Giphy-search.best is a browser hijacker. Giphy-search.best browser hijacker modifies the default new tab and search engine of your browser.

Giphy-search.best is regularly offered on the internet as a convenient homepage. However, in reality, this is a browser hijacker that collects all kinds of data from your browser.

The data collected by Giphy-search.best is used for advertising purposes. The data is sold to advertising networks. Because Giphy-search.best collects data from your browser, Giphy-search.best is also classified as (PUP) Potentially Unwanted Program.

Giphy Search browser extension will install itself in the Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge browser. No browser developer yet notices this browser hijacker as unwanted.

If your home page has changed to Giphy-search.best and the Giphy Search browser extension has been installed, remove the Giphy Search extension as soon as possible using this Giphy Search removal instruction.

Remove Giphy Search

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google chrome logoUninstall Giphy Search extension from Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Type chrome://extensions/ in the Google Chrome address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
  3. Find the “Giphy Search” browser extension and click Remove.

Giphy Search extension Google Chrome

mozilla firefox logoUninstall Giphy Search extension from Firefox

  1. Open Firefox
  2. Type about:addons in the Firefox address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
  3. Find the “Giphy Search” browser extension and click the three dots on the right of the Giphy Search extension.
    Select Remove from the menu to remove Giphy Search from the Firefox browser.

internet explorer logoUninstall Giphy Search add-on from Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer
  2. Click the menu (wrench icon) in the top right.
  3. Open Manage Addons from the menu.
  4. Remove Giphy Search from Extensions and Toolbars.
  5. On the left open Search Providers settings.
  6. Find Giphy Search Search and Remove Giphy Search Search.

Do you still have Giphy Search in Internet Explorer?

  1. Open Windows Control Panel.
  2. Go to Uninstall a program.
  3. Click “installed on” column to sort the recently installed applications by date.
  4. Select Giphy Search and click Uninstall.
  5. Follow Giphy Search uninstall instructions.

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Giphy-search.best adware leaves traces such as malicious files, registry keys, scheduled tasks on your device, make sure to completely remove Giphy-search.best with Malwarebytes.

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Remove Giphy-search.best

  • Wait for the Malwarebytes scan to finish.
  • Once completed, review the Giphy-search.best detections.
  • Click Quarantine to continue.

adware removal

  • Reboot Windows after all the detections are moved to quarantine.

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You have now successfully removed Giphy-search.best from your device and web browser.

Last Update: March 20, 2023