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  • Verified · Feb 2021

How to remove WeatherBlink Toolbar

A step-by-step removal guide for affected devices. Follow the verified procedure below — most readers complete it in under 10 minutes.

Alice Woods · Likes to teach users about virus prevention

WeatherBlink Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program that may affect your browser

WeatherBlink Toolbar is one of those toolbars that may appear on your computer out of nowhere and take your web browsing sessions without asking your permission. In fact, it's a typical PUP that may affect each of your web browsers, no matter if you prefer using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer, and implement various system modifications, such as corruption of homepage and search engine.

It is closely related to the ask.com search site. This relationship is indicated when people visit the official website of this toolbar and knowing about it, they can refuse to set home.tb.ask.com and search.tb.ask.com as a default home page and search provider.

Unfortunately, when WeatherBlink Toolbar is distributed via other freeware and shareware, people are not informed about possible changes of DNS settings, are tricked into installing this app, and then have to experience inconveniences. That's why we highly recommend you to be more careful with your downloads from the Internet and pay more attention to the installation of the freeware.

WeatherBlink Toolbar

You may think that WeatherBlink is a virus but it's not. However, the way it has been spread around makes us believe that people should remove it from their computers. As you can clearly see, you have been tricked into installing it in a bundle with your video/audio player as an optional component.

While it doesn't mean that now you need to remove it, you should definitely get rid of WeatherBlink Toolbar. For that, you can use either the automatic removal option or the manual removal method. Both of these methods are given down below.

Also, after the WeatherBlink Toolbar removal, we recommend scanning your system with a reliable antivirus program to check for additional problems and viruses. After you fix all the problems, you may notice that your computer is still performing worse than before. In this case, we recommend that you install a FortectIntego repair tool that will fix system files.

Ways how PUP can infiltrate your computer

As we have already mentioned, this particular tool is promoted thru its official website. If you have already visited it or if this toolbar has already infiltrated your computer, then probably you know that it promises to inform you about the recent weather forecasts. Yes, it is a really useful feature, but by accepting to use it you can also accept to replace Google, Bing, or Yahoo search site by ask.com, receive sponsored search results, and run into similar issues.

If you want to avoid the unexpected appearance of this PUP, you have to dedicate some extra time when installing freeware on your computer because adware and other PUPs usually spread around using 'bundling'. Unfortunately, neither we nor any other security vendors are able to list freeware that promotes questionable programs, like adware and similar PUPs, as additional components.

That's why you have to be very attentive when installing all of them. You should always select the Advanced or Custom installation option and look at what additional components are attached to your selected freeware. If you find any suspicious programs (note that they are usually indicated as add-ons, plug-ins, toolbars, or extensions), make sure that you opt-out of them in order to stay safe. Fortunately, the removal of this particular PUP is not a very complicated task. Please read below if you want to remove this program from your computer.

Recently, the developer of this program contacted us asking us to remove this post from the 2-spyware.com website. We believe that we shouldn't do that as long as programs that we offer for the removal of the WeatherBlink Toolbar can detect it and help users to remove it from the system. As it is mentioned under each of the download buttons, we ARE affiliated with these anti-malware programs, and while some of them are free, others can remove a virus only after purchasing them. These mentions fully fulfill each of the requirements of FTC.

Nevertheless, we have recently decided to make a revision of this and other posts that are related to this developer. We claim that all of them are described properly.

WeatherBlink Removal Steps

If you want to remove WeatherBlink Toolbar from your computer, you can do it manually or automatically. The manual removal should be easy enough because this potentially unwanted program is not a virus. But we still highly recommend using an antivirus program because it is possible that you have more problems with the computer. Also, reliable security software will help you to avoid threats in the future.

After successful WeatherBlink Toolbar removal, remember to be careful online from now on. Always download programs from trusted sources. And when installing new software, use the advanced/custom installation method. This way, you will avoid potentially unwanted programs in the future.

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

  1. Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
  2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 10/8

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

  1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
  2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 7/XP

Remove the unwanted program:

  1. In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
  2. If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.Uninstall the unwanted program from Windows

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

  1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
  2. In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).Uninstall from Mac

Delete leftover files and folders:

  1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
  2. Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
  3. Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.Delete leftover files from Mac
  4. Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Reset Internet Explorer

Remove dangerous add-ons:

  1. Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
  2. Pick Manage Add-ons.
  3. You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.Remove add-ons from Internet Explorer

Change your homepage if it was altered:

  1. Open IE and click on the Gear icon.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. In the General tab, delete the Home page address and replace it by your preferred one (for example, Google.com).
  4. Click Apply and then select OK.Reset IE homepage

Delete temporary files:

  1. Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
  2. Under Browsing history, click Delete...
  3. Select relevant fields and press Delete.Clear temporary files from Internet Explorer

Reset Internet Explorer:

  1. Click on Gear icon > Internet options and select Advanced tab.
  2. Select Reset.
  3. In the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset.Reset Internet Explorer

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

  1. Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
  2. From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
  3. Click Remove.Remove extensions from Edge

Clear cookies and other browser data:

  1. Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
  2. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  3. Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.Clear Edge browsing data

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

  1. Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
  2. Then find On startup section.
  3. Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

  1. Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
  2. Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
  3. Select Details tab.
  4. Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.Reset MS Edge

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

  1. Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
  2. Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chromium Edge

Clear cache and site data:

  1. Click on Menu and go to Settings.
  2. Select Privacy, search and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  4. Under Time range, pick All time.
  5. Select Clear now.Clear browser data from Chroum Edge

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. On the left side, pick Reset settings.
  3. Select Restore settings to their default values.
  4. Confirm with Reset.
  5. This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.Reset Chromium Edge

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
  2. Select Add-ons.
  3. In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.Remove extensions from Firefox

Reset the homepage:

  1. Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
  2. Choose Settings.
  3. Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
  4. Click on Clear Data...
  5. Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.Clear cookies and site data from Firefox

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
  2. Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.Reset Firefox 1
  3. Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
  4. Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.Reset Firefox 2

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
  2. In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chrome

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

  1. Click on Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
  3. Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
  4. Click Clear data.Clear cache and web data from Chrome

Change your homepage:

  1. Click menu and choose Settings.
  2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
  3. Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
  3. Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
  4. Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
  5. Confirm with Reset settings.Reset Chrome 2

Delete from Safari

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
  2. Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.Remove extensions from Safari

Clear history and website data:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
  2. Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.Clear history from Safari

Reset Safari:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
  2. Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  3. From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.Reset Safari

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1 comment

  1. Elizabeth Zirlott

    Weather Blink doesnt show up on my control panel yet it is still running on my computer.

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