QuickWeatherAlert PUP - How to remove

QuickWeatherAlert toolbar is available on www.quickweatheralert.com website. It can only be freely downloaded from the latter web page, if you check the upper box above the installation button on the site. If you check the box, you agree that your homepage and a new tab page will be that suggested by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc., which is, namely, myway.com – a browser hijacker. This domain, which is to appear as your new start page is regarded a browser hijacker, since it does not provide you with the right to choose whether you want to replace your existing homepage or not. This prohibition is defined by the fact that you will not be able to modify the settings of your web browser from the moment you have installed Quick Weather Alert toolbar on it.

QuickWeatherAlert add-on is made accessible on your new homepage, which is now myway.com. It would not be possible to have this plug-in on google.com, for example, if it was your previous homepage. Because this plug-in was developed to distribute myway.com rogueware. After it has taken the place of your prior homepage, you will be displayed a lot of advertising scams, if you keep using myway.com rogue search engine. In fact, if you want to use Quick Weather Toolbar, you have no other choice but to use the latter fake search tool. Thus, it is recommended not to use either of the extensions.

As regards the functionality of QuickWeatherAlert toolbar, it is introduced by the following slogan:

Quick, easy and free weather forecasts – found! Stay informed with access to local and national weather forecasts.

What a user actually gets is nothing more than simple links to a couple of weather sites. In fact, even an ordinary user, not having any explicit knowledge in computers, can easily make a bookmarks’ toolbar on his browser, where he can customize the weather sites entirely upon his wishes and without having his homepage and a new tab page replaced by any questionable extensions, lacking useful features.

Indeed, software products, developed by MS (MindSpark), have fallen within the eyeshot of cyber security experts since long ago. The suspicious software producer keep generating new malicious extensions to spread its rogue search tool (e.g. Discover Live Radio PUP). If you notice that the extension was created by Mindspark, or that by installing it, you are forced to agree with the replacement of your default homepage or changing of the other browser settings, it would be wise to search for the app on the Internet. You are sure to find some useful reviews, as they tend to appear quickly after the publishing of such malicious apps as QuickWeatherAlert.

If you have installed QuickWeatherAlert program, which is, actually, a PUP – a potentially unwanted application, on your PC, you need to remove it. You can also find it on your homepage, even if you haven’t set it up on your computer, as this extension can possibly be bundled with other programs, which are not generally regarded as malicious, but their free versions have gotten installed the latter malware. In either case, download Spyhunter and terminate the existence of QuickWeatherAlert PUP on your computer’s system. This professional security software will eliminate the Myway.com hijacker and any other malicious programs, which could have been dowloaded by the latter toolbar. There is also a possibility to perform the manual removal of Quick Weather Alert application. For this reason, you will find the manual removal instructions right below the post. Just do not forget to restore the DNS (Domain Name System) settings after either the automatic or manual removal performed.

What is more, use the Advanced or Custom installation settings, when performing the downloading of such free apps as media players, file converters, etc. As the latter programs need to be cleaned from the rogueware prepended. Additionally, read the supplemental documentation, as there can also be useful information about the software contained.

Manual removal of QuickWeatherAlert PUP

How to remove QuickWeatherAlert PUP using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like QuickWeatherAlert PUP 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 QuickWeatherAlert PUP . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make QuickWeatherAlert PUP 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 QuickWeatherAlert PUP from macOS

Delete QuickWeatherAlert PUP from your applications.

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

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to QuickWeatherAlert PUP and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to QuickWeatherAlert PUP, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

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

TopRemoving QuickWeatherAlert PUP 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 QuickWeatherAlert PUP. Click on the trash bin icon next to QuickWeatherAlert PUP 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 QuickWeatherAlert PUP, 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.

TopRemoving QuickWeatherAlert PUP 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 QuickWeatherAlert PUP 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 QuickWeatherAlert PUP, 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.

How to remove QuickWeatherAlert PUP 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 QuickWeatherAlert PUP. Click on the "Remove" icon next to QuickWeatherAlert PUP 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 QuickWeatherAlert PUP from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the QuickWeatherAlert PUP. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to QuickWeatherAlert PUP, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the 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.