What is Web Watch?
Web Watch is a browser extension that hijacks Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. According to the developers, Web Watch is a program that is designed to help the user to make purchases on popular sites such as Amazon, eBay, Walmart and others. Nevertheless, the real goal of the developers is to make money. Web Watch begins to display a huge amount of advertising in the form of coupons, banners and other things. Web Watch can also redirect you to an ad site or change the search results. Then it adds a large toolbar, in which a lot of publicity too. This program will appear every time when you open your browser. Web Watch can also change the settings of your browser, including the homepage. Web Watch is not a virus, but this program doesn’t do anything useful. It can slow down browsing, collect your personal information and send it to third parties. Those waste of time, remove Web Watch now.
How Web Watch gets on your PC?
Adware, such as Web Watch, comes to PC bundled with free software without the user’s consent. This happens because users rarely follow the installation process. This program can get on the computer along with the archivers, players and other freeware. Always follow the installation process to avoid infecting your computer. Also, read the user agreement, don’t click the “Next” button if you doubt that the program is safe. No need to click “I agree” if the additional software that you are offered is unknown and uncertain. Choose the Advanced installation type to see everything that the installer offers you. If your computer is already infected, then use our instructions to get rid of Web Watch right now.
How to remove Web Watch from your computer?
To uninstall Web Watch remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.
In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Web Watch in their database. You can try to use them for removing Web Watch.
Recommended Solution:
Norton is a powerful removal tool. It can remove all instances of newest viruses, similar to Web Watch – 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 Web Watch.
You can try both of these products to remove Web Watch
Or uninstall Web Watch manually.
Removing from Control Panel
Windows XP:
- Click Start.
- Control Panel.
- Then click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Web Watch.
- 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 Web Watch 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 Web Watch, select it and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
After that remove Web Watch from your browser.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Web Watch.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Web Watch.
- 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 Web Watch.
- 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.
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Written by Rami Douafi