Q. Help me remove Weatherwaves.co pop-ups! The pop up keeps showing up. Any ideas why it is not being stopped by web browser (I have pop-up blocked ON)? If someone has any ideas, please let me know.
A. If you find yourself facing numerous popups, annoying adverts or questionable web-sites on your screen, then may be possible that your PC system has become a victim of the unwanted software from the adware (sometimes named ‘ad-supported’ software) family. Adware is an unwanted software developed to throw advertisements up on your browser screen. Adware generates revenue for its author by frequently showing lots of advertisements and popup deals. You might experience a change in your homepage or search engine, new tabs opening or even a redirect to shady websites.
Does adware steal your data? Adware be able to collect sensitive information about you such as what webpages you are opening, what you are looking for the Internet and so on. This privacy information, subsequently, may be transferred third party companies.
Threat Summary
Name | Weatherwaves.co |
Type | adware software, PUP (potentially unwanted program), pop-up virus, pop ups, pop up ads |
Symptoms |
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Removal | Weatherwaves.co removal guide |
How does Adware get on your system
Most often, the freeware installation package includes additional programs like this adware. So, be very careful when you agree to install anything. The best way – is to select a Custom, Advanced or Manual installation option. Here reject all third-party applications in which you are unsure or that causes even a slightest suspicion. The main thing you should remember, you don’t need to install any additional apps which you do not trust!
As evident, the adware is quite dangerous. So, we suggest you remove it from your computer as quickly as possible. Follow the steps presented below to get rid of Weatherwaves.co redirect from the Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
How to remove Weatherwaves.co pop-up ads from Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge
The following step-by-step instructions will help you to remove Weatherwaves.co pop up ads from the Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Edge and Chrome. Moreover, the few simple steps below will help you to get rid of malicious software, browser hijackers, PUPs and toolbars that your personal computer may be infected. Please do the guide step by step. If you need help or have any questions, then ask for our assistance or type a comment below. Some of the steps below will require you to shut down this website. So, please read the instructions carefully, after that bookmark it or open it on your smartphone for later reference.
To remove Weatherwaves.co, use the following steps:
- How to manually delete Weatherwaves.co
- Delete unwanted or recently installed applications
- Remove Weatherwaves.co notifications from web-browsers
- Remove Weatherwaves.co from Mozilla Firefox by resetting internet browser settings
- Remove Weatherwaves.co pop-ups from Google Chrome
- Get rid of Weatherwaves.co pop-up advertisements from Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Automatic Removal of Weatherwaves.co ads
- Use AdBlocker to stop Weatherwaves.co ads and stay safe online
- To sum up
How to manually delete Weatherwaves.co
First of all, try to delete Weatherwaves.co ads manually; to do this, follow the steps below. Of course, manual removal of adware software requires more time and may not be suitable for those who are poorly versed in system settings. In this case, we recommend that you scroll down to the section that describes how to delete Weatherwaves.co popups using free utilities.
Delete unwanted or recently installed applications
The best way to start the computer cleanup is to delete unknown and suspicious applications. Using the MS Windows Control Panel you can do this quickly and easily. This step, in spite of its simplicity, should not be ignored, because the removing of unneeded apps can clean up the Edge, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox from popup advertisements, hijackers and so on.
- If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then click Windows button, next click Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
- If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then press “Start” button and click “Control Panel”.
- It will show the Windows Control Panel.
- Further, click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
- It will show a list of all software installed on the computer.
- Scroll through the all list, and delete questionable and unknown apps. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort programs by date.
See more details in the video instructions below.
Remove Weatherwaves.co notifications from web-browsers
If you have clicked the “Allow” button in the Weatherwaves.co popup and gave a notification permission, you should delete this notification permission first from your web browser settings. To remove the Weatherwaves.co permission to send push notifications to your PC, perform the steps below. These steps are for MS Windows, Apple Mac and Android.
Google Chrome:
- Just copy and paste the following text into the address bar of Google Chrome.
- chrome://settings/content/notifications
- Press Enter.
- Delete the Weatherwaves.co site and other questionable URLs by clicking three vertical dots button next to each and selecting ‘Remove’.
Android:
- Tap ‘Settings’.
- Tap ‘Notifications’.
- Find and tap the browser that displays Weatherwaves.co push notifications ads.
- Locate Weatherwaves.co URL in the list and disable it.
Mozilla Firefox:
- In the top-right corner of the Firefox, click the Menu button, represented by three horizontal stripes.
- In the menu go to ‘Options’, in the menu on the left go to ‘Privacy & Security’.
- Scroll down to the ‘Permissions’ section and click the ‘Settings’ button next to ‘Notifications’.
- Find Weatherwaves.co site, other rogue notifications, click the drop-down menu and select ‘Block’.
- Click ‘Save Changes’ button.
Edge:
- Click the More button (three dots) in the top right hand corner of the window.
- Click ‘Settings’. Click ‘Advanced’ on the left side of the window.
- Click ‘Manage permissions’ button, located beneath ‘Website permissions’.
- Click the switch under the Weatherwaves.co URL so that it turns off.
Internet Explorer:
- Click ‘Tools’ button in the top right hand corner of the screen.
- Select ‘Internet options’.
- Click on the ‘Privacy’ tab and select ‘Settings’ in the pop-up blockers section.
- Find the Weatherwaves.co URL and click the ‘Remove’ button to remove the site.
Safari:
- Go to ‘Preferences’ in the Safari menu.
- Select the ‘Websites’ tab and then select ‘Notifications’ section on the left panel.
- Check for Weatherwaves.co site, other dubious URLs and apply the ‘Deny’ option for each.
Remove Weatherwaves.co from Mozilla Firefox by resetting internet browser settings
If the Mozilla Firefox web browser program is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of Firefox. A reset can fix many issues by restoring Mozilla Firefox settings like default search engine, newtab and startpage to their default values. It will keep your personal information such as browsing history, bookmarks, passwords and web form auto-fill data.
First, launch the Firefox and click button. It will display the drop-down menu on the right-part of the internet browser. Further, click the Help button () as shown in the following example.
In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the browser adress bar and press Enter. It will display the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown in the figure below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.
It will open the confirmation prompt. Further, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Mozilla Firefox will begin a task to fix your problems that caused by the Weatherwaves.co adware software. Once, it is complete, click the “Finish” button.
Remove Weatherwaves.co pop-ups from Google Chrome
If you’re getting Weatherwaves.co popups, then you can try to delete it by resetting Chrome to its default values. It will also clear cookies, content and site data, temporary and cached data. Essential information like bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, cookies, auto-fill data and personal dictionaries will not be removed.
First start the Google Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal dots ().
It will show the Chrome menu. Select More Tools, then click Extensions. Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the add-on signed with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guide: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
Open the Google Chrome menu once again. Further, click the option named “Settings”.
The web-browser will display the settings screen. Another way to display the Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the browser adress bar and press Enter
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset” section is visible, as shown on the image below and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
The Google Chrome will show the confirmation prompt as displayed below.
You need to confirm your action, click the “Reset” button. The browser will launch the process of cleaning. When it’s complete, the browser’s settings including startpage, search provider and newtab back to the values which have been when the Chrome was first installed on your computer.
Get rid of Weatherwaves.co pop-up advertisements from Microsoft Internet Explorer
By resetting IE web browser you return your internet browser settings to its default state. This is first when troubleshooting problems that might have been caused by adware that causes annoying Weatherwaves.co pop ups.
First, start the Internet Explorer. Next, press the button in the form of gear (). It will open the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” like below.
In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown in the following example. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then press “Reset” button.
You will now need to reboot your PC for the changes to take effect.
Automatic Removal of Weatherwaves.co ads
Manual removal tutorial may not be for everyone. Each Weatherwaves.co removal step above, such as removing suspicious applications, restoring infected shortcuts, uninstalling the adware from system settings, must be performed very carefully. If you are in doubt during any of the steps listed in the manual removal above, then we advise that you follow the automatic Weatherwaves.co removal instructions listed below.
Remove Weatherwaves.co redirect with Zemana Free
Zemana Free is free full featured malicious software removal tool. It can scan your files and MS Windows registry in real-time. Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) can help to remove Weatherwaves.co pop up ads, other potentially unwanted applications, malware and adware software. It uses 1% of your machine resources. This tool has got simple and beautiful interface and at the same time best possible protection for your PC.
- Installing the Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) is simple. First you will need to download Zemana by clicking on the following link.
Zemana AntiMalware
163840 downloads
Author: Zemana Ltd
Category: Security tools
Update: July 16, 2019
- Once downloading is done, close all software and windows on your system. Open a folder in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.
- Further, click Next button and follow the prompts.
- Once installation is done, click the “Scan” button to find adware related to the Weatherwaves.co ads. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your system. When a malware, adware software or potentially unwanted apps are detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is finished.
- When Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) has completed scanning, Zemana will open a scan report. Make sure to check mark the items which are unsafe and then click “Next”. Once that process is complete, you can be prompted to restart your computer.
Use Hitman Pro to remove Weatherwaves.co pop-up advertisements
Hitman Pro is one of the most useful tools for deleting adware, PUPs and other malware. It can detect hidden adware software in your system and remove all malicious folders and files linked to adware. HitmanPro will allow you to delete Weatherwaves.co pop ups from your personal computer and Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. We strongly suggest you to download this utility as the developers are working hard to make it better.
Installing the Hitman Pro is simple. First you’ll need to download Hitman Pro on your system from the link below.
Once the downloading process is complete, open the file location. You will see an icon like below.
Double click the HitmanPro desktop icon. After the utility is launched, you will see a screen as on the image below.
Further, click “Next” button . HitmanPro utility will start scanning the whole computer to find out adware that redirects your browser to the intrusive Weatherwaves.co web-site. This task may take quite a while, so please be patient. After the scan is finished, Hitman Pro will open a list of all items found by the scan similar to the one below.
Next, you need to press “Next” button. It will show a dialog box, press the “Activate free license” button.
Remove Weatherwaves.co advertisements with MalwareBytes Free
We suggest using the MalwareBytes Free. You may download and install MalwareBytes to search for adware and thereby remove Weatherwaves.co pop ups from your browsers. When installed and updated, this free malicious software remover automatically detects and removes all threats present on the personal computer.
- Visit the following page to download MalwareBytes Free. Save it to your Desktop.
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
326143 downloads
Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
- At the download page, click on the Download button. Your internet browser will display the “Save as” dialog box. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
- Once the downloading process is complete, please close all apps and open windows on your computer. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
- This will run the “Setup wizard” of MalwareBytes Anti Malware onto your PC. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
- When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the MalwareBytes will open and show the main window.
- Further, click the “Scan Now” button to look for adware related to the Weatherwaves.co pop up advertisements. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your machine and the speed of your PC. During the scan MalwareBytes Free will look for threats present on your system.
- When MalwareBytes AntiMalware is finished scanning your computer, MalwareBytes AntiMalware will open a screen which contains a list of malware that has been found.
- Review the report and then click the “Quarantine Selected” button. Once the cleaning process is done, you may be prompted to restart the PC.
- Close the AntiMalware and continue with the next step.
Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.
Use AdBlocker to stop Weatherwaves.co ads and stay safe online
One of the worst things is the fact that you cannot block all those annoying web-sites like Weatherwaves.co using only built-in Microsoft Windows capabilities. However, there is a program out that you can use to stop unwanted internet browser redirects, ads and popups in any modern internet browsers including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, MS Edge and Firefox. It’s called Adguard and it works very well.
Installing the AdGuard is simple. First you’ll need to download AdGuard on your computer from the following link.
26559 downloads
Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
After downloading it, double-click the downloaded file to launch it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as shown below.
Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick guide as displayed below.
Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick instructions that will allow you get to know AdGuard better.
Each time, when you run your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and stop unwanted advertisements, block Weatherwaves.co, as well as other malicious or misleading websites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that may be found on your desktop.
To sum up
Now your personal computer should be clean of the adware related to the Weatherwaves.co advertisements. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up advertisements and undesired harmful websites) and Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) (to periodically scan your system for new adware softwares and other malicious software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.
If you are still having problems while trying to remove Weatherwaves.co redirect from the Google Chrome, MS Edge, Mozilla Firefox and IE, then ask for help here here.