Block StormWatch - Get Rid of StormWatch Effectively

StormWatch has been identified as a potential unwanted program which displays various advertisements in the forms of underlined keywords, pop-up ads or advertising banners on web pages that people are visiting.

After being attacked by StormWatch, It is no doubt that all your browsers are full of ads as StormWatch is able to install itself as a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox or a Browser Helper Object for Internet Explorer. You will be redirected to dubious or phishing websites once you click those pop-ups as one of the purposes of StormWatch is to increase internet traffic for certain websites.

StormWatch is very annoying: StormWatch pops up window after window after window when i try and start up my game star trek online. is there any way to stop this from happening. Microsoft should ban them.

I inadvertently download the StormWatch when updating Adobe Flashplayer. This malware attached itself to the Bing search bar. I can no longer use IE nor Bing. Any ideas on how to remove it short of a reinstall?

I've been trying to get rid of StormWatch for a while now and it just wont go away!!!My machine operates on windows 7 64 bit. I am getting error and not able to uninstall this bug however i have uninstalled this from my control panel but it still shows on my browser.

Effective methods to get rid of StormWatch:

Method one: Manually remove StormWatch 
Method two: Automatically remove StormWatch easily with SpyHunter

Detail instruction (please perform all the steps in correct order)

Method one: Manually remove StormWatch

1. End all the running processes of StormWatch

Open task manager by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del keys at the same time. Another way is to click on the Start button and choose Run option, then type taskmgr into and press OK.



Stop all the running processes about StormWatch



2. Remove malicious add-on and extensions from your web browsers.

Internet Explorer:
(1). Click Start, type: Manage browser add-ons 
(2). Hit Enter on your keyboard
(3). Click Manage add-on and disable all the suspicious add-on.



Firefox: (1). Click the Firefox menu and click Add-on



(2). Click Extensions, select the related browser add-on and click Disable.

Google Chrome:
(1). Click the Customize and Control menu button →Tools→ click Extensions



3.Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by StormWatch.

Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu→type msconfig in the search bar → open System Configuration →Disable all possible startup items generated.

 

4. Clean cookies

Internet Explorer: Tools → Internet Options →the General tab, Delete the Cookies button can be directly seen in IE6, IE7 is to click the Delete Browsing History button then tick Cookies and click Delete.

Firefox: Tools → Options → Privacy → Remove Individual Cookies → Delete corresponding cookies in the cookies showing box.

Opera: Tools → Preferences → Advanced → Cookies →Delete corresponding cookies in Management Cookies.

5. Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files about StormWatch

(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.

(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).



(3). Clean all the malicious files about this infection as below.

%AllUsersProfile%\{random.exe\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random

6. Delete malicious registry entries related to this virus.

Open Registry Editor by pressing Window+R keys together.(another way is clicking on the Start button and choosing Run option, then typing into Regedit and pressing Enter. )



Delete all the vicious registries as below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\random.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run \Regedit32
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random

Method two: Automatically remove StormWatch easily with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is a powerful, real-time anti-spyware application that designed to assist the average computer user in protecting their PC from malicious threats like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware,etc. It is important to note that SpyHunter removal tool works well and should run alongside existing security programs without any conflicts.

Step one: Click the Download icon to install SpyHunter in your PC.



Step two: After the installation, run SpyHunter and click “Malware Scan” button to have a full or quick scan on your PC.



Step three: Choose Select all>Remove to get rid of all the threats on your PC.

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Step 1. Clicking the icon as below.

 

Step 2. Finish the installation process. 

In a few seconds you will see an alert box like the one in the figure below. Select "Run" to download and install Perfect Uninstaller. If you prefer you may save the Perfect Uninstaller setup file (PerfectUninstaller_Setup.exe) to your computer and install the software later by clicking on the 'Save' button.

 

Step 3. After the successful installation, you may be able to see all your installed programs details. Choose the one you want to uninstall and click “Next” to remove it completely and thoroughly.

 

Note: StormWatch should be removed as soon as possible, otherwise, you will not only can not surf the web freely, but also suffer from poor running speed, unstable internet connection and many other kinds of PC issues. If you haven’t sufficient expertise in manually dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries, it may lead to mistakes damaging your system permanently. If you are not very good at computer, you are recommended to download Spyhunter to automatically remove StormWatch from your PC.

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