Doppler Weather Radar

Doppler Weather Radar is a potentially unwanted program, and it might expose you to potentially corrupted content. If you have opened this page, you are probably looking for ways to get rid of this program. Please scroll down to the bottom of this description for the manual removal instructions, and if you think that there might be more unwanted applications installed on your computer, be sure to run a full system scan with a licensed antispyware application. After all, you need to protect your computer and your data from malicious exploitation, so you have to avoid similar applications in the future.

At first glance, Doppler Weather Radar might look like a pretty decent tool. This application works like a browser extension, and it is currently compatible with Firefox and Internet Explorer. It says that it can provide you with the newest weather forecast in your area, and who wouldn’t want to be prepared for the showers. However, it is very unlikely that you need a third-party application for that, when you sure have a built-in app in your mobile device, or you can simply google the weather forecast before going out. What’s more, weather information isn’t the only thing that Doppler Weather Radar brings in.

Aside from the weather content, Doppler Weather Radar will also change your new tab and homepage settings. It means that the next time you open your browser, your default homepage will be different. Although this extension does not change your default search engine, it still can redirect your search queries to search.hdopplerweatherradar.co, and you eventually land on the Yahoo! Search page. There, you will be modified search results, and these results will be modified according to the data that Doppler Weather Radar collects while you browse the web. In other words, the search results will be modified according to your likes and preferences.

Why does the Doppler Weather Radar display modified search results? Well, these search results are usually monetized, which means the application makes money if you click them. This is how its developers generate financial profit. Although this kind of scheme is not illegal, there might be certain problems with it. Namely, because Doppler Weather Radar does not review the content, it might be promoting. So if there is something wrong with the link that is embedded among the modified search results, the application cannot be blamed for it even if you clicked it.

Needless to say, the best way to avoid such issues is to stay away from this program altogether. If you know how this program spreads, you may avoid it. So how does Doppler Weather Radar manage to reach its targets?

Like most of the potentially unwanted programs, it has an official homepage via dopplerweatherradar.co where you can add the extension to your browser. However, we do not think that most of the users who complain about this application get it from the main website. It is far more likely that this application comes bundled with software packages that users download from file-sharing websites.

If you download a certain program from a third-party source, you need to be attentive during the installation process, so that you could deselect any additional features. Doppler Weather Radar might be one of those features, and if you breeze through the installation without bothering to read all the steps, you are bound to be left with a number of unwanted applications.

Most of these applications will only slow down your browser and redirect you to unfamiliar websites. It is more of a nuisance than an actual threat. However, in the worst-case scenario, one of the links promoted by Doppler Weather Radar (or any other extension for that matter) could lead you to a dangerous website that promotes malware.

You have to avoid that by removing Doppler Weather Radar today. It is not a complicated thing to do, and you just have to uninstall the application and remove it via your browser’s settings. Computer security experts also recommend resetting your browser, so that all the modifications would disappear.

Finally, you should scan your computer with a security tool that would locate other potentially unwanted programs and help you remove them. Please remember that you should also review your web browsing habits to avoid installing similar apps in the future.

How to Remove Doppler Weather Radar

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and click Internet options.
2. Open the Advanced tab and click Reset.
3. Select Delete personal settings and press Reset.
4. Click Close.

Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and click Troubleshooting information.
2. Click Refresh Firefox on the new tab.
3. Press Refresh Firefox on the confirmation box.
4. Click Finish.