How to remove LiveStreamingSearch browser hijacker

Simple steps to delete LiveStreamingSearch

Threat specification

Name: LiveStreamingSearch

Type: Browser hijacker, Redirect, PUA, Search hijacker

Mostly affected browsers: Google chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox and many other browsers.

Distribution: deceptive pop-up ads, software bundling, peer to peer sharing networks such as torrent clients, eMule and so on, porn or torrent sites and many more.

Symptoms: alter homepage, default search engine and new tab settings, redirect you to dubious websites that contain lots of infections and display lots of intrusive advertisements.

Risks: exposes user to suspicious and potentially dangerous content, collect and track users browsing related information including IP addresses, entered search queries and other similar details.

Elimination: Both manual and automatic removal guide have been discussed below under this article.  

LiveStreamingSearch is malicious site that is mainly designed to redirect users to unreliable pages. However, it is categorized as redirect virus or web browser hijacker. The main aim of this virus is to hijack well known browsers, promotes a fake search engine and gather the data related to browsing sessions. It gets install into the target system without any user’s permission and start executing lots of annoying activities. Once installed, it make changes on the browser settings and set the homepages, default search engines and new tab to livestreamingsearch.com domain.

Thus, users are unable to reset the settings as earlier states. When you visit on this site while opening new browsing tab/window, then it will redirect you to another questionable webpage. This significantly affects the web browsing experience. Generally, fake search engines are not capable of generating their own search results so they take the help of other legitimate ones to show search result. Keeping them installed on the browsers for long time is not recommended. This is because they are designed to track users browsing activities.

The data that they collect include IP address, search queries, viewed pages, URLs visited and similar. Sometimes, it can also gather personal and sensitive details as well. Developers shared those gathered data to cyber hackers who misuse in order to generate illegal profit. Therefore, appearance of unwanted apps on system can result in severe privacy issues, browsing safety, severe privacy issues and so on. Due to these, users are highly recommended to remove LiveStreamingSearch as quickly as possible from operating system and browser.

How did LiveStreamingSearch install on my PC?

Many PUAs like LiveStreamingSearch have their official websites where it is supposedly promoted as useful application. However, users mostly install it inadvertently. It is very annoying PC infection that usually gets inside the target device through the bundling methods. Bundling is deceptive marketing method that is only used to trick user into downloading and installing third party rogue software program. Users are not aware of this and they rush and skip these available procedures during installation moment. The main reason through which computer get infected are poor knowledge and careless behavior of users.

How to avoid installation of PUAs?

• Avoid the installation of unwanted program from third party sources.
• To download and install any apps, use only official site.
• Read the installation guide carefully till the end.
• Don’t skip custom or advanced option as well as other settings.
• Don’t try to attach any file which received via unknown address.
• Be pay attentive while clicking on malicious and harmful links.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove LiveStreamingSearch:

Remove the related items of LiveStreamingSearch using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing LiveStreamingSearch issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (LiveStreamingSearch) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to LiveStreamingSearch removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to LiveStreamingSearch still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove LiveStreamingSearch plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in LiveStreamingSearch removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete LiveStreamingSearch (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.