Always Weather Adware

What is Always Weather?

Always Weather is a deceptive application that supposedly provides the latest weather forecasts. Judging on appearance alone, Always Weather may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

There are three main reasons for these negative associations: 1) stealth installation without permission; 2) display of intrusive online advertisements, and; 3) potential tracking of Internet browsing activity.

Following infiltration, Always Weather delivers various advertisements including (but not limited to) pop-ups, banners, and coupons. Note that cyber criminals use a "virtual layer" to deliver these ads. This enables placement of third party graphical content on any site.

Therefore, the ads often conceal underlying website content, significantly diminishing the browsing experience. Research also shows that intrusive ads often redirect to malicious websites or activate scripts that download and install malware. Therefore, even accidental clicks can result in high-risk adware or malware infections.

Furthermore, many adware-type applications monitor users' browsing activity by gathering IP addresses, URLs visited, pages viewed, queries entered into search engines, mouse/keyboard activity, geo-locations, and other similar data that might contain private details.

PUP developers generate revenue by selling this information to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who also aim to increase their revenue by misusing personal details. Information-tracking apps pose a direct threat to users' privacy and identities. Therefore, we strongly advise you to uninstall Always Weather adware immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by Always Weather
Threat Type	Adware, Unwanted ads, Pop-up Virus
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Always Weather is identical to Search In Tabs, Tabs2Grid, Plugins Button, and many other apps. It also has very similar characteristics to hundreds of other adware-type applications. All offer different functionality, and yet, have identical behavior. Adware-type apps are designed only to generate revenue for the developers.

Claims to provide 'useful features' are merely attempts to give the impression of legitimacy. Programs such as Always Weather give no significant value for regular users. These apps deliver intrusive online advertisements (using the "Pay Per Click" advertising model) and continually gather various user-system information (which is later sold to third parties).

How did Always Weather install on my computer?

Always Weather has an official promotion website, however, as mentioned above, malware is also distributed using intrusive online advertisements. In addition, developers employ a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" - stealth installation of third party programs side with regular (mostly free) software.

They are aware that users often rush the download/installation processes and skip steps. Therefore, they hide bundled PUPs within the "Custom/Advanced" options. Carelessly clicking advertisements and rushing the download/installation processes thus exposes systems to risk of various infections and compromises users' privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

PUPs are distributed via intrusive ads, and by using the aforementioned "bundling" method. Therefore, be careful when browsing the Internet. Avoid clicking any advertisements - criminals do their best to make these ads appear genuine and it is virtually impossible to tell if they originate from the visited website.

Furthermore, never rush the download or installation processes. Select the "Custom/Advanced" options, closely analyze each download/installation step, and opt-out of all additionally-included programs. Furthermore, select the direct download link, rather than using third party download tools.

Poor knowledge of these threats and rushing steps are the main reasons for computer infections. The key to computer safety is caution.

IMPORTANT NOTE! Always Weather installs its Google Chrome extension as Administrator (read more here), thereby preventing removal. Therefore, before taking any further removal steps, perform these actions:

1) Open the Command Prompt by clicking the start menu button and typing "command prompt". Right click the "Command Prompt" result and select "Run as Administrator":

2) Execute the following commands:

• rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
• rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy"
• gpupdate /force

After performing these actions, you can proceed with further removal steps for this adware.

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Quick menu:

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

Always Weather 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 "Always Weather", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Always Weather adware from 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 "Always Weather", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by always weather, 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 "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Always Weather", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by always weather, 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 "Always Weather".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by always weather 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 always weather, 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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