How to remove Bestperforming.site redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The adware usually affects only the Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer by changing the browser’s settings or installing a malicious add-ons. Moreover, possible situations, when any other web browsers will be affected too. The ‘ad supported’ software will perform a scan of the computer for web browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the web browser shortcuts, it will add the argument like ‘http://site.address’ into Target property. So, each time you run the web browser, you will see an unwanted Bestperforming.site page.

Instructions that is shown below, will allow you to clean your personal computer from the adware as well as delete Bestperforming.site intrusive pop up advertisements from the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge and Internet Explorer and other web browsers.

Bestperforming.site advertisements removal guidance

As with removing ad supported software, malware or PUPs, there are few steps you may do. We suggest trying them all. If you do only one part of the tutorial, then it should be run malicious software removal utility, because it should remove adware and block any further infection. But to completely remove Bestperforming.site pop-ups you will have to at least reset your web-browser settings like startpage, new tab page and default search provider to default state, disinfect machine’s browsers shortcuts, uninstall all unwanted and suspicious programs, and get rid of adware with malware removal tools. Read it once, after doing so, please print this page as you may need to exit your internet browser or restart your PC system.

How to delete Bestperforming.site popups without any software

Most common ad-supported software may be uninstalled without any antivirus software. The manual ad supported software removal is blog post step-by-step guidance that will teach you how to remove the Bestperforming.site ads.

Uninstall adware and other potentially unwanted programs through the MS Windows Control Panel

The process of ad supported software removal is generally the same across all versions of MS Windows OS from 10 to XP. To start with, it’s necessary to check the list of installed applications on your computer and remove all unused, unknown and suspicious software.

1. If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then click Windows button, next click Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
2. If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then press “Start” button and click “Control Panel”.
3. It will display the Windows Control Panel.
4. Further, click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. It will show a list of all applications installed on the computer.
6. Scroll through the all list, and remove suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed applications, we recommend sort programs by date.

See more details in the video guide below.

Fix infected browsers shortcuts to remove Bestperforming.site redirect

Unfortunately, the ad supported software can also hijack Windows shortcuts (mostly, your browsers shortcuts), so that the Bestperforming.site ad web-site will be shown when you run the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and IE or another browser.

Right click to a desktop shortcut for your internet browser. Choose the “Properties” option. It will open the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The adware can change it. If you are seeing something similar “…exe http://site.address” then you need to remove “http…” and leave only, depending on the internet browser you are using:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

Look at the example as shown below.

Once is done, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Please repeat this step for internet browser shortcuts which redirects to an undesired web sites. When you have completed, go to next step.

Remove Bestperforming.site popup ads from FF

If the FF settings such as homepage, new tab and default search provider have been replaced by the ad-supported software, then resetting it to the default state can help.

Click the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and press the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu like below.

A small menu will appear, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, press “Refresh Firefox” button like below.

Follow the onscreen procedure to revert back your Mozilla Firefox internet browser settings to its original state.

Get rid of Bestperforming.site redirect from Microsoft Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer reset is great if your browser is hijacked or you have unwanted addo-ons or toolbars on your web browser, which installed by an malware.

First, open the IE. Next, press the button in the form of gear (). It will show the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as shown below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The IE will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window like below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Remove Bestperforming.site popup ads from Google Chrome

Use the Reset browser utility of the Google Chrome to reset all its settings such as start page, newtab page and default search engine to original defaults. This is a very useful utility to use, in the case of web-browser redirects to undesired ad web-sites such as Bestperforming.site.

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, click to “Settings” option.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as on the image below and press the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, press the “Reset” button.

Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the adware can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you open your computer, it will show Bestperforming.site undesired page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and get rid of all harmful tasks which have been created by malicious program.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard at the same time. This displays a dialog box that titled as Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, press “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown in the figure below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Please choose the first task, its properties will be open just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your machine. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then remove this malicious task. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the ‘ad-supported’ programs, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to remove, then click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as on the image below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks which have been created by unwanted programs. Once is done, close the Task Scheduler window.

Use free malware removal utilities to completely get rid of Bestperforming.site pop ups

Use malicious software removal tools to remove Bestperforming.site popup ads automatically. The free software utilities specially designed for browser hijackers, adware and other potentially unwanted applications removal. These utilities may delete most of adware from Chrome, FF, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Moreover, it can remove all components of adware from Windows registry and system drives.

Delete Bestperforming.site pop up ads with Zemana Anti-malware

We recommend using the Zemana Anti-malware which are completely clean your system of the adware. The tool is an advanced malware removal application created by (c) Zemana lab. It is able to help you get rid of PUPs, hijackers, malicious software, toolbars, ransomware and ‘ad supported’ software that designed to redirect your web-browser to various ad pages such as Bestperforming.site.

Download Zemana Anti Malware by clicking on the link below.

Once the download is complete, start it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the Zemana Anti-Malware will try to update itself and when this process is complete, click the “Scan” button for checking your system for the adware which made to redirect your internet browser to various ad web sites such as Bestperforming.site.

During the scan it will detect all threats present on your system. Review the results once the utility has finished the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply click “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti Malware will get rid of adware that causes web-browsers to show intrusive Bestperforming.site pop-ups and move items to the program’s quarantine.

Use Malwarebytes to get rid of Bestperforming.site advertisements

Remove Bestperforming.site pop ups manually is difficult and often the adware is not completely removed. Therefore, we advise you to run the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your computer. Moreover, the free program will help you to remove malicious software, PUPs, toolbars and browser hijacker infections that your system can be infected too.

Download Malwarebytes Free on your system from the link below. Save it on your desktop.

When the download is done, close all windows on your PC system. Further, start the file called mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown on the screen below, press the “Yes” button.

It will show the “Setup wizard” which will allow you install Malwarebytes on the PC. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is finished successfully, press Finish button. Then Malwarebytes will automatically start and you can see its main window as shown on the screen below.

Next, click the “Scan Now” button to begin scanning your computer for the adware that redirects your web-browser to unwanted Bestperforming.site page. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your computer and the speed of your personal computer. While the utility is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified either as being malicious software.

After finished, you can check all threats found on your PC system. In order to remove all items, simply click “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes will remove ad supported software which causes undesired Bestperforming.site pop-ups and move threats to the program’s quarantine. When the procedure is done, you can be prompted to restart your machine. We recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the Malwarebytes to remove browser hijacker infections, adware and other malicious software.

Scan and free your computer of adware with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a free removal utility that can check your system for a wide range of security threats like malware, adwares, PUPs as well as adware which causes annoying Bestperforming.site ads. It will perform a deep scan of your personal computer including hard drives and Microsoft Windows registry. After a malware is found, it will help you to delete all detected threats from your machine with a simple click.

Download AdwCleaner tool by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

When downloading is done, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will start the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen as shown on the image below. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to open the application, click Yes button to continue.

Next, press “Scan” . This will begin scanning the whole PC to find out ‘ad supported’ software that redirects your internet browser to unwanted Bestperforming.site web site. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient. When a threat is detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is complete.

Once that process is finished is complete, you’ll be opened the list of all detected items on your personal computer like below.

In order to delete all items, simply click “Clean” button. It will open a dialog box. Click “OK” button. The AdwCleaner will delete adware which cause undesired Bestperforming.site popup ads to appear and move threats to the program’s quarantine. After the clean-up is finished, the tool may ask you to restart your computer. After restart, the AdwCleaner will open the log file.

All the above steps are shown in detail in the following video instructions.

Block Bestperforming.site pop-up ads and other annoying web-pages

If you browse the Web, you can’t avoid malvertising. But you can protect your internet browser against it. Download and run an ad-blocking application. AdGuard is an ad blocker which can filter out lots of of the malvertising, blocking dynamic scripts from loading malicious content.

1. Download AdGuard application from the following link.
   

   Adguard download
   26627 downloads
   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 15, 2018
   
2. After downloading is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. After the install is finished, press “Skip” to close the setup program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will allow you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you start your PC, AdGuard will start automatically and stop advertisements, web sites such Bestperforming.site, as well as other malicious or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon named AdGuard, which can be found on your desktop.

How to prevent Bestperforming.site popup ads from getting inside your machine

In many cases the ad supported software is bundled with various free software, as a bonus. Therefore it is very important at the stage of installing software downloaded from the World Wide Web carefully review the Terms of use and the License agreement, as well as to always choose the Advanced, Custom or Manual setup mode. In this mode, you can turn off all unwanted add-ons, including this adware, which will be installed along with the desired program. Of course, if you uninstall the free software from your personal computer, your favorite browser’s settings will not be restored. So, to revert back the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge and Internet Explorer’s home page, new tab and default search provider you need to follow the step by step guidance above.

Finish words

Now your computer should be clean of the ‘ad supported’ software that causes browsers to display unwanted Bestperforming.site pop-ups. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted advertisements and annoying harmful pages) and Zemana Anti-malware (to periodically scan your system for new malicious software, browser hijackers and adware). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new browser hijacker infections, malware and adware are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to delete Bestperforming.site pop ups from your internet browser, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.