Bestsearch.live Redirect
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is bestsearch.live?
There are many fake search engines that are very similar or even identical to bestsearch.live including, for example, searchp.icu and search.chunckapp.com. In most cases, developers promote these search engines as being 'useful and legitimate', offering an enhanced browsing experience and improved search results.
Although this site may seem to be a reputable search engine, it is promoted using browser-hijacking downloaders and installers that make changes to browser settings without users' permission. Furthermore, bestsearch.live records information relating to users' browsing habits and activity.
Rogue set-ups promote fake search engines and usually target popular browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. Once they infiltrate, they assign the homepage, search engine, and new tab URL options to bestsearch.live.
These changes may seem insignificant, but they could diminish the browsing experience, since users are forced to visit bestsearch.live when they open browsers or new tabs. Furthermore, these changes cannot be undone - bestsearch.live installs various applications and browser plug-ins (so-called "helper objects") that reassign browser options when attempts are made to change them is made.
Furthermore, helper objects and bestsearch.live record browsing-related data, such as IP addresses, keystrokes, URLs of visited websites, search queries and even personal/sensitive data. This data is then shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse private information to generate revenue.
Thus, data tracking apps (or websites) can lead to serious browsing safety/privacy issues or identity theft. If you notice these changes to your browser, check the list of installed applications (browser plug-ins) and remove unwanted/unknown entries immediately.
| Name | bestsearch.com browser hijacker |
| Threat Type | Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab |
| Symptoms | Manipulated Internet browser(s) settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). User's are forced to visit hijacker's website and search the Internet using their search engines. |
| Distribution methods | Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers. |
| Damage | Internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), displaying of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites. |
| Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
Fake search engines are growing in number daily. They offer "useful" features, improved search results, and so on, and developers promote them as being 'useful'. In fact, they cause unwanted redirects, collect user-system information, and simply cause problems.
How did bestsearch.live install on my computer?
bestsearch.live developers promote this site using rogue downloaders/installers. This fake search engine infiltrates browsers via a deceptive marketing method called "bundling, which is used to trick users into installing potentially unwanted applications or makes changes to browser settings.
Information regarding these modifications is usually hidden within "Custom", "Advanced", and other similar settings of the download/installation processes. These unintentional installations and permissions to adjust browser settings usually occur due to skipped installation/download steps.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?
As well as apps that promote bestsearch.live, potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) are distributed using the "bundling" method or intrusive advertisements that cause redirects to malicious websites and execute scripts designed to download/install PUAs or even malware. Be careful when browsing the internet and downloading/installing software.
Study each download/installation step and deselect additional programs. Download applications using official sources only and avoid using third party downloaders/installers, since developers monetize them by promoting ("bundling") PUAs.
Intrusive advertisements may seem legitimate, but redirect to dubious websites (adult dating, survey, pornography, etc.) and are often displayed by adware-type apps.
If you encounter these suspicious ads or redirects, uninstall all dubious applications and browser plug-ins on your browser and programs on your computer. If your computer is already infected with browser hijackers, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate it.
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Quick menu:
- What is bestsearch.live?
- STEP 1. Uninstall unwanted applications using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove bestsearch.live redirect from Internet Explorer.
- STEP 3. Remove bestsearch.live browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
- STEP 4. Remove bestsearch.live homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 5. Remove bestsearch.live redirect from Safari.
- STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
bestsearch.live redirect removal:
Windows 11 users:
Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.
Windows 10 users:
Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.
Windows 7 users:
Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.
macOS (OSX) users:
Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.
In the uninstall programs window: look for any recently installed suspicious applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the bestsearch.live website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
bestsearch.live redirect removal from Internet browsers:
Video showing how to remove browser redirects:
Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:
Click the "gear" icon 
(at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".
Change your homepage:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window, remove hxxp://bestsearch.live and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.
Change your default search engine:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "bestsearch.live".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the bestsearch.com browser hijacker, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.
Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.
Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.
In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.
Click the Reset button.
Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:
Click the Chrome menu icon 
(at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and remove them.
Change your homepage:
Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.bestsearch.live) below the “Open a specific or set of pages” option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select “Remove”.
Change your default search engine:
To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list, look for "bestsearch.live", and when located, click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the bestsearch.com browser hijacker, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.
After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.
In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:
Click the Firefox menu 
(at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove all recently installed browser plug-ins.
Change your homepage:
To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window, remove hxxp://bestsearch.live and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.
Change your default search engine:
In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "bestsearch.live"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with bestsearch.com browser hijacker removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.
Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.
Select Troubleshooting Information.
In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.
In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.
Remove malicious extensions from Safari:
Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...
In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.
In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.
In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.
Optional method:
Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...
In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.
Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:
Click the Edge menu icon 
(at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.
Change your homepage and new tab settings:
Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".
Change your default Internet search engine:
To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon 
near it and select "Disable".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the bestsearch.com browser hijacker, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.
In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.
Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
- If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.
Summary:
A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.
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