What is Window Web?
Window Web – it is a potentially unwanted program comes on your computer in the form of an extension to the browser without the user’s consent. Window Web hijacks popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. Window Web is an advertising program. This program displays a huge amount of ads, banners and coupons. This ad can appear at any time during your browsing. These ads can be directed to various popular advertising sites. Also, Window Web changing your browser options, change the homepage, and other computer settings. Window Web significantly reduces the performance of your computer and increase traffic. After penetrating the computer, this program can install other malware on your PC without the user’s consent. Window Web can redirect the user to other sites and replace the search results. If Window Web already infected your PC, you will need to remove it immediately.
How Window Web gets on your PC?
Malicious software that is often among the potentially unwanted programs penetrates a computer with other free programs such as archivers, players, editors and so on. This happens without the user’s knowledge. The main reason for this – the user carelessness. Few people read the user agreement and other information during the installation. Sometimes ad sites create their download managers and hide therein potentially malicious software. If you want to prevent the infiltration of unwanted software, then you need to follow a few rules. Always read the user agreement. Select advanced type of installation and make sure that you aren’t offered to install something to supplement. Do not agree to install unfamiliar software. You can also use special programs that will help you to protect your PC. If your PC is already infected by Window Web, then use our instructions to get rid of it and all PUP.
How to remove Window Web from your computer?
To uninstall Window Web remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.
In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Window Web in their database. You can try to use them for removing Window Web.
Recommended Solution:
Norton is a powerful removal tool. It can remove all instances of newest viruses, similar to Window Web – files, folders, registry keys.
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Alternative Solution:
Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as Window Web.
You can try both of these products to remove Window Web
Or uninstall Window Web manually.
Removing from Control Panel
Windows XP:
- Click Start.
- Control Panel.
- Then click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Window Web.
- Click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.
Windows 7/Windows Vista:
- Click Start.
- Then Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program.
- Find Window Web and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.
Windows 8/Windows 8.1:
- Open the Menu.
- Click Search.
- After that click Apps.
- Then Control Panel.
- Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
- Find Window Web, select it and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
After that remove Window Web from your browser.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Window Web.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Window Web.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Internet Explorer:
- Open IE.
- Push Alt + T.
- Click Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Disable Window Web.
- Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
- Click Remove button.
- If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.
Learn more about removing extensions from IE.
Remove following registry entries:
no information
Then remove following files:
Window Web.dll
And following folders
%PROGRAMFILES%Window Web
Written by Rami Douafi