What is Wcontentdelivery.info?
If you are seeing https://wcontentdelivery.info/LHXEZ?tag_id=*** page preventing you from browsing, then you have adware program installed. This page may randomly pop up in your browser asking you to enable notifications and if you do it, your browser will be filled with various ads prompting you to visit some sites or download fake software updates. Most of the advertisement leads you to suspicious domains and far from safe websites where you can get infected with some other adware or malware. More than that, it is tracking your personal data like IP address, browser activity history, search results and other information concerning your activity in the web browser. This data could be shared with third-party companies and misused to generate revenue. Wcontentdelivery.info will generate pop-up ads, slow down your computer’s performance and track down your personal data. These reasons are leading us to a very simple conclusion – you should remove Wcontentdelivery.info.
How to remove Wcontentdelivery.info?
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Wcontentdelivery.info completely. For this, you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as Wcontentdelivery.info files and registry entries.
We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to the automatic removal tool.
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Wcontentdelivery.info. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Wcontentdelivery.info, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Wcontentdelivery.info manual removal
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Wcontentdelivery.info you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove Wcontentdelivery.info from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to Wcontentdelivery.info and click Uninstall
How to remove Wcontentdelivery.info from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to Wcontentdelivery.info and click Uninstall
How to remove Wcontentdelivery.info from Windows 8/8.1
- Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
- Choose Control Panel
- Select the Uninstall Program line
- Uninstall the application related to Wcontentdelivery.info
How to remove Wcontentdelivery.info from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to Wcontentdelivery.info and remove it
If you experience problems with removing Wcontentdelivery.info from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel
Remove Wcontentdelivery.info from browsers
How to unlock Windows Group Policies
Before you will started to remove Wcontentdelivery.info from browser you should perform following instructions in Command Prompt
This step is necessary to delete Windows Group Policies created by Wcontentdelivery.info
- Start Command Prompt as Administrator
- To do this in Windows 10/8 or Windows 7 click Start and in the search box type cmd. Right-click on the found result and choose Run as Administrator.
- While in command prompt type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers" - Press Enter button.
- Then type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy" - Press Enter button.
- Finally, type:
gpupdate /force - Press Enter button.
Since some of hijacker threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.
How to remove Wcontentdelivery.info from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on More tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Wcontentdelivery.info or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Wcontentdelivery.info from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
- Delete Wcontentdelivery.info or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Wcontentdelivery.info from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Wcontentdelivery.info or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Wcontentdelivery.info from Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Extensions
- Click the gear icon near Wcontentdelivery.info or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
- Choose Remove
Reset your browsers
How to reset settings in Google Chrome
- Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
- Choose Settings
- Click Advanced settings
- Click the Reset button
- In “reset” window click the Reset button
How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Click the icon in the upper right corner
- Choose Help
- Select Troubleshooting Information
- Click the Refresh Firefox… button
How to reset settings in Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools button
- Go to Internet options
- Go to the Advanced tab
- Click Reset
How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Settings
- Under the Clear browsing data category select Choose what to clear
- Select everything and click Clear
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Wcontentdelivery.info.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Wcontentdelivery.info removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among system files and registry entries that can recover Wcontentdelivery.info.
