Threat Database Adware Best Results Ads

Best Results Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 13,208
Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 18
First Seen: August 12, 2015
Last Seen: August 30, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Best Results browser add-on is advertised as a search helper for your Internet browser, but you might not get the results that you need because it is adware. The Best Results adware can be seen incorporated with free program installers when you explore the 'Advanced' or 'Typical' option. Security investigators point out that the Best Results adware will place sponsored search results with links to potentially harmful domains. The Best Results adware might conduct behavioral marketing by rereading your Internet history, software configuration and using session cookies and Web data. You should keep in mind that the Best Results adware functions like Digital More and Filter Results and may redirect you to phishing pages where you could be suggested to input your online banking credentials. Moreover, the Best Results adware may show pop-up windows inviting you to install rogue software like Windows Antivirus Patch and WinActive Antivirus. Rogue security tools may expose users to cyber threats that could render their PC unusable and lose data. Computer users affected by the Best Results aware report seeing an abundance of coupons on every page they visit and promotional banners by Best Results on Amazon and eBay. The Best Results adware may place its files in the hidden ProgramData directory to evade detection and may not appear on your extension manage due to the implementation of an adware-powered DLL file. The Best Results adware may have entered a registry key in Windows to launch as a background service when you log on Windows. As stated above, the ads by Best Results are not safe, and you are not advised to click on a content by the Best Results adware. The Best Results adware is not considered as a severe threat but may lead users to install harmful software nevertheless. You could install a trustworthy anti-malware application to purge the Best Results adware from your machine.

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