What is Wander Burst
Wander Burst by Yontoo Technology Inc is yet another adware for browsers. It affects Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Its malicious activity: tracking user search habits, generating ads, pop-ups banners, browser redirects. It can show “Ads by Wander Burst” or “powered by Wander Burst” ads, contextual links or in-search ads. Ads are not related to the websites they are shown on. Here is full tutorial on how to remove Wander Burst adware.
How Wander Burst infected your PC
Wander Burst infects computers when users download and install freeware. Adware is bundled with installers of such programs. During the installation process users get an offer or proposal to install Wander Burst as helpful browser add-on. Most users just do not pay attention to it, or think this is essential part of install process. They click “Accept” or “Next” and Wander Burst unpacks in the background. You always need to read the conditions and decline suspicious offers. Use quality antimalware like SpyHunter 5 to remove Wander Burst.
Download Wander Burst Removal Tool
To remove Wander Burst completely we recommend you to use SpyHunter 5. It detects and removes all files, folders and registry keys of Wander Burst and several millions of other adware, hijackers, toolbars.
Remove Wander Burst manually for free
Here is manual step-by-step tutorial for full Wander Burst removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of Wander Burst installer on operating systems with latest updates and browser versions.
Remove Wander Burst from Control Panel
To start removing Wander Burst you should remove it using Control Panel. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Remove Wander Burst from Windows XP:
- Click on Start button.
- Choose Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Wander Burst.
- Click Uninstall.
Remove Wander Burst from Windows 7:
- Click Start button.
- Then go to Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program.
- Find Wander Burst and click Uninstall.
Remove Wander Burst from Windows 8:
- Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
- Click Search.
- After that click Apps.
- Then Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
- Find Wander Burst, click Uninstall.
Cannot uninstall Wander Burst
In some cases Wander Burst won’t uninstall and gives you message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Wander Burst. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing Wander Burst folder and files. This happens, because file WanderBurstbho.dll or service updateWanderBurst.exe does not allow you to do it. In this case I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall Wander Burst in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:
- Reboot your computer.
- While it starts booting press F8 button.
- This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
- Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
- Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove Wander Burst
>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode
Remove Wander Burst add-on from your browsers
Removing Wander Burst from Control Panel often does not bring desired effect. It is browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Wander Burst extension from your browsers manually.
Google Chrome:
- Start Google Chrome browser
- In address box type (or copy-paste)
chrome://extensions/
. - Find Wander Burst extension.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
- In address box type (or copy-paste)
about:addons
. - Choose Wander Burst extension.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):
Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove Wander Burst from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Wander Burst, please, do the following:
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
- In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Disable Wander Burst.
Opera Browser:
Generally, Wander Burst does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:
- Start Opera browser.
- Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
- Find Wander Burst extension.
- Click Uninstall button.
Remove following files and folders
Wander Burst files:
WanderBurstbho.dll
WanderBurstUninstall.exe
updateWanderBurst.exe
Wander Burst folders:
C:\Program Files\Wander Burst
Alternative way to remove adware browser extension Wander Burst
For safe and effective browser extension removal use avast! Browser Cleanup utility. Run it with administrator privileges and remove all extensions with bad rating including Wander Burst. You can also reset your browser settings for each of your browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.