Wild West - How to remove

Wild West is another malicious application officially listed as an adware, so you should not keep it installed on your computer. Due to this application you can get yourself into some real trouble. So if you want to avoid this happening, remove this threat from your computer as soon as possible.

In case you have no previous experience in removing viruses, we recommend you to download a reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or StopZilla and scan your computer with it. One of these applications will automatically detect and eliminate the threat for good just in a few seconds. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can eliminate Wild West app manually. To assist you through this process that sometimes can be complicated, we have developed a step-by-step Wild West manual removal guide – scroll down to the end of this article and take a look at it. If you follow all steps carefully you will be able to eliminate this application by yourself.

In case you have faced some problems during the removal or have some questions related to this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we promise to do our best to help you. If you would like to learn more about specific features of Wild West, just continue reading this article.

About Wild West adware

Wild West might look as a useful application at firs sight, but it’s just another malware that you should not keep installed on your computer. Once inside, it will display tons of advertisements on all of your web browsers. Those ads can be displayed in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. They usually appear when you are browsing e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon and offer you to purchase some particular goods at a very appealing price rate. Even though those offers look really tempting, you should not fall for that trick. Usually they are fake, they are just trying to win your attention this way. And we don’t recommend to click on those advertisements displayed by Wild West adware.

If you do so, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that may be owned by cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

Wild West works as a browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or even Safari. It’s like an advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from all legitimate advertising networks, they use adware like this to promote their websites and drive some traffic to them. This being said, if you keep Wild West installed on your computer, cyber criminals can reach your right on your web browser on a daily basis and that’s really dangerous.

Distribution Methods of Wild West adware

Wild West travels the same way as most of other adware of this type – bundled with various freeware that can be downloaded from unreliable websites. For example, when you download and install some media player or downloads manager, there is a chance that Wild West will be installed alongside without you even being aware of that. So if you don’t want to see this happening, avoid downloading software from unreliable sources. However, if you have no other options, make sure to pay a close attention to the installation process of freebies.

Never skip any steps and always opt out for a custom or advanced install mode if possible. This way you will be able to see all available options and make changes. Don’t rush because some of the most important information can be displayed in a very tiny font and you don’t want to overlook that. Reading all terms and conditions would be considered wise as well. Look for various checkboxes that can be already checked for you and uncheck boxes that you are not sure about. In case it’s too late and your computer is already infected, wait no more and take needed actions to eliminate Wild West right now, otherwise you can face some unwanted cyber security consequences.

Manual removal of Wild West ads

How to remove Wild West using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Wild West from your applications.

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

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Wild West. 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 Wild West, 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.