’t want you to remove it, they want you to keep it and continue using it. It’s good you managed to navigate to this article – we will tell you how to remove Search.theweathercenter.co both from your computer and web browser and how to do that in the most efficient way possible. We will also provide some valuable tips on how to protect your computer against similar unwanted programs, so just continue reading.

Why Search.theweathercenter.co Is Malicious

Well, first of all, let’s look at the ways this infection is distributed. Most of the time it comes attached to other free software that can be downloaded from the Internet. This distribution method is called bundling and it’s mostly used for distribution of unwanted software and malware.

Actually, that’s how a majority of viruses come into computers. The unsuspecting user just downloads some free media player or another type of program and then suddenly he has a virus installed on the system. We can’t tell what particular freeware is distributing Search.theweathercenter.co, yet it’s clear that this browser hijacker comes into computers this way.

By the way, that’s not a big surprise since Search.theweathercenter.co was developed by Polarity Technologies LTD. This company has been really active developing browser hijackers lately and we have tons of various examples – Search.mydailyversexp.com, Search.search-el.com, search.hmyconverterhub.com, and so on.

All aforementioned tools are categorized as browser hijackers and are installed on computers secretly. also, they act very similarly to each other, thus we can tell a lot about them. They are considered to be malicious not only due to the distribution method, but also possible consequences it can lead to.

You already know that Search.theweathercenter.co is going to change your personal settings automatically and with that being said, you can lose your personal data, experience unwanted advertisements and redirects or even get your computer infected with other viruses. Also, the infected web browser is likely to work much slower.

Search.theweathercenter.co Website Is Dangerous

Malicious extension originally called The Weather Center will set www.search.theweathercenter.co as a new tab page and default search engine on the infected browser. This website is described as a tool that will help you to get up-to-the-minute weather updates, allergy reports and much more. Unfortunately, we find this description to be misleading and this tool to be useless.

Regarding promised functionality,  all you are going to get is a toolbar with links to websites that provide information about the weather. That’s about it – you won’t get anything more out of it. Also, this toolbar appears only when you are visiting this website.

Besides that, there is a search field. If you are going to use it, search results will be displayed on the Yahoo search engine, which might suggest that it’s reliable and safe to use. Unfortunately, that is not true and we do not recommend to do it. All search queries submitted to www.search.theweathercenter.co will be collected. That means  your personal data can be possibly collected and leaked. Next – you can expect a lot of results that are not even relevant to your search queries. That’s because they customize search results and insert links to the affiliated websites in the top positions.

This will not only waste your time but might also land you on a website that you should not be visiting – probably owned by cybercriminals. Your risk of getting infected with various viruses or get scammed highly grows due to the presence of search.theweathercenter.co. In fact, right after the installation of the weather center extension, you will be offered to install the Search Encrypt tool – that’s also malware.

How To Deal With Search.theweathercenter.co Virus

We have some good news for you – there are tools that can efficiently deal with Search.theweathercenter.co and instantly remove it. Use Spyhunter for this task. Simply scan your system with one of those anti-malware programs and Search.theweathercenter.co infection will be automatically detected and removed within a couple of minutes.

Also, feel free to look at the instructions provided below this article. It’s a step-by-step guide on how to efficiently eliminate Search.theweathercenter.co and protect your computer. You can also ask us a question in the comments section below.

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How to remove theweathercenter using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.theweathercenter.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 theweathercenter . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.theweathercenter.co 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 theweathercenter from macOS

Delete Search.theweathercenter.co from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the theweathercenter 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.

TopHow To remove Search.theweathercenter.co from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser 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.

How To remove Search.theweathercenter.co from Firefox:Top

• 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 Search.theweathercenter.co 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to theweathercenter, 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.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Search.theweathercenter.co from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

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

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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.

How to remove Search.theweathercenter.co from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall theweathercenter and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

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

• Click on 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.