Wajam Browser Hijacker

Saturday, 08 December 2012 12:30 | Written by Tomas Meskauskas |

Wajam - how to remove Wajam from your Internet browsers?

Wajam is a social search engine - it's a browser add-on which enhances Internet users search experience by showing additional search results which are related to what their friends have shared on FaceBook, Twitter or Google+. It's a useful and popular browser plug-in, however some computer users report that they are seeing ads by Wajam and they haven't installed this plug-in by themselves. Notice that Wajam is not related to malware or virus infections, it's a legitimate browser add-on. Situations when this plug-in was installed on user's computer without their consent could be related to several different accidents - this browser add-on may have come bundled with free software downloaded from the Internet or someone else using user's computer could have installed it.

Either way Wajam's plug-in installation wasn't caused by any malicious software etc. To avoid installation of unwanted browser add-ons computer users should be cautious when installing free software or free browser plug-ins. Developers of free software are commonly bundling their programs and extensions which additional browser add-ons for monetization purposes. Every time you install free software downloaded from the Internet you should closely inspect every installation step for clues of changing your Internet browsers homepage, default search engine or installation of additional browser add-ons.

wajam social search engine

This browser add-on integrates it's social search features while computer users use Google, Amazon, Ebay etc. Wajam browser add-on is not a virus or malware - if you have installed it yourself you don't need to follow any removal steps provided in this article, however if you feel that this browser extension was installed on your computer without your consent and you want to eliminate it, you can use the provided removal guide.

Wajam removal:

wajam uninstall

Windows 7 users:

Click "Start" ("Windows Logo" in the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose "Control Panel". Locate "Programs and Features". Look for "Wajam" select this entry and click Uninstall.

Windows XP users:

Click "Start", choose "Settings" and click "Control Panel". Locate and click "Add or Remove Programs". Look for "Wajam" select this entry and click Remove.

After uninstalling Wajam scan your computer for any left unwanted components or possible malware infections. Recommended anti-spyware software.

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Wajam removal from browsers:

Remove Wajam from Internet Explorer:

Wajam removal from Internet Explorer Click "Tools" (or gear icon in Internet Explorer 9), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "Wajam" and disable this entry.

Remove Wajam from Google Chrome:

wajam removal from Google Chrome

Click on a wrench or bars icon (top right of the screen), select "Tools" and click on "Extensions". Locate "Wajam" select this entry and click on a trash can icon.

Remove Wajam from Mozilla FireFox:

Wajam removal from Mozilla FireFox

Click "Tools" (at the top of the window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and disable "Wajam".

Comments

#11 George 2013-04-07 18:25

Alain - your software is pure and utter s*** and foistware of the first order. ANY company associating themselves with WAJAM should go bust.

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#10 slamer 2013-03-31 01:36

I was also targeted by this junk without ever agreeing to have it installed.

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#9 newmediacon 2013-03-27 16:12

Alain you're obviously a puppet at Wajam, or should I say a muppet. The way your software instils itself onto peoples computers is disgraceful, you should be ashamed to be associated with this piece of malware

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#8 jwinter 2013-02-05 08:19

What Alain says is partially true. It *does* ask for permission, but ONLY FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS! If you don't notice and its timer counts down to zero then it goes ahead and installs itself!

I did notice in time and stopped it, but it had still installed to IE (which I never use) and it attempted to install a service which autostarts and runs in the background. Fortunately I had a little program called Scotty which caught and prevented it!

This is a real nasty virus because it is undetected by McAfee, Norton, etc!

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#7 Robert 2013-01-24 13:53

Malware. Pure and simple.

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#6 Hamish 2013-01-23 12:05

This evil program IS malware, spyware and foistware. A program which installs itself without your consent then gives out your private data is nothing better than a Trojan. As such its makers should be prosecuted for unlawful interference with computers. It does NOT ask for consent, the above post is lying as anyone infected with this dreadful product will testify. If they can't sell thie useless junk they should not illegally put it onto computers by stealth.

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#5 Doc 2013-01-12 14:27

This really sux. I keep deleting Wajam and it keeps coming back. I'm no Einstein & don't know the in's and out's of screwing with the registry, ect. My comp. might pull a Star Trek and explode if I start screwing w/ that.
Guess I'm just stuck w/ it.

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#4 A. Nonym, Ou.S. 2013-01-03 05:22

Oh...so this garbage is fairly new is it? With bullshit like this right out of the gate we'll see how far they go. I'm guessing not far.

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#3 Victim 2012-12-31 04:47

Bullllll Shit This crap installed without my premision and is hard to get rid of

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#2 Meerkad 2012-12-22 18:11

Alain's lying. It also writes itself into system restore and there's a startup based updater.