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How to remove BestWeb Shoppers from Mac?

What is BestWeb Shoppers?

BestWeb Shoppers is a deceptive application that gives fake promises to save time and money while shopping online. Claims to provide coupons and notifications of deals/discounts available on online stores often trick users into believing that this is a legitimate application. Be aware, however, that this app often infiltrates systems without users’ permission. In addition, BestWeb Shoppers generates intrusive online advertisements and collects various user/system information. For these reasons, it is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

Following successful infiltration, BestWeb Shoppers generates various intrusive advertisements using a 'virtual layer' - a tool that enables placement of third party graphical content on any site. None of the displayed ads originate from users' visited websites and, thus, conceal underlying content, thereby significantly diminishing the Internet browsing experience. In addition, there is a high probability that displayed advertisements will lead to malicious websites - clicking them can result in further high-risk adware or malware infections. Furthermore, BestWeb Shoppers records IP addresses, search queries, websites visited, and other similar information relating to browsing activity. This data might contain personal details that developers of this PUP with third parties (who misuse personal details to generate revenue). This behavior can lead to serious privacy issues. We strongly advise you to remove BestWeb Shoppers from your computer immediately.

BestWeb Shoppers is identical to LiveShoppers and EasyShopper. Research shows that many adware-type apps have identical behavior. All falsely claim to enhance the browsing experience by providing certain functions, however, apps such as BestWeb Shoppers are useless for regular users. Adware is designed only to generate revenue for the developers. These apps merely generate intrusive advertisements and collect private information.

How did BestWeb Shoppers install on my computer?

This PUP has an official download website, however, it is also distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'. Therefore, many users install BestWeb Shoppers inadvertently. Bundled applications are often hidden within the 'Custom/Advanced' settings of the download/installation processes. By skipping this section, users often install potentially unwanted programs inadvertently. By rushing, users expose their systems to risk of infection.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

PUPs are commonly distributed using the bundling method. Therefore, analyze each step of the download/installation processes. Select the 'Custom/Advanced' settings, carefully observe the entire process, and opt-out of all additionally-included apps.

BestWeb Shoppers website frequently asked questions (FAQ):

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Quick menu:

• What is BestWeb Shoppers?
• STEP 1. Remove BestWeb Shoppers related files and folders from OSX.
• STEP 2. Remove BestWeb Shoppers ads from Safari.
• STEP 3. Remove BestWeb Shoppers adware from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove BestWeb Shoppers ads from Mozilla Firefox.

Video showing how to remove adware and browser hijackers from a Mac computer:

BestWeb Shoppers adware removal:

Remove BestWeb Shoppers-related potentially unwanted applications from your "Applications" folder:

Click the Finder icon. In the Finder window, select “Applications”. In the applications folder, look for “MPlayerX”,“NicePlayer”, or other suspicious applications and drag them to the Trash. After removing the potentially unwanted application(s) that cause online ads, scan your Mac for any remaining unwanted components.

Remove bestweb shoppers adware related files and folders:

Click the Finder icon, from the menu bar, choose Go, and click Go to Folder...

Check for adware-generated files in the /Library/LaunchAgents folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/LaunchAgents

In the “LaunchAgents” folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by adware - “installmac.AppRemoval.plist”, “myppes.download.plist”, “mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist”, “kuklorest.update.plist”, etc. Adware commonly installs several files with the same string.

Check for adware-generated files in the /Library/Application Support folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/Application Support

In the “Application Support” folder, look for any recently-added suspicious folders. For example, “MplayerX” or “NicePlayer”, and move these folders to the Trash.

Check for adware-generated files in the ~/Library/LaunchAgents folder:

In the Go to Folder bar, type: ~/Library/LaunchAgents

In the “LaunchAgents” folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by adware - “installmac.AppRemoval.plist”, “myppes.download.plist”, “mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist”, “kuklorest.update.plist”, etc. Adware commonly installs several files with the same string.

Check for adware-generated files in the /Library/LaunchDaemons folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/LaunchDaemons

In the “LaunchDaemons” folder, look for recently-added suspicious files. For example, “com.aoudad.net-preferences.plist”, “com.myppes.net-preferences.plist”, "com.kuklorest.net-preferences.plist”, “com.avickUpd.plist”, etc., and move them to the Trash.

 Scan your Mac with Combo Cleaner:

If you have followed all the steps in the correct order you Mac should be clean of infections. To be sure your system is not infected run a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus. Download it HERE. After downloading the file double click combocleaner.dmg installer, in the opened window drag and drop Combo Cleaner icon on top of the Applications icon. Now open your launchpad and click on the Combo Cleaner icon. Wait until Combo Cleaner updates it's virus definition database and click "Start Combo Scan" button.

Combo Cleaner will scan your Mac for malware infections. If the antivirus scan displays "no threats found" - this means that you can continue with the removal guide, otherwise it's recommended to remove any found infections before continuing.

After removing files and folders generated by the adware, continue to remove rogue extensions from your Internet browsers.

BestWeb Shoppers adware homepage and default Internet search engine removal from Internet browsers:

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Remove bestweb shoppers adware related Safari extensions:

Open Safari browser. From the menu bar, select "Safari" and click "Preferences...".

In the preferences window, select "Extensions" and look for any recently-installed suspicious extensions. When located, click the "Uninstall" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Safari browser - none are crucial for normal browser operation.

Change your homepage:

In the "Preferences" window, select the "General" tab. To set your homepage, type the preferred website URL (for example: www.google.com) in the Homepage field. You can also click the “Set to Current Page” button if you wish to set your homepage to the website you are currently visiting.

Change your default search engine:

In the "Preferences" window, select the "Search" tab. Here you will find a drop-down menu labelled "Search engine:" Simply select your preferred search engine from the drop-down list.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Safari.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Remove bestweb shoppers adware related Mozilla Firefox add-ons:

Open your Mozilla Firefox browser. At the top right corner of the screen, click the "Open Menu" (three horizontal lines) button. From the opened menu, choose "Add-ons".

Choose the "Extensions" tab and look for any recently-installed suspicious add-ons. When located, click the "Remove" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Mozilla Firefox browser - none are crucial for normal browser operation.

Change your homepage:

To change your homepage, click the "Open Menu" (three horizontal lines) button and choose "Preferences" from the drop-down menu. To set your homepage, type the preferred website URL (for example: www.google.com) in the Homepage Page.

Change default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type "about:config" and click the "I'll be careful, I promise!" button.

In the "Search:" field, type the name of the browser hijacker. Right click on each of the found preferences and click "Reset" from the drop-down menu.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Mozilla Firefox.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Remove bestweb shoppers adware related Google Chrome add-ons:

Open Google Chrome and click the "Chrome menu" (three horizontal lines) button located in the top-right corner of the browser window. From the drop-down menu, choose "More Tools" and select "Extensions".

In the "Extensions" window, look for any recently-installed suspicious add-ons. When located, click the "Trash" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Google Chrome browser - none are crucial for normal browser operation.

Change your homepage:

Click the "Chrome menu" (three horizontal lines) button and choose "Settings". In the "On Startup" section, click the "Set pages" link near to the "Open a specific page or set of pages" option. Remove the URL of the browser hijacker (for example trovi.com) and enter your preferred URL (for example, google.com).

Change default search engine:

Click the "Chrome menu" (three horizontal lines) button and choose "Settings". In the "Search" section, click the "Manage search engines..." button. In the opened window, remove the unwanted Internet search engine by clicking the "X" button next to it. Select your preferred Internet search engine from the list and click the "Make default" button next to it.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Google Chrome.

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