Best Wallpapers Browser Hijacker Removal Guide

The Best Wallpapers search hijacker is an illustration of a common unwanted program; such applications are spread enormously these days. On this page you will see the precise guidelines of “Best Wallpapers” hijacker removal in different tactics: making use of anti-malware software and manual removal technique.

It is better to prevent, than repair and repent!

Removing Best Wallpapers manually may take hours and may damage your PC in the process. I recommend you to download GridinSoft Anti-Malware for threats removal. Allows to complete scan and cure your PC during the trial period.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Gridinsoft Anti-Malware 6-day trial available.
EULA | Privacy Policy | 10% Off Coupon

Subscribe to our Telegram channel to be the first to know about news and our exclusive materials on information security.

Best Wallpapers – What is it?

“Best Wallpapers” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is promoted as a plugin for your web browser. It is usually promoted as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that helps to browse some special details, for instance, about sporting activity events, make your web browser much more safe, enable downloading of any type of video clip, et cetera. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).

Nonetheless, the “Best Wallpapers” plugin is rather ineffective due to the fact that all such functions are already built-in to your web browser and/or system. Such advertising and marketing mottos are targeted at low-skilled computer users, such as pensioners or schoolchildren. However frequently even expert users are getting caught on such a lure. In certain scenarios, this hijacker is distributed together with free tools.

Best Wallpapers Search Hijacker

Here is a short summary for the Best Wallpapers hijacker

How harmful is Best Wallpapers hijacker?

Besides its uselessness, Best Wallpapers hijacker is additionally fairly harmful for browser use. It transforms your search engine to its specific – Search.wallpaperhomepage.com, and likewise modifies your background, adding its watermark on your wallpaper (or, sometimes, changing it to default with the mentioned sign).

Besides aesthetic adjustments done by Best Wallpapers hijacker, you can notice that a couple of your search questions are redirecting to the uncertain web pages, full of links and ads – so-called doorway websites. Such websites can contain web links for malware downloads. The possibility of redirecting boosts if you try to open Google search page by force.

But all these actions are a lot more frustrating than truly harmful. The greatest danger, especially for individuals who have a lot of confidential information in their web browsers, is installed in data gathering functions. Cookie files, conversations, often-visited websites, as well as various other activities are easily collected by Best Wallpapers hijacker.

How to remove Best Wallpapers search hijacker?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.

Browser hijackers are typically fairly very easy to delete. In many cases, they have a separate app that can be located in the list of installed programs. As a result of the certain marketing manner of Best Wallpapers hijacker, it can be easily tracked and erased manually. Nonetheless, if you got Best Wallpapers in the bundle with a free program, your personal computer can be contaminated with much more severe malware – trojans, spyware or perhaps ransomware. That’s why I’d advise you utilize anti-malware tools to remove the Best Wallpapers PUA and all other malware.

You can utilize Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of detecting and clearing away different malware, including mentioned hijacker. However, major malware, that can exist on your PC in the discussed situation, can disable the Windows antimalware program by editing the Group Policies. To prevent such scenarios, it is far better to make use of GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and eliminate all unwanted applications on your desktop with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to use Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malware, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.

You can see the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.

To choose the action for each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected virus. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.

Reset browser settings to original ones

To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by any malicious program, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.

After choosing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to the original.

Deleteing Best Wallpapers hijacker manually

Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular browsers.

To reset Edge, do the following steps :

1. Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option :



2. After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original :

For Mozilla Firefox, do the next actions :

1. Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “troubleshooting information” :



2. In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option :


After choosing this option, you will see the next message :

If you use Google Chrome

1. Open Settings tab, find the “Advanced” button. In the extended tab choose the “Reset and clean up” button :



2. In the appeared list, click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” :



3. Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default :
   

Opera can be reset in the next way

1. Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click “Advanced” option, and choose “Browser” button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there “Restore settings to their original defaults” option :



2. After clicking the “Restore settings…” button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown :

As an afterword, I want to say that time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker must be stopped as soon as possible, because of the possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.

1. More information about PUAs
2. Detailed review of Microsoft Defender