Weather alerts on your desktop an intrusion or dangerous?

Just recently the weather alerts 'Desktop' made their appearance - uninvited, selling all kinds of things, how can I get rid of him?

Sounds like something you definitely want to delete, if it is to maintain your sanity!

There is a reasonable chance that it arose as part of a bundle with other software you have installed. You can go to control panel, add/remove programs and click on the column heading "installed on" to group the date entries. Then look for any unknown/unwanted program and remove them.

This article lists malware cleanup tools other Firefox users have found useful: Troubleshooting Firefox problems caused by malware.

Finally and above all, check your Firefox extensions. I suggest disable all non-essential or unrecognized extensions on page modules. Either:

  • CTRL + SHIFT + a
  • "3-bar" menu button (or tools) > Add-ons

In the left column, click Extensions. Then, when in doubt, turn off.

Typically, a link will appear above at least an extension disabled to restart Firefox. You can complete your work on the tab and click one of the links in the last step.

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