WeatherBlink Toolbar - How to remove

WeatherBlink Toolbar is an annoying program that can be added to your browser while you are downloading some free programs from the Internet or thanks to some misleading ads. On its official website, the program claims to be a useful tool for tracking your local weather and offering some other features. However, it causes lots of problems when you are trying to browse the Internet, like redirecting and browser settings hijacking. The program is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Once added, it modifies your browser homepage and might change your default search provider to search.tb.ask.com.

Problems with WeatherBlink

WeatherBlink Toolbar causes tons of advertisements and sponsored links to be displayed on the hijacked browser. If you click on them, you can easily get your system infected with many different dangerous threats. Fake giveaways, tech support scams, and other dangerous content might spread using low-quality ads.

What is more, WeatherBlink Toolbar can monitor your browsing activity, read your browsing history, see what you search for and what you click on. This is not great for your privacy as this data can easily be sent to third parties, as per Ask Applications’ privacy policy. This data about your browsing habits is valuable to advertisers who use it to deliver targeted ads to you – ads that are based on your likes and your profile. While this data is separate from your personal data, it’s still important to be aware of what WeatherBlink is actually doing in your browser (tracking your activity).

WeatherBlink memo:

Classification	Adware Browser hijacker PUP (potentially unwanted program) VirusTotal link
Problems with hijackers	WeatherBlink gets access to your browsing history, search keywords, and other important data Some browser settings can’t be changed Unwanted installation
Distribution	Bundling Misleading ads Manual installation
Remove WeatherBlink	Uninstall hijackers manually Remove adware manually and with the help of antivirus tools (Combo Cleaner for MacOS, SpyHunter for Windows) Restore browser settings

Many add-ons have already been released by this company that act the same way WeatherBlink does: a search hijacker covered with a think veil of a useful browser utility. Mindspark, the developer, has released QuickWeatherTracker, QuickWeatherAlert, FreeLocalWeather, and many other extensions.

Creators of WeatherBlink Toolbar are usually bundling it to other programs and other browser extensions. This way they highly increase the distribution of this otherwise unwanted program. Although users are usually able to refuse to install it, quite often they perform the installation without paying much attention to it and forget to deselect options to install additional programs. This way, WeatherBlink Toolbar can be downloaded and installed automatically. Be careful with your installations and you will be able to avoid many potentially unwanted programs.

Then there are all the ads and redirects that offer WeatherBlink in ways that might mislead users into thinking that its installation is required to use some website. They might also be given the impression that it’s not an extension at all. If you find yourself caught in an installation process and you don’t know how to quit, try just closing the browser tab (Cmd+W for Mac OS, Alt+F4 for Windows).

How to remove WeatherBlink

To remove the WeatherBlink Toolbar, just access your browser settings. The specific instructions with screenshots are in the next section. It might also be important to first uninstall any malware if it’s on your computer because it might be preventing WeatherBlink from being removed, or it might redownload the add-on. Just look at the programs and applications that were installed at the same time as WeatherBlink took over your browser. If you use Windows, go to the Control Panel and the “add and remove programs” section, if you have a Mac, just open the Applications folder. Then find suspicious programs, look them up, scan them, and possibly remove them.

You can use any competent antivirus program to look for adware, but it’s better to get one that recognizes PUPs (potentially unwanted programs – a mild form of malware). Spyhunter for PC or Combo Cleaner for Mac could fit, as they identify such programs quite well. You should also check browser extensions for Chrome, IE, and Firefox.

Uninstalling WeatherBlink from your browser might not restore your old settings, like your search provider, so you will have to do it manually by yourself. Depending on the browser you are using, follow the instructions below:

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How to remove WeatherBlink Toolbar using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete WeatherBlink Toolbar from your applications.

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

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the WeatherBlink Toolbar. 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 WeatherBlink Toolbar, 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.

On behalf of developers of WeatherBlink Toolbar we were asked to remove this article due to false information on it. However, we feel like this post is correct and helpful to our readers. WeatherBlink Toolbar and other software developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. can be detected and recognised as viruses or potentially unwanted software by various anti-malware tools. Toolbars developed by Mindspark share same EULA (End User License Agreement) that is mislieding. It claims that this software is not an adware or malware, while there are statements that toolbars might display advertisements from 3rd parties or monetise toolbars in other ways. By definition such software is considered as an adware. All articles posted on www.2-viruses.com regarding products of Mindspark are correct.

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