Search.hweathernation.co Virus - How to remove

Search.hweathernation.co is a malware that can be both dangerous and unpleasant if you face it. On a first look, it seems to be not too bad – a questionable tool that might be useful for someone. However, if you dig deeper, you will soon notice that it can cause you a lot of harm in various ways. Since it is categorized as a browser hijacker, it will definitely take over your web browser and change some settings, such as your homepage and default search engine.

In case you have noticed that your new tab page and the default search engine was suddenly changed to Search.hweathernation.co and you have no idea how this happened, it’s clear – Search.hweathernation.co browser hijacker managed to get inside your computer and it is currently infected.

Don’t get too scared, there is nothing to panic about. If you treat it properly, the infection will be removed from your computer without any further consequences. However, in order to do that, you have to have some cyber security knowledge. Luckily, you have found this article and we will help you to completely eliminate Search.hweathernation.co from your computer and strengthen the overall security of your system.

Why Search.hweathernation.co Is Unwanted

We have mentioned that Search.hweathernation.co might not look dangerous for some of you at all. It operates as a browser extension, so in order to successfully infect your computer, it needs to get added to the extensions list on the web browser you are using. Unfortunately, it is compatible with most of the web browsers, including but not limited to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.

Once Search.hweathernation.co is added, it will automatically set your new tab page and default search engine to www.search.hweathernation.co. This website looks like a regular search engine – clear design with a few features. That’s why user can get tricked and think that this website is legitimate. Some of them don’t even mind those automatic changes and continue using the hijacked web browser. That’s probably the worst thing you can do.

There are a lot of reasons why Search.hweathernation.co is unwanted and harmful. All those bad features are connected to this website, so we highly recommend not to use it. First of all, if you use Search.hweathernation.co as your gateway to the internet, your privacy will be at risk. You see, all search queries you submit to this website will be recorded and might be leaked to third parties. It will also automatically collect sensitive data such as your IP address, information about hardware and software you use, and so on. In addition to that, you will be exposed to a lot of sponsored results that might be not even relevant to your search queries, so you will waste your time this way.

Last but not least, Search.hweathernation.co might infiltrate other similar malware into your computer in the background. That being said, it’s risky to keep it installed.

How Search.hweathernation.co Infected Your Computer

It is not difficult to tell how Search.hweathernation.co infected your computer because we have analyzed a lot of browser hijackers that were developed by the same company – Polarity Technologies LTD. It is responsible for infections similar to Search.hweathernation.co – Search.terraarcade.com, Search.hfastpackagetracker.net, or Search.hrecipenetwork.co. They have many things in common, and one of them is distribution methods.

All Polarity hijackers are distributed bundled with other free software that can be downloaded from the Internet. I.e. when you download and install some free application form the Internet, Search.hweathernation.co will be downloaded and installed alongside, without even warning you about that.

An effective way to protect your computer from this happening is to pay close attention to the installation process of freeware. Or, you can simply install anti-malware software that will do this for you. Take a look at our AM reviews to get the tool that you like the most.

Removal of Search.hweathernation.co

In case it’s too late for protecting your computer from anti-malware and it is already infected with Search.hweathernation.co, we highly recommend to scan it with either Spyhunter. Either one of those programs should be able to immediately detect and then automatically remove Search.hweathernation.co from your system for good.

Also, you can find detailed instructions on how to perform removal of Search.hweathernation.co manually below this article.

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Search.hweathernation.co Manual Removal

How to remove hweathernation Virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.hweathernation.co Virus 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 hweathernation Virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.hweathernation.co Virus 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 hweathernation Virus from macOS

Delete Search.hweathernation.co Virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the hweathernation Virus 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.

TopHow To remove Search.hweathernation.co Virus 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.hweathernation.co Virus, 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.

How To remove Search.hweathernation.co Virus from Firefox:Top

• 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 Search.hweathernation.co Virus 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to hweathernation Virus, 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.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Search.hweathernation.co Virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

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

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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 Search.hweathernation.co Virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall hweathernation Virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.hweathernation.co Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on 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.