Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Note! Your computer might be affected by Easy Weather Access and other threats.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com is the search engine of a browser hijacker app named Easy Weather Access. The hijacker is developed by SaferBrowser and can take control of the browsers on your computer. SaferBrowser is has a bad fame when it comes to the programs they made. To remove the hijacker and everything tied to it, you should carefully read the article.
The hijacker makes changes to settings of each browser you have on your PC – the new tab and home page, the search engine and others. You will get redirected. Adverts and text links can show while you are browsing. The hijacker might add an extension.
Threat Summary
Name
Easy Weather Access
Type
Browser Hijacker, PUP
Short Description
Your browsers will have their homepage, search engine and new tab settings changed.
Symptoms
The homepage, new tab, and search engine of all browsers can be modified. An extension related to the hijacker could be set in your browsers. You will be redirected.
Distribution Method
Freeware Installations, Bundled Packages
Detection Tool
See If Your System Has Been Affected by Easy Weather Access
A widespread method of distribution for Easy Weather Access is through third-party install setups. Without you knowing, you might install the hijacker on your machine along with a bundled package or a freeware installation. These installer setups might have an additional component for installation. Preventing such hijacker programs from installing along with unwanted software is possible if you find Custom or Advanced settings. In them, you should see a check box next to all additional items you want to deselect.
An extension connected to Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com called Easy Weather Access can be seen on the Google Chrome Web Store (as you can see above). The extension could be downloaded from other websites, too. There are other methods of distribution for the hijacker such as advertisement redirects or the visiting of suspicious websites. Browsers that can be affected are: Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.
Easy Weather Access – Information
Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com is the search engine of a browser hijacker. If the hijacker finds a way into your PC, you will witness a lot of browser settings being modified. These settings are usually the new tab and homepage, search engine and sometimes the extensions and bookmarks. The newly-set search engine of all your browsers might differ. The unwanted program is developed by the SaferBrowser company. The devs have made a lot of hijackers in the past. A hijacker very similar to this one is the Latest Weather Alerts hijacker.
This is what the search engine page of the site looks like:
A browser extension or some add-on might be set-up in every browser. The additional applications are probably pre-bundled with programs located on your computer. That may cause all kinds of redirects to Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com or different websites which are affiliated with it.
The extension associated with the hijacker can do the following:
Read and change all your data on the websites you visit
Read and change your browsing history
Manage your downloads
Manage your apps, extensions and themes
Browsing the Web, can be difficult while having Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com on your PC. You will constantly be redirected, and the web address will be utilized as a filter for all of your searches. Sponsored advertising and misleading search results can appear. Advertisements are displayed as pop-ups or in-text links. Another type of ads is not excluded to show, too.
In the above image, you can clearly see, that the Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com hijacker used a search engine that is a replica of Yahoo. All the information about your searches will get sent to servers closely related to the browser hijacker. You might be redirected to different search engines as well, depending on your current browser and your country.
The Privacy Policy of Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com states that information personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable is going to be collected by the hijacker. Programs developed by the company SaferBrowser, have the same privacy policy. All of this data can be shared with third-parties.
In the Policy it is stated that the collected information is:
Search queries and all data you type in searches
Search data and specifics of searches
Browser (version and type)
URLs and clicks
IP address
Country of residence, home address
Name, education, interests
Communications preferences
Telephone number
Operating System (and other related data)
You can see a picture of the Policy down here:
The usage of any services and associated software to the Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com website, you grant consent for SaferBrowser to collect your personal data. Cookies are used as well as other technologies for tracking like web beacons so that they can extract parts of the data.
Remove Easy Weather Access Completely from Your PC
To remove Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com manually from your PC, follow the step-by-step removal instructions provided below. In case the manual removal does not get rid of the browser hijacker effectively, you should search for and remove any leftovers with an advanced anti-malware tool. Such a program helps keep your computer safe in the future.
Note! Your computer system may be affected by Easy Weather Access or other threats. Scan Your PC with SpyHunter SpyHunter is a powerful malware removal tool designed to help users with in-depth system security analysis, detection and removal of threats such as Easy Weather Access. Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.
To remove Easy Weather Access follow these steps:
1. Uninstall malicious programs from Windows
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Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!
We Recommend To Scan Your PC with SpyHunter
Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria
How to Uninstall malicious programs from Windows:
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs.No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).
In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).
This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.
2. Clean your Browser and Registry from Easy Weather Access
Remove Easy Weather Access by cleaning your Browser and Registry.
Remove an extension from Mozilla FirefoxRemove an extension from Google Chrome Remove an extension from Internet Explorer Remove an extension from Microsoft Edge Fix registry entries created by Easy Weather Access on your PC.
Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu.
Select the unwanted extension and click “Remove“
After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” button at the top right corner and start it again.
Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“
From the opened “Extensions” menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its “Remove” button.
After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” button at the top right corner and start it again.
Start Internet Explorer:
Click on the gear icon labeled ‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’
In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window.
Select the extension you want to remove and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ button located at the top right corner and start it again.
Start Edge
Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
From the drop menu select “Extensions”.
Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
Some malicious scripts may modify the registry entries on your computer to change different settings. This is why cleaning your Windows Registry Database is recommended. Since the tutorial on how to do this is a bit long and tampering with registries could damage your computer if not done properly you should refer and follow our instructive article about fixing registry entries, especially if you are unexperienced in that area.
IMPORTANT! Before starting the Automatic Removal below, please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode. This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
Use SpyHunter to scan for malware and unwanted programs
3. Scan for malware and unwanted programs with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool
Scan your PC and Remove Easy Weather Access with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool and back up your data
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for Easy Weather Access and remove them.2. Scan with SpyHunter, Detect and Remove Easy Weather Access. Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
Step 1: Click on the “Download” button to proceed to SpyHunter’s download page.
It is recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.
Step 1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Malware/PC Scan’ tab. A new window will appear. Click on ‘Start Scan’.
Step 2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the ‘Next’ button.
Step 3: If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.
Back up your data to secure it against attacks in the future
IMPORTANT! Before reading the Windows backup instructions, we highly recommend to back up your data with a cloud backup solution and insure your files against any type of loss, even from the most severe threats. We recommend you to read more about it and to download SOS Online Backup.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Remove an extension from Mozilla Firefox
Remove an extension from Google Chrome
Remove an extension from Internet Explorer
Remove an extension from Microsoft Edge
Fix registry entries created by Easy Weather Access on your PC.
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for Easy Weather Access and remove them.
Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
