Search.yourweathercenter.com Malware - How to remove

Search.yourweathercenter.com can be described as an intrusive browser extension. The extension itself is called Your Weather Center, but since it sets Search.yourweathercenter.com as a new tab page, we have decided to call it this way.

Even though this free tool is described as a useful enhancement to your web browser that can provide accurate weather forecasts in a more convenient way, we found that not to be true, to say the least. Actually, it is a browser hijacker that can turn into a real headache if you don’t deal with it right in time.

You already know that Search.yourweathercenter.com malware operates as a browser extension, so you might think that it’s an easy task to deal with it. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to simply disable that extension or remove it from the list – virus places some malicious files inside of your computer and they can be used to restore the extension itself after it’s removed. It can be a complicated task to locate and eliminate those files for a regular user. Also, you can have difficulties restoring your personal settings that have been hijacked.

That’s where we step in – the purpose of this article is to provide you with simple yet detailed instructions on how to get rid of Search.yourweathercenter.com browser hijacker effectively. Also, we will talk about various features of this malware, so stay tuned.

Why Search.yourweathercenter.com Is Malicious

There are several clear signs telling you that Search.yourweathercenter.com is malicious:

Malicious Feature	Description
Automatically Changes Settings	Sets both new tab and default search engine pages to www.search.yourweathercenter.com
Infiltrates other malware	Search.yourweathercenter.com might automatically install other potentially unwanted programs into your computer without warning you about that
Collects your private data	Information like your browsing history, search queries, habits or interests will be collected and can be transferred to third parties later on
Difficult to Remove	Cyber criminals behind Search.yourweathercenter.com intentionally make it difficult to get rid of this infection
Additional Ads and Redirects	Search.yourweathercenter.com will definitely result in an increased number of web advertisements and random redirects to other websites that you normally wouldn’t visit

We have to mention that this infection is only targeted to Google Chrome users – the Your Weather Center extension is not compatible with other web browsers. That being said, if you are using Google Chrome and it is infected at the moment, we highly suggest to switch to an alternative web browser until the virus is completely eliminated.

Besides the fact that Search.yourweathercenter.com enters computers without even warning the owner, it also makes unwanted changes that will force you to change your web browsing habits. You will be forced to use Search.yourweathercenter.com on a daily basis. Even though that might seem like not a bad thing since this website looks nice, we highly suggest not to do that.

The most highlighted feature of this website is web search. If you use it, all search queries along with your personal information will be collected and might be transferred to other parties. This way you might lose your sensitive data and get into even more trouble.

We have already mentioned that it is possible for Search.yourweathercenter.com to infiltrate other malicious software into your system. How do we know that? Because this tool was created by Polarity Technologies LTD, and we have analyzed a lot of malicious extensions developed by this company, such as Search.hdopplerweatherradar.co, Search.heasytaxes.co, or Search.hmytvcenter.co. All those viruses are really similar to each other and can cause similar damage, including infiltration of over threats.

How Search.yourweathercenter.com Was Able To Infect Your System?

If you are dealing with Search.yourweathercenter.com infection right now, that’s a clear sign that your computer has some serious security flaws and it can be infected with more dangerous viruses in the future. Most probably this infection was able to find a way to your system bundled with other free software that you have recently downloaded and installed yourself.

You could have easily avoided this if your computer was protected with a trustworthy anti-malware application, such as Plumbytes or IObit Malware Fighter. Both of those programs feature real-time security and can stop various threats trying to enter your computer on the go.

Also, you should be very careful during the installation of freeware downloaded from the Internet. This could save your computer from various infections as well.

Removal of Search.yourweathercenter.com

Search.yourweathercenter.com can be easily removed if you have some assistance from anti-malware software that can handle this job. We recommend to use either Spyhunter. Both of those programs feature a huge virus database and can detect infections like Search.yourweathercenter.com easily. It can not only detect, but also remove the virus automatically.

In addition to that, you will have to restore the settings that have been hijacked by Search.yourweathercenter.com. Unfortunately, anti-malware software can’t do that for you, so you will have to do it manually by yourself. Below this article, you can find detailed instructions on how to do that.

Automatic Malware removal tools

TopHow To remove Search.yourweathercenter.com Malware 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.yourweathercenter.com Malware, 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.

TopHow to remove Search.yourweathercenter.com Malware from Google Chrome on Mac:

• Open Chrome browser.
• Enter in the url field “chrome://extensions” address and hit Enter.
• Find yourweathercenter Malware on the extensions list and click on the recycle bin icon next to it.
• Click on 'Chrome' button at the top left corner. Select 'Preferences' on a drop-down menu box.
• Find 'Search' options on Settings tab. If your search engine is changed, click 'Manage Search Engines' and set your preferred search engine.
• On the same page find 'Show home button' checkbox and change your homepage.

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

• On the 'Preferences' menu window, scroll down to the bottom and find 'Reset settings' button. Click it.
• Confirm your selection and click 'Reset' on the following window.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.