Bestsearch2016.com Removal Guide

Bestsearch2016.com is a browser hijacker that is identical to Daiksearch2016.com. Hence, both of them come from the same creator that aims to hijack your browser’s homepage address in order to subject you to shady promotional links that can redirect you to shady and outright malicious websites, which can get your computer infected with dangerous malware. Therefore, we recommend that you remove this hijacker before it can do damage to your system. Also, it is designed to gather information about you to customize the ads and make them more appealing to you. However, this fake search engine will not improve the search results you get, but it could do the opposite. However, before we go any further, it must be said that at the time of this article, this hijacker did not work, so some information presented here may be subject to change.

Let us begin this description with a brief overview of its possible distribution method because there is still no concrete information about it. We have received information that this hijacker comes bundled with other software. Therefore, we believe that its developers have made arrangements to bundle this hijacker with malicious installers designed to interact with the web browser while installing other software and inject this browser hijacker. It is also likely that you would be unable to deselect its installation because the installer hides it from plain sight.

As far as Bestsearch2016.com origins are concerned, it looks as if it comes from a new family of browser hijackers since Daiksearch2016.com is nearly identical to it. So we are sure that we will see similar hijackers soon. Their developer is unknown as it did not digitally sign these hijackers and they do not have any legal documents such as a privacy policy or an EULA. This is a clear indication that their developer intents to hide in the shadows to avoid taking responsibility for the undesirable consequences that can occur as a result of using Bestsearch2016.com and Daiksearch2016.com.

Before focusing on Bestsearch2016.com again, it is necessary to indicate that both it and Daiksearch2016.com currently do not work, meaning that, although they can hijack your browser, they cannot be used to search the web. The fact that it this new browser hijacker does not work is good news, but that may not last indefinitely and if its developers were to fix all of its issues, then you might have a serious problem on your hands as using it is rather dangerous.

We have found that this browser hijacker may be set to feature promotional links in its search results. These links probably come from unknown advertising partners, and there is no way of knowing whether they are safe to click. We think that for the most part, they should be safe but a small percentage of them can be malicious. Remember that this hijacker hijacks your browser and comes from an unknown developer. Hence, it is rather likely that it will show shady links to generate revenue because that is its main purpose after all.

Now, in regards to your personal privacy, we want to put forward our assumption that Bestsearch2016.com should be able to collect information about you. Because it is just a website that does not have an accompanying browser add-on, it will not collect personal information. Nevertheless, all and any non-personal information is up for grabs, and we believe that it will try to obtain information such as your browsing history, search terms, Internet Protocol (IP) address, Internet Service Provider (ISP) name, browser type, operating system type, entered URLs, clicked links, and so on. All of this information can be obtained, stored and used for enhancing the advertising campaign. It could be shared with third-parties that would use it to serve their own agenda. The information collected is to be used and misused to make more money, so you obviously should not share it and if you do not, then you have to get rid of Bestsearch2016.com.

While there is not much information about Bestsearch2016.com, it is till plain to see that it is not a legitimate search engine, not by a long shot. Still, you may be lead to believe that it is for real and regardless of whether it works, you should consider removing it because its primary purpose is to generate advertising revenue from altered search results that feature links promoting certain content that might not be safe to interact with. Feel free to make use of the guide provided below.

How to remove this browser hijacker

Google Chrome

1. Launch the browser.
2. Hold down Alt+F.
3. In the dropdown menu, select Settings.
4. Click Set pages and erase Bestsearch2016.com
5. Enter a new homepage address.
6. Click OK.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch the browser.
2. Hold down Alt+T and click Options.
3. Select the General tab.
4. Erase Bestsearch2016.com from the homepage address line
5. Enter a new homepage address.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Launch the browser.
2. Hold down Alt+T and select Internet Options.
3. Erase Bestsearch2016.com from the Home page line.
4. Enter a new homepage address.
5. Click Apply and OK.