Wwmiox.xyz Adware - How to remove

Wwmiox.xyz is a search hijacker and it appears in the browsers that got infected with adware. It may inject ads in your search results and show obnoxious sites as pop-ups. Wwmiox.xyz is really just a symptom of a malicious browser extension being installed. This extension needs to simply be removed and your browser should be alright again, free from ad injection and Wwmiox.xyz redirects.

In short about Wwmiox.xyz:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
Problems and issues	More ads in the browser, more low-quality ads, browsing habits are logged and then used for advertisement.
How Wwmiox.xyz spreads	Deceptive, misleadings ads and adware bundlers lead to the unintentional installation of unwanted browser extensions which then change important browser settings.
How to remove Wwmiox.xyz from your browser	Scan your computer with anti-malware apps (Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, others), review your installed browser extensions and remove the suspicious ones, block malicious websites.

How Wwmiox.xyz hijacks browsers

Visiting Wwmiox.xyz only shows a basic search engine front page. This page looks like the default page used by Conduit – an old family of browser hijackers (Conduit toolbar). It shouldn’t be relevant anymore, but here we are. Wwmiox.xyz is made by QxSearch, the same people who are also behind Lpxsx.xyz, Vmos.xyz, Qlopx.xyz, Nvo1d.xyz, and a bunch of other sites.

Using Wwmiox.xyz leads to SearchDimension.com, which promotes Yahoo.com. Yahoo is a legitimate search engine, but there are so many browser hijackers and malicious browser extensions that promote it.

Wwmiox.xyz does worse than change your search engine to Yahoo, though. It’s not just a website – it is a part of a browser hijacking scheme. Wwmiox.xyz comes with a browser extension, like SD App, MSrch, Tail Search, and similar. These browser extensions get installed without your permission and then make some unwanted changes to your browser:

• read your browsing history,
• log your search terms,
• inject ads into your internet search results (on Google.com, Bing.com, and Yahoo.com),
• show malicious pop-ups and ads that try to get you to download more adware,
• change your default search engine settings.

These malicious browser add-ons get uploaded on the web stores and then removed within weeks.

How Wwmiox.xyz spreads

You might be curious about how an obnoxious piece of adware like Wwmiox.xyz can make it on people’s computers without them realizing it. The Wwmiox.xyz search hijacker spreads via browser extensions. Browser extensions are little apps that get installed on browsers. They’re small and extremely easy and quick to install (and, luckily, easy to remove). But because they’re so easy to install (all you need to do is click a couple of buttons in your browser), malicious add-ons can easily infect browsers.

One way this happens is because of deceptive ads. For example, some ads are designed to look like Download buttons. They appear on file download sites, so of course people get confused and click the ad instead of the real Download button. The ad then opens the Chrome Web Store and overlays the window with showy arrows and text, trying to encourage you to click that Install button. Plenty of websites have no issue showing deceptive ads like that – after all, the more ad clicks, the more the site gets paid.

Another way for Wwmiox.xyz to spread is for malicious browser extensions to be bundled with other programs. Some free programs install additional unwanted software. It’s called bundling and is often used to spread adware.

How to remove Wwmiox.xyz

First, it’s advisable to check your computer for malware by scanning it with an anti-malware program, like Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, and others. This is a pretty easy way to get a summary of the programs that need to be removed from your computer. There might be none, but adware viruses often come in groups.

Remove the Wwmiox.xyz hijacker by removing all the suspicious browser extensions. You can do that manually in browser settings. I can’t tell you which extension exactly needs to be removed, but I can tell you how to find it. When you open the browser page with all of your extensions listed (check below on how to do that), you can check the details of each extension. Be suspicious of any extension that:

• changes your default search engine settings,
• changes which page opens in your new tab,
• can read and change your data on all sites,
• or can read and change your data on Google.com, Bing.com, and Yahoo.com.

If you’re not sure, just disable/turn off an extension and then check how that affected your browser. Are the ads and redirects gone? If yes, then you may want to remove the extension. If not, keep looking.

If the Wwmiox.xyz hijacker refuses to be removed because of Enterprise policy, check out this post on how to solve the issue.

Finally, you may want to use an ad-blocker or an anti-malware app to block malicious sites. It could save you a lot of issues in the future.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manually remove browser extensions

TopRemoving Wwmiox.xyz Adware 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 Wwmiox.xyz Adware. Click on the trash bin icon next to Wwmiox.xyz Adware 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 Wwmiox.xyz Adware, 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.

How to remove Wwmiox.xyz Adware 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 Wwmiox.xyz Adware. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Wwmiox.xyz Adware 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 Wwmiox.xyz Adware 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 Wwmiox.xyz Adware 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 Wwmiox.xyz Adware, 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.