How to remove Weather-genie.com Redirect

What is Weather-genie.com

Weather-genie.com – is an annoying website which related with maps and weather, it’s also classified as malicious website. Weather-genie.com uses hijackers to get installed as homepage on users computers. This optional component is installed with some free program downloads. The component may come as a toolbar add-on installed into web-browsers used on the system. It annoys user, because it opens every time user runs browser or new tab, that’s why many people advise to remove Weather-genie.com from browsers and reset all settings to default.

There are two solutions of this problem. One is to use special Removal Tool. Removal Tools delete all instances of malware by few clicks and help user to save time. Or you can use Manual Removal Guide. Manual Removal Guides help user to remove malware manually. This method needs time and knowledge at IT sphere.

Weather-genie.com Removal Guide

1. Download Weather-genie.com Removal Tool.
2. Remove Weather-genie.com from Windows (7, 8, 8.1, Vista, XP, 10) or Mac OS.
3. Remove Weather-genie.com from browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari).
4. What should you do if Weather-genie.com won’t uninstall.
5. How to protect PC from future infections.

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Manual Weather-genie.com Removal Guide

Below is step-by-step instructions to remove Weather-genie.com from Windows and Mac computers. Follow this steps carefully and uninstall it from Control Panel, remove malicious browser extensions from browsers and remove files and folders belonging to Weather-genie.com.

Uninstall Weather-genie.com from Windows or Mac

Windows 7/Vista:

1. Click Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Click Uninstall a program (if computer’s settings are sorted by Category);
   Click Programs and Features (if computer’s settings are sorted by Icons);
4. Find programs potentially related to Weather-genie.com;
5. Click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or wait until program will be uninstalled.

Windows 8/8.1:

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search (If you are using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Search.);
2. Enter control panel in the search box, then tap or click Control Panel;
3. Under View by: select Large Icons, then tap or click Programs and features;
4. Find programs potentially related to Weather-genie.com;
5. Tap or click the program, then tap or click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or wait until program will be uninstalled.

Windows 10:

1. Tap or click Start and choose Settings;
2. In opened menu choose System;
3. Under System menu tap or click Apps & features tab;
4. Find Weather-genie.com and other suspicious programs that can be related to it;
5. Tap or click on the program, then tap or click Uninstall;
6. Confirm action by clicking Uninstall.

Windows XP:

1. Click Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Double-click Add or Remove Programs;
4. Find programs potentially related to Weather-genie.com and click on them;
5. Click to Remove;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or wait until program will be uninstalled.

Mac OS:

1. On the Finder menu click Go;
2. On the right side choose Applications;
3. Locate Weather-genie.com;
4. Move it to trash bin;
5. Follow on-screen instructions;

Weather-genie.com won’t uninstall:

Sometimes, some malicious process or service won’t allow user to uninstall Weather-genie.com or remove is files. In such case, you can boot Windows in Safe Mode or Safe Mode with networking go to Control Panel and try to uninstall Weather-genie.com. Safe Mode does not allow malicious processes or services to start with Windows.

Learn how to boot in Safe Mode in different versions of Windows.

How to reset browser settings?

After removing malware, we recommend to reset browser settings to default.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome;
2. a) Click on Options Icon or press Alt+E, Alt+F, then click Settings;
   b) Type “chrome://settings/” in address bar;
3. Click a link Show advanced settings;
4. Turn down and click Reset settings;
5. Click Reset.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer;
2. Press Alt, click Tools, or Click on Gear Icon;
3. Click Internet Options;
4. Click Advanced tab;
5. Click Reset;
6. Mark Delete Personal Settings, Click Reset.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox;
2. a) Press Alt+H, then click Troubleshooting Information;
   b) Type “about:support” in address bar;
3. At the Right-Top Corner click Reset Firefox;
4. Click Reset Firefox.

How to prevent malware infection?

Weather-genie.com, like many unwanted programs, needs a sneaky infiltration method. The most known method is “bundling”. It is the most exploitable method because of its effectiveness. Many users install free or share software by clicking “Next” buttons, without reading installation’s text.

To prevent malware installation, pay attention to every step of installation process. Choose custom and advanced setup settings, so you can disable malware installation (unmark checkboxes with additional software).