What is Trendingbees.com?
If you worry about your system’s safety, Trendingbees.com is not the right search engine for you. It might look like a harmless site but in truth, it was categorized as a browser hijacker. Apparently, the application could modify browser preferences by replacing start page with the search engine. If you did not want such changes, you should get rid of the program. To erase Trendingbees.com, you should either look at the instructions below or download an antimalware tool and let it deal with the threat. We believe that the rest of the article will prove useful to you as well. Further in the text, we will explain to users how the browser hijacker could be spread and how it might affect their browsers.
How does Trendingbees.com work?
The application should hijack only Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. The first sign that the browser was affected by this browser hijacker is a modified homepage. Once the program settles in, your default browser should load Trendingbees.com instead of your preferred start page. The site looks like a regular search engine as it provides the search bar, links to the software’s Privacy Policy, End User License Agreement, Feedback, and About pages.
Nevertheless, it is hard to miss that the search engine uses Google to gather the results that match your keywords. At the time our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com tested the browser hijacker it did not show modified results. However, there are no guarantees that the application will not show you modified results in the future. According to its End User License Agreement, the software “is entitled to modify or terminate the services provided under the Website (or any other parts thereof).” Also, any changes could happen without even notifying you. Therefore, there is a chance that the software’s creators might yet decide to inject search results with third-party advertising.
Where does Trendingbees.com come from?
The browser hijacker could be traveling with bundled installers that users might download from torrent or other unreliable file-sharing websites. If you decide to install freeware on your system, you should be extra careful during the installation process. The installer might be bundled with suspicious software, such as potentially unwanted programs, adware or browser hijackers like Trendingbees.com. Thus, to protect the system, it is important to reject suggested applications that do not appear to be trustworthy. If you have any doubts, check who published particular program or read some user reviews.
How to remove Trendingbees.com?
If you decided not to take any chances with the browser hijacker, we could help you get rid of Trendingbees.com. After testing the application, our researchers determined that it might be removed by just resetting the affected browser. There is no need to worry if you never did it before because the step by step instructions below the text will tell you how to reset both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Also, there is another way to deal with the browser hijacker. Users could erase it with a legitimate antimalware tool that would help eliminate the threat automatically.
Delete Trendingbees.com from browsers
Mozilla Firefox
- Press the Help icon on the top-left corner.
- Select Troubleshooting information and click Refresh Firefox.
- Press Refresh Firefox once more and select Finish.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and select Settings.
- Slide down and click Show advanced settings.
- Scroll down once more, press Reset Settings, and click Reset.
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