Remove Weather Grind Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Weather Grind markets itself as useful, reliable and trustworthy – all traits, you’re looking for when installing an application. But are these characteristics truthful or just splattered across something harmful so as to mask its awfulness? Let’s look into that. At first glance, Weather Grind seems quite useful. It claims to be a  reliable weather program, which provides accurate information on the current weather conditions. No need to explain why such an application can be useful. The question is, is that all Weather Grind does? Does it draw the line at just informing you of the weather conditions in “your city & metro area.” Unfortunately, no. The seeming usefulness is just a front. It masks the program’s overwhelming amount of negatives, which far outnumber its positives. Weather Grind is nothing more than a potentially unwanted adware program, which means it’s accompanied by the issues, which follow PUP adware. It floods you with pop-up ads incessantly, slows down your PC, causes frequent crashes, presents a malware risk, and threatens privacy. Don’t allow the application to expose you to all of these issues! As soon as you discover its existence, make sure to delete it! The sooner, the better.

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How did I get infected with?

Weather Grind can be found and downloaded from the Weathergrind.com website, but that’s not advised. As was already hinted, the application is NOT worth even half the hassle it put you through. But even if you decide not to install it from the given website that doesn’t mean you still won’t find it lurking on your PC one day. Why? Well, programs like it can slither into a user’s system quite cunningly, without them even noticing it. Not until the ads start showering their screen on a daily basis. But how do you suppose the tool makes its way into your system? Why, it fools you into installing it yourself, of course! That’s right. Weather Grind dupes you into permitting its installment and keeps you oblivious to it until it decides otherwise. More often than not, it tricks you into agreeing to let it in, with the assistance of the old but gold means of infiltration. That includes hitching a ride with spam email attachments or freeware or hides behind corrupted links or websites. Plus, it can also pretend to be a bogus update, like Adobe Flash Player or Java. To prevent the PUP from invading your system, you need to be extra careful when installing tool or an update. Do your due diligence and don’t give into distraction, gullibility, and haste. Applications like Weather Grind prey on carelessness. So, make sure not to provide it.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Once Weather Grind settles on your PC, it proceeds to wreak havoc and mess it up more and more with each passing day. The more you allow it to stay, the worse your predicament will get. That’s why experts advice towards its immediate deletion after detection. Don’t provide a malicious application, published by wicked third parties, to flood you with issues and jeopardize your privacy. The problems begin shortly after infiltration when the tool commences the bombardment of pop-up ads. Every single time you try to browse the web, you’ll be interrupted by a full-on waterfall of advertisements. Not only will this intrusion be infuriating and test your patience, but it will also cause more issues. Since it will occur incessantly, it will lead to frequent system crashes and slow down your computer’s performance to a crawl. But that’s not all. The ads, which will turn into your constant online companion, are also highly unreliable. They’re bundled with all kinds of malicious tools, just waiting to pounce on your PC and corrupt it further. And, do you know what? You’re the one to let them. Each time you press a pop-up, by choice or accident, you consent to install the malware, lurking behind it. So, unless you with to flood your system with more unwanted malware, don’t click on even one of Weather Grind’s ads. But the issues don’t end there. The worse one, you’ll be faced with, courtesy of the PUP will be the security risk. After the program slithers its way in, it begins to spy on you. It keeps track of every move you make online, and catalogs it. When it deems it has enough data from you, it proceeds to send it to the third parties, who support it. After they have it, they can use it as they see fit, and you can’t stop them. Do you think that will end well? Strangers having access to your personal and financial details? Protect your private life from the clutches of wicked people with questionable intentions! Delete Weather Grind at once! It’s not worth keeping.

How Can I Remove Weather Grind Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Weather Grind infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall Weather Grind from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Weather Grind from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Weather Grind from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Weather Grind from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

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Type “Appwiz.cpl

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Locate the Weather Grind program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Weather Grind from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

  • In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
  • Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
  • If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
  • Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

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  • If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
  • go to settings – Add person

  • choose a preferred name.

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  • then go back and remove person 1
  • Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

  • Open Firefox
  • Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
  • Disable and remove any unknown add on
  • Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

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  • Then Troubleshoot information
  • Click on Reset Firefox

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Remove from Internet Explorer

  • Open IE
  • On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
  • Go to Toolbars and Extensions
  • Disable any suspicious extension.
  • If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
  • On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
  • Click on Internet options

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  • Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

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  • Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

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  • Close IE

Permanently Remove Weather Grind Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.

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