WeatherWizard Removal Guide

WeatherWizard is an application that is supposed to provide you with information about the weather, and it does that as you would expect. However, there is a downside to it, so we recommend that you remove this program because it is configured to show you bogus Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) windows. This error is supposed to trick you into calling a particular premium-rate telephone number that allegedly provides technical support. As you might have suspected, this is a scam program that is set to extort money from you. So if you want the BOSD errors to stop, then you should uninstall this application as soon as the opportunity arises.

Let us get right into it by starting off with this program’s functionality. Now, to be fair, this application can display information about the weather, but there are certain restrictions. Firstly, you must provide them with your postal code which means that its developers will know your approximate or exact location. Secondly, this application only works with US postal codes which significantly limit the number of people that can use it. At any rate, WeatherWizard gets all of its weather information from Wunderground.com. Also, this program is said to update itself via Simplemediaplayer.com although there is no clear connection between it and this domain.

If you install this application on your computer, then you will experience BSODs with a high chance of scam. However, you can terminate the BOSD window by simultaneously pressing the Alt+F4 keys. However, you will be nagged by these errors constantly. Its developers have made this program so to force you the premium-rate telephone number which will cost you a pretty penny. This scam generates a lot of revenue and encourages the people behind programs such as this to produce more of them. Therefore, it is of utmost importance not to fall into their trap.

If you have decided to uninstall this program, then you want to inform you that it leaves a lot of files less than 50kb in the C:\Windows\. The files you ought to look for are amdave64Win.exe, sc.bat, win.exe, bs1.exe, bs.exe, SysFix1.exe, SysFix.exe, winLoad32.exe, winLoad32.exe, and MyTrayApp.exe. Only after deleting these files will you be in the clear.

Before we move on to the removal guide, we want to provide you information about its origins. While researching this PUP, we have found that it was developed in India. Nevertheless, it has been created for the global market and, thus, it is distributed all around the world. However, pinpointing the exact websites and programs it comes bundled with is futile since they change constantly. All we can say is that it is distributed on shady software hosting websites that bundle it with third party software. Also, it is likely that it's standalone download is being promoted via adware and even on the main pages of browser hijackers such as Whaatnext.com, Search.otwexplain.com, and various other hijackers. So the chances of getting it accidentally are quite high, and if that is the case, then you might want to uninstall WeatherWizard, and we will help you do it.

Now that you know that WeatherWizard is an entirely legitimate application let us talk about how to get rid of it. You must first go to Control Panel and uninstall it from there. Then, you should look for leftover files in the Windows folder and delete them. Remember, that failure to remove this PUP will result in more of the same — fake BSOD errors that will continue to make your computing experience much more difficult.

How to Uninstall this program

Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu and select Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Locate the application.
4. Click Remove.

Windows Vista and 7

1. Open the Start menu and select Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program.
3. Locate the unwanted software in the program list.
4. Right-click on it and click Uninstall.

Windows 8 and 8.1

1. Open the Charm bar and click Settings.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a program.
4. Locate the program in the program list.
5. Right-click on it and click Uninstall.

Windows 10

1. Type Control Panel in the search bar located on the Taskbar.
2. Go to Uninstall a program.
3. Locate the undesirable program and double-click on it.
4. Uninstall.

Delete the leftover files

1. Simultaneously the Windows+E keys.
2. Type C:\Windows\ in the address bar.
3. Find the following files and Delete them.

• amdave64Win.exe.
• bs.exe.
• bs1.exe.
• win.exe.
• sc.bat.
• winupd.exe.
• MyTrayApp.exe.
• SysFix.exe.
• SysFix1.exe.
• winLoad32.exe.