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Search.searchwfaa.com

Posted: December 16, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 110
First Seen: December 16, 2016
Last Seen: January 4, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


The Search.searchwfaa.com page features a simple search engine that is promoted by a Web browser extension known as 'Weather Forecast Alert.' The browser software is advertised as a useful utility that can provide users with quick information about weather conditions worldwide, as well as with the forecast for the next couple of days. While this information may be useful to some users, it also is worth to mention that there are many other applications and websites that offer the same service, without asking for the users' permission to change their Web browser's default new tab page to Search.searchwfaa.com. This is why so many people might end up seeing the Search.searchwfaa.com page in their Web browser although they've never heard of this website before. The good news is that even if you agree to set Search.searchwfaa.com as your default new tab page mistakenly, you will not be at risk since this site is safe, and it does not promote any harmful or fraudulent content.

The search results that visitors of Search.searchwfaa.com will see are provided by the Yahoo Search so that it is safe to say that users will not see misleading or fake results. Overall, Search.searchwfaa.com is not a page that can't be trusted, but the fact that it may be injected in your Web browser's settings by a 3rd-party utility is enough to annoy most users and convince them that the removal of the Weather Forecast Alert is a good decision. Furthermore, the Weather Forecast Alert is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by many credible anti-malware utilities, and users who opt to remove it can rest assured that they will not be losing an irreplaceable tool.

If you are not happy with Weather Forecast Alert's features, or if you think that the Search.searchwfaa.com site is not a good replacement for your default new tab page, then you should uninstall the unwanted extension. As we mentioned above, anti-malware utilities can help you with that, but manual removal via your Web browser's extension manager also is a possibility.

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