How to uninstall the Weather Forecast Browser Hijacker

What is Weather Forecast?

As its name suggests, the Weather Forecast app is designed to allow users to check weather forecasts and track changes. In fact, this app promotes a fake search engine (weatherforecasttracker1.com) by changing browser settings. Apps that change browser settings are categorized as browser hijackers and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

The second term is given, since most people download and install apps of this type unintentionally. Furthermore, browser hijackers such as Weather Forecast usually operate as information tracking tools.

Immediately after installation, Weather Forecast assigns the default search engine, homepage, and new tab URL to weatherforecasttracker1.com. This hijacks the browser and forces users to visit weatherforecasttracker1.com when they open a browser, new tab, or enter search queries into the URL bar.

Typically, browser hijackers can be installed on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. Generally, people cannot successfully change or undo the settings appointed by a browser hijacker unless they uninstall the software. Browser hijackers and promoted search engines record information relating to users' browsing habits as long as they are installed on the system.

For example, they record IP addresses, URLs of visited pages, entered search queries, geolocations, and so on. Developers share collected details with third parties who misuse them to generate revenue. Note, some browser hijackers also gather personal data, which is misused by cyber criminals.

Therefore, we strongly recommend that you uninstall Weather Forecast immediately and do not use any other apps of this type in future.

Threat Summary:

Name	Weather Forecast
Threat Type	Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab
Browser Extension(s)	Weather Forecast
Supposed Functionality	Weather Forecast supposedly provides weather forecasts and tracks changes.
Promoted URL	weatherforecasttracker1.com
Serving IP Address (weatherforecasttracker1.com)	104.24.105.92
Detection Names (weatherforecasttracker1.com)	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Affected Browser Settings	Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine
Symptoms	Manipulated Internet browser settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit the hijacker's website and search the Internet using their search engines.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites.
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MyOfficeX, Your Free Online Manuals, and Get Easy Templates Pro are just some examples of other apps that are categorized as browser hijackers.

Generally, PUAs are advertised as useful and legitimate, however, they simply collect data and promote fake search engines. This is to enable the developers to generate revenue. They deliver not real value for regular users. Furthermore, PUAs cause problems with privacy, browsing safety, and even identity theft.

How did Weather Forecast install on my computer?

Weather Forecast is available for download on its 'official' website, however, it is many people download and install it unintentionally.

These unwanted downloads and installations generally happen through intrusive ads that people intentionally or accidentally click, or when software developers use "bundling", a deceptive marketing method employed to trick people into downloading and installing PUAs with other, regular software.

To achieve this, developers include PUAs in the download/installation set-ups of regular software and do not disclose this information properly. The details can often be found hidden in "Custom", "Advanced", and other options of the setup. Unfortunately, many people fail to check these settings, thereby granting permission for PUAs to be downloaded and installed.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Do not use third party downloaders, installers, torrent clients, eMule (or other Peer-to-Peer networks), or other similar sources to download or install software. Download files and programs from official websites and via direct links. Note that download and installation set-ups often include settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on.

You are strongly advised to check these and deselect offers to download or install PUAs before completing any setup. Avoid clicking intrusive ads even if they seem legitimate - they often they lead to untrustworthy websites or unwanted installations.

To prevent the browser from showing ads and opening dubious pages, uninstall all unwanted programs from the computer and apps (extensions, add-ons, plug-ins) from the browser. If your computer is already infected with Weather Forecast, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.

Website promoting Weather Forecast browser hijacker:

Weather Forecast download page asking for permission to show notifications:

IMPORTANT NOTE! This website asks to enable web browser notifications.

Therefore, before commencing, perform these steps:

Google Chrome (PC):

• Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Settings", scroll down to the bottom and click "Advanced"
• Scroll down to the "Privacy and security" section, select "Content settings" and then "Notifications"
• Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

Google Chrome (Android):

• Click on the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and click "Settings"
• Scroll down, click on "Site settings" and then "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and click on them one-by-one
• Select "Notifications" in the "Permissions" section and set the toggle button to "OFF"

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Options" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen
• Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs, click the drop-down menu and select "Block"

Internet Explorer:

• Click the Gear button on the right upper corner of the IE window
• Select "Internet options"
• Select the "Privacy" tab and click "Settings" under "Pop-up Blocker" section
• Select suspicious URLs under and remove them one by one by clicking the "Remove" button

Microsoft Edge:

• Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window
• Scroll down, find and click "Settings"
• Scroll down again and click "View advanced settings"
• Click "Manage" under "Website permissions"
• Click the switch under each suspicious website

Safari (Mac):

• Click "Safari" button on the left upper corner of the screen and select "Preferences..."
• Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane
• Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option for each

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Quick menu:

• What is Weather Forecast?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Weather Forecast application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove weatherforecasttracker1.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Weather Forecast browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove weatherforecasttracker1.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove weatherforecasttracker1.com redirect from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Weather Forecast browser hijacker removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window: look for any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "Weather Forecast"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the weatherforecasttracker1.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Weather Forecast browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove browser redirects:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window, remove hxxp://weatherforecasttracker1.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.

Change your default search engine:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "Weather Forecast".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the weatherforecasttracker1.com redirect, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Weather Forecast" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable "Weather Forecast", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.weatherforecasttracker1.com) below the “Open a specific or set of pages” option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select “Remove”.

Change your default search engine:

To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list, look for "weatherforecasttracker1.com", and when located, click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the weatherforecasttracker1.com redirect, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "Weather Forecast", as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins.

Change your homepage:

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window, disable "Weather Forecast", remove hxxp://weatherforecasttracker1.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change your default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "moz-extension"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with weatherforecasttracker1.com redirect removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage and new tab settings:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".

Change your default Internet search engine:

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon near it and select "Disable".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the weatherforecasttracker1.com redirect, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.

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