Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker - How to remove

Weatherforecasttracker might be a legitimate and useful application. Its’ purpose, obviously, is to alarm you about the weather and provide convenient weather forecast right on your web browser.

It sounds nice, but there are some side effects that you should be aware of. Unfortunately, this application comes along with a rather unwanted feature of changing your web browsers’ settings without even asking you about that. It might seem harmless, but your homepage and the default search engine will be automatically set to www.Weatherforecasttracker1.com and that’s called browser hijacking.

It would be bad if you just ignored those changes and did nothing about it. Weatherforecasttracker1.com can lead to more serious cyber security problems, thus you should take it seriously. The problem is that removing this infection from your computer might be tricky. If you are not an advanced computer user, you will probably need some assistance.

In this article we are going to lead you through the removal process of Weatherforecasttracker1.com, so stick with us. Also, we will answer all your questions in the comments section below, so do not hesitate to ask.

How Weatherforecasttracker1.com Infected Your Computer

This hijacker is operating as a browser extension and it is publicly available for download at their official website. However, it would be odd if you have downloaded and installed yourself. Most of the time this happens unintentionally because Weatherforecasttracker1.com is traveling bundled with other free software. Also, you can find advertisements promoting this tool on various unreliable websites.

Bundling is a common method to distribute malware and even serious computer viruses. Sometimes it’s difficult to spot that you are installing something besides the application you intended to get. Those approval questions are displayed in a ridiculously small font and by default, you agree to install additional tools just by clicking “next” on the install wizard. So technically you give permission to such tool to be installed yourself, but in reality, it’s a fraud.

There is an effective solution to protect yourself from situations like this one – simply keep reliable anti-malware software installed on your system. Anti-malware programs feature virus databases, so they will be able to detect malicious files trying to enter your system. Most anti-malware programs are silently running in the background all the time – it won’t require a lot of resources.

Why Weatherforecasttracker1.com is Dangerous

As we have stated, Weatherforecasttracker1.com can lead to various cyber security problems. We have examined viruses that are similar to this one – Search.quickweathersearch.com, search.weatherradarforecast.co, or Weather Forecaster. They all are pretty similar and share similar traits.

So when this malicious browser extension gets added to your browser, it will automatically set Weatherforecasttracker1.com as both your homepage and default search engine. That means you will end up using this website as your primary search engine to browse the web eventually. And that’s where it gets dangerous.

You see, Weatherforecasttracker1.com might collect all of your search queries. So if some of your personal information is revealed in there, it can be easily leaked to third parties. That can lead to phishing attacks and various malware campaigns directed directly to you.

Also, with the presence of Weatherforecasttracker1.com you can expect additional excessive advertisements and random redirects to other websites. As data from SimilarWeb reveals, Weatherforecasttracker1.com receives web traffic that is exceptionally direct. That is a number one sign that a questionable reputation website is used as a landing page of a browser hijacker.

How To Remove Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker

Now you are probably wondering how to get rid of this unwanted tool. Basically, there are two ways to do that – you can perform the removal either manually or automatically. It’s up to you which one to choose.

If you don’t have a lot of experience in removing infections like this one, we definitely recommend to do it automatically. It’s much easier and less time-consuming. All you have to do is scan your computer with either Spyhunter. The rest will be taken care of by one of those programs. Also, it will remove all other unwanted programs from your computer.

In case you are not fascinated by the idea of installing additional anti-malware software on your computer, please scroll down below and take a look at the step-by-step manual removal guide of Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker.

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How to remove Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker from macOS

Delete Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker, 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker, 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker, 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker 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 Weatherforecasttracker1.com Browser Hijacker, 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.