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What is TV Wizard?

Developed by Small Island Development, TV Wizard is a rogue browser extension, which claims to improve the Internet browsing experience by allowing users to adjust screen lights while watching online videos. Although this functionality may seem legitimate, be aware that TV Wizard is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted application.

The developers of this rogue browser add-on employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional applications together with the chosen free software) to install TV Wizard on Internet browsers without users' permission.

Following successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, TV Wizard tracks users' Internet browsing activity as well as generating intrusive online advertisements.

These intrusive advertisements include banner, pop-up, in-text, interstitial, and text-link ads. There is a high probability that clicking these advertisements will lead to high-risk adware or malware infections. Furthermore, TV Wizard continually monitors users' Internet browsing activity by collecting various software and hardware information, which may be personally identifiable.

Examples of information recorded include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, unique identifier numbers, operating systems, browser types, URLs visited, pages viewed, cookies, language settings, geographic locations, and other similar details.

This behavior may result in serious privacy issues or even identity theft, and for this reason, you are strongly advised to remove TV Wizard from your Internet browsers. TV Wizard is similar to other rogue browser plug-ins claiming to enhance users' Internet browsing experience.

Theater Mode, Movie Mode, Mood Tube, and Movie Master are just a few examples amongst many others. Neither TV Wizard, nor any of these other rogue browser extensions add any real value for the user - their purpose is to generate income by the display of intrusive online advertisements.

Commonly, users inadvertently install adware such as TV Wizard when downloading free software via small programs called 'download managers' on freeware download websites. Most of these websites (including soft32.com, download.com, and softonic.com) employ download managers to monetize their free services.

These offer installation of advertised 'virus-free' browser add-ons together with the chosen free software. Thus, reckless download and installation of freeware frequently results in adware or malware infections.

To prevent installation of TV Wizard, or other potentially unwanted applications, be attentive during the download of free software and never accept installation of any additional programs offered.

If you are installing downloaded software, select the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' installation options, rather than 'Quick' or 'Regular' - this will reveal any hidden applications and allow removal of them from the installation list. Internet users who have already installed TV Wizard adware, should follow this removal guide to uninstall it from their Internet browsers.

Deceptive free software installers used in TV Wizard adware distribution:

TV Wizard adware installer setup:

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Quick menu:

• What is TV Wizard?
• STEP 1. Uninstall TV Wizard application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove TV Wizard add-on from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove TV Wizard plugin from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove TV Wizard extension from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove TV Wizard extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

TV Wizard 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 "TV Wizard", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling TV Wizard, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. Recommended malware removal software.

Remove TV Wizard 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 "TV Wizard" and disable it.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the tv wizard ads, 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 on "Extensions". Locate: "TV Wizard", select it and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the tv wizard ads, 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 plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "TV Wizard".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with tv wizard ads 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 tv wizard ads, 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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