Remove WunderWeb Ads and PUP.Optional.BrowseFox

by Milena Dimitrova | October 6, 2015 | 0 Comments adware, PUP

WunderWeb Description and Distribution Method WunderWeb Risk Evaluation WunderWeb Privacy Policy WunderWeb Removal Steps

Name	WunderWeb Ads
Type	Adware, PUP
Short Description	The browser extension may collect information and may display intrusive ads.
Symptoms	Advertisements are displayed.
Distribution Method	Bundling, the official page.
Detection tool	Download Malware Removal Tool, to See If Your System Has Been Affected By WunderWeb Ads

WunderWeb is classified as a suspicious browser extension and is promoted on its official website – wunderweb(dot)biz. The extension has the features of adware (ad-supported software) and is known to generate intrusive advertisements. Adware also collect personally-identifiable and non-identifiable information from users, and uses a range of tracking technologies for the purpose of displaying relevant ads. Security researchers recommend the immediate removal of WunderWeb.

WunderWeb Description and Distribution Method

The extension is advertised as a useful tool that enhances the browsing experience by:

Reviewing the websites the user is visiting.
Comparing prices for the items the user plans to purchase.
Displaying search results similar to the user’s interests.
Searching from multiple sources in one place.

The application’s description may appear luring to users, but AV scan results indicate it is not safe to use. See below the results from the public scanner VirusTotal.

WunderWeb can be downloaded from its official website – wunderweb(dot)biz. It may also be promoted on various freeware and shareware pages. WunderWeb can be included in freeware installers as a recommended offer. To avoid downloading additional software, always opt for custom/ advanced installation.

WunderWeb Risk Evaluation

WunderWeb Primary Executable:

WunderWebSetup.exe

WunderWeb Application Location:

C:\Users\{name}\AppData\Local\Temp\WunderWeb\7za.exe

WunderWebSetup.exe has been detected by multiple AV programs. 29 out of 56 solutions detect and flag the file. Here is a list of some of the detection names we have compiled with the help of VirusTotal:

BrowseFox (AVG)
NSIS:BrowseFox-D [PUP] (Avast)
ADWARE/BrowseFox.apg (Avira)
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Q (BitDefender)
Trojan.Yontoo.1734 (DrWeb)
Win32/BrowseFox.C potentially unwanted (ESET-NOD32)
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Q (F-Secure)
PUP.Optional.BrowseFox (MalwareBytes)
Browse Fox (PUA) (Sophos)

As visible, WunderWeb is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and adware. Once installed, it may hide in the temp folder and:

Generate advertisements – pop-ups, banners, etc., with texts such as ‘Ads by WunderWeb’, ‘brought by WunderWeb’.
Redirect the user to predefined pages.
Collect sensitive information.
Share collected information with third parties and affiliate companies.
Increase the system’s susceptibility to malicious software.

WunderWeb Privacy Policy

Once installed, the application may collect a range of personally-identifiable details from the user and his device. It is also crucial to note that the software does not support ‘Do Not Track’ or unique browser settings, so that the software can proceed with its data collection activities.

Here is a part of the Privacy Policy:

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WunderWeb Removal Steps

The immediate uninstallation of the software is highly advisory. The longer WunderWeb is running, the more vulnerable the user’s information becomes.

The good news is that adware can be removed manually from the PC. The bad news is it may have altered the Windows Registry by adding or deleting values. That is why using professional AV software is recommended with adware applications like WunderWeb. Moreover, once installed, an anti-spyware program will guard the user and his device from future intruders.

Please follow our removal guide to rid the system of WunderWeb and its advertisements.

Step 1: Remove/Uninstall WunderWeb Ads in Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 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 get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes 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 WunderWeb Ads.

Step 2: Remove WunderWeb Ads from your browser

Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox

Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome

Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer

Remove a toolbar from Safari

Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window

Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu

Select WunderWeb Ads and click “Remove”

After WunderWeb Ads is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in 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 WunderWeb Ads and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After WunderWeb Ads is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Internet Explorer:

Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’

Select WunderWeb Ads to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.

After WunderWeb Ads has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Safari

Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.

From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on WunderWeb Ads
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall WunderWeb Ads. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the WunderWeb Ads will be removed.

Step 3: Remove WunderWeb Ads automatically by downloading an advanced anti-malware program.

To clean your computer you should download an updated anti-malware program on a safe PC and then install it on the affected computer in offline mode. After that you should boot into safe mode and scan your computer to remove all WunderWeb Ads associated objects.

NOTE! Substantial notification about the WunderWeb Ads threat: Manual removal of WunderWeb Ads requires interference with system files and registries. Thus, it can cause damage to your PC. Even if your computer skills are not at a professional level, don’t worry. You can do the removal yourself just in 5 minutes, using a malware removal tool.

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Guide 1: How to Remove WunderWeb Ads from Windows.
Guide 2: Get rid of WunderWeb Ads on Mac OS X.
Guide 3: Remove WunderWeb Ads in Google Chrome.

Guide 4: Erase WunderWeb Ads from Mozilla Firefox.
Guide 5: Uninstall WunderWeb Ads from Microsoft Edge.
Guide 6: Remove WunderWeb Ads from Safari.
Guide 7: Eliminate WunderWeb Ads from Internet Explorer.
Guide 8: Disable WunderWeb Ads Push Notifications in Your Browsers.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer Stop Push Pop-ups

How to Remove WunderWeb Ads from Windows.

Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove WunderWeb Ads

OFFER

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

1. Hold Windows key() + R

2. The "Run" Window will appear. In it, type "msconfig" and click OK.

3. Go to the "Boot" tab. There select "Safe Boot" and then click "Apply" and "OK".

Tip: Make sure to reverse those changes by unticking Safe Boot after that, because your system will always boot in Safe Boot from now on.

4. When prompted, click on "Restart" to go into Safe Mode.

5. You can recognise Safe Mode by the words written on the corners of your screen.

Step 2: Uninstall WunderWeb Ads and related software 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:

1. Hold the Windows Logo Button and "R" on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear.

2. In the field type in "appwiz.cpl" and press ENTER.

3. This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press "Uninstall"

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.

Step 3: Clean any registries, created by WunderWeb Ads on your computer.

The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by WunderWeb Ads there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:

1. Open the Run Window again, type "regedit" and click OK.

2. When you open it, you can freely navigate to the Run and RunOnce keys, whose locations are shown above.

3. You can remove the value of the virus by right-clicking on it and removing it.

Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.

IMPORTANT!
Before starting "Step 4", 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.

Step 4: Scan for WunderWeb Ads with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Click on the "Download" button to proceed to SpyHunter's download page.

Download

Malware Removal Tool

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.

2. After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.

3. After the update process has finished, click on the 'Malware/PC Scan' tab. A new window will appear. Click on 'Start Scan'.

4. 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.

If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer Stop Push Pop-ups

Get rid of WunderWeb Ads from Mac OS X.

Step 1: Uninstall WunderWeb Ads and remove related files and objects

OFFER

Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!

We Recommend To Scan Your Mac with SpyHunter for Mac

Keep in mind, that SpyHunter for Mac needs to purchased to remove the malware threats. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA and Privacy Policy

1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:

2. Find Activity Monitor and double-click it:

3. In the Activity Monitor look for any suspicious processes, belonging or related to WunderWeb Ads:

Tip: To quit a process completely, choose the “Force Quit” option.

4. Click on the "Go" button again, but this time select Applications. Another way is with the ⇧+⌘+A buttons.

5. In the Applications menu, look for any suspicious app or an app with a name, similar or identical to WunderWeb Ads. If you find it, right-click on the app and select “Move to Trash”.

6: Select Accounts, after which click on the Login Items preference. Your Mac will then show you a list of items that start automatically when you log in. Look for any suspicious apps identical or similar to WunderWeb Ads. Check the app you want to stop from running automatically and then select on the Minus (“-“) icon to hide it.

7: Remove any left-over files that might be related to this threat manually by following the sub-steps below:

Go to Finder.
In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.

In case you cannot remove WunderWeb Ads via Step 1 above:

In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:

Disclaimer! If you are about to tamper with Library files on Mac, be sure to know the name of the virus file, because if you delete the wrong file, it may cause irreversible damage to your MacOS. Continue on your own responsibility!

1: Click on "Go" and Then "Go to Folder" as shown underneath:

2: Type in "/Library/LauchAgents/" and click Ok:

3: Delete all of the virus files that have similar or the same name as WunderWeb Ads. If you believe there is no such file, do not delete anything.

You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:

→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons

Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.

Step 2: Scan for and remove WunderWeb Ads files from your Mac

When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as WunderWeb Ads, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.

Click the button below below to download SpyHunter for Mac and scan for WunderWeb Ads:

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Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer Stop Push Pop-ups

Remove WunderWeb Ads from Google Chrome.

Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu

Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"

Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.

Step 4: 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.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer Stop Push Pop-ups

Erase WunderWeb Ads from Mozilla Firefox.

Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window

Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.

Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"

Step 4: 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.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer Stop Push Pop-ups

Uninstall WunderWeb Ads from Microsoft Edge.

Step 1: Start Edge browser.

Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.

Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".

Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.

Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer Stop Push Pop-ups

Remove WunderWeb Ads from Safari.

Step 1: Start the Safari app.

Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.

Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".

Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.

Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.

Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the WunderWeb Ads will be removed.

How to Reset Safari
IMPORTANT: Before resetting Safari make sure you back up all your saved passwords within the browser in case you forget them.

Start Safari and then click on the gear leaver icon.

Click the Reset Safari button and you will reset the browser.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer Stop Push Pop-ups

Eliminate WunderWeb Ads from Internet Explorer.

Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'

Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.

Step 4: 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'.

Step 5: 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.