How To Remove YourBestSearching Hijacker

Simple Delete Process of YourBestSearching

YourBestSearching is an unwelcome notorious program that can hijack internet browsers and modify homepage, new tab page and search engine URL on them. Similar to FireMovieSearch ads and other browser hijackers, it also enters the Windows computers without users’ approval and then starts performing malicious activities in the background. Once installed, it changes the default browser’s settings and also adds suspicious extensions, plug-ins, toolbars etc. on the browser. After getting infected with this PUP, you will notice that your internet browsers are not functioning as usual and you are forced to surf through a deceptive search tool that only produces commercial contents and sponsored links as search results.

Depth Analysis of YourBestSearching:

YourBestSearching initiates redirecting to affiliate websites to boost their web traffic to earn pay-per-click revenue. Unfortunately, these redirects can lead the victims to dangerous and malicious pages, or simply websites that provide misleading content. We advise you to take precautions before you end up on safe-looking malevolent domains and remove this hijacker as early as possible. You should not think that changing the web browser you use will help to avoid redirects. The only way to stop it is to terminate this PUP from your computer.

At the first glance, it seems that YourBestSearching is a totally normal search engine, just like Google or Yahoo. Nonetheless, it is not more than just a nasty malware threat, specially developed by potent cyber criminals for promoting third-party products, services and websites and generate quick profits from rookie users. Be aware this unwanted program monitors the actions of users whatever they do online and collects the following data:

• browser type and platform type;
• IP address of your device;
• Search keywords that you type into search bars;
• geolocation of your device;
• your browser language.

Information collected by YourBestSearching allows commercial content creators to generate customized ads that correspond to victims’ interests from their previous queries or regularly accessed sites. As a result, users are more likely to click on them. However, it is worth to mention that these ads either promote less than trustworthy products or redirect to highly dangerous pages. Likewise, experts recommend you to stay away from them. Keep in mind that the stolen data might also include your personal and confidential information like credit card and bank details that could be misused by the scammers for deceptive purchases or transactions. And hence, presence of this hijacker in your computer may result in severe privacy issues, identity theft, huge financial loss, malware intrusion, sluggish PC performance and so on. And thus, an instant YourBestSearching removal is strongly recommended.

Bundling Causes Hijacker Intrusion:

Developers of PUPs mostly use a popular marketing method, called bundling, to spread browser hijackers. This technique allows them to distribute their malicious programs together with free software and do not inform users about such actions. This PUP distribution method is highly successful since modern users tend to skip many steps during the installation of freeware and almost never detect the unwanted apps that are hidden among additional objects.

Therefore, we highly advise you to be very careful during the installation procedure at all times. To disclose whether your chosen app promotes third-party software or not, you need to cautiously look into the software’s Terms of Use document. Also, you can check this by opting for Custom or Advanced installation mode and removing tick signs next to agreements to install ‘recommended downloads.’

Furthermore, you should avoid Recommended or Quick installation setting since it speeds up the process by skipping steps, including the ones that let you to de-selecting checkmarks that allow the installation of unwanted threat. But at the moment, you must remove YourBestSearching from the device without wasting any time.

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 YourBestSearching:

Remove the related items of YourBestSearching 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 YourBestSearching 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 (YourBestSearching) 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 YourBestSearching 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 YourBestSearching 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 YourBestSearching 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 YourBestSearching 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 YourBestSearching (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.