Weather Chick'n Adware

What is Weather Chick'n?

Weather Chick'n is promoted as an application that provides the latest weather forecasts. Initially, this functionality may seem legitimate, however, research shows that this application often infiltrates systems without users’ permission.

Furthermore, Weather Chick'n tracks users' web browsing activity and continually delivers various intrusive online advertisements. For these reasons, this PUP is classed as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

Once infiltrated, Weather Chick'n records IP addresses, websites visited, pages viewed, search queries, and other similar information relating to users' web browsing activity. This data may seem insignificant, however, the listed data types can include personally identifiable details that the developers of Weather Chick'n share with third parties.

This private data is often misused to generate revenue. Therefore, the presence of an information-tracking app on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Another downside of Weather Chick'n is the display of intrusive advertisements.

This PUP employs a 'virtual layer' to generate pop-up, banner, coupon, and various other advertisements. Many users are unaware that these ads do not originate from their visited websites and conceal underlying content, significantly diminishing the web browsing experience.

In addition, some lead to malicious websites containing infectious content - clicking them risks further computer infections. We strongly recommend that you eliminate Weather Chick'n adware immediately.

Research also shows that there are hundreds of PUPs similar to Weather Chick'n including Swiki, Search Adventure, and Search Expanse - these are just some examples from a long list of PUPs almost identical to Weather Chick'n. Be aware that adware-type applications are designed only to generate revenue for the developers.

Neither Weather Chick'n, nor any other of these other apps, provide any significant value for regular users - they simply display intrusive online advertisements and continually gather private data. Some also cause unwanted browser redirects.

How did Weather Chick'n install on my computer?

Weather Chick'n is free for anyone to download on its official website, however, developers also distribute this PUP using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' - stealth installation of potentially unwanted programs with regular software/apps.

For this reason, many users install Weather Chick'n without their consent. Some users do not express enough caution when downloading and installing software and skip virtually all steps, including the 'Custom/Advanced' settings.

Aware of this, developers intentionally conceal PUPs such as Weather Chick'n within this section. Rushing the download/installation procedures often leads to inadvertent installation of bogus software.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent this situation, be cautious when downloading and installing software. Closely analyze each step and opt-out of all additionally-included programs. Bundled software is often malicious and, thus, should never be installed.

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Quick menu:

• What is Weather Chick'n?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Weather Chick'n application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Weather Chick'n adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Weather Chick'n ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Weather Chick'n' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Weather Chick'n ads from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Weather Chick'n adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "WeatherChickn", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Weather Chick'n ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Weather Chick'n adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, Weather Chick'n did not install its browser plug-ins on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, however, it was bundled with other adware. Therefore, you are advised to remove all potentially unwanted browser add-ons from your Internet browsers.

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by weather chick'n, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by weather chick'n, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by weather chick'n removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by weather chick'n, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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