Getlive.news Browser Hijacker - How to remove

Getlive.news is a website considered to be potentially unsafe because of its ability to hijack the home page and the default search engine parameters. People may browse the web and suddenly notice the install.getlive.news pop-up in Google Chrome instructing them to install GetLiveNews extension. Other browsers may be also targeted by install.getlive.news. Once the extension is installed, it gains control of the majority of your important browser settings, such as the start page, your primary search provider and the new browser tab. It is impossible to manually change these settings, the extension does not let you do that unless it is fully deleted.

The majority of security-related blogs right now speak of the getlive.news website as malicious. The problem is not only in the amendments it introduces into your browser. The hijacker is spread through tricky methods and leaks used for distribution of PUPs (potentially unwanted programs), adware, fake system optimization utilities and so on. Based on these facts, it is absolutely correct not to treat getlive.news as a good service, so the only logical solution is to remove it immediately.

Is GetLiveNews a valuable service

The GetLiveNews extension is advertised as the tool that lets you obtain the latest news straight to your screen. Maybe this feature is helpful for some groups of people who want to be regularly informed about new events in politics, economy or sport. The install.getlive.news pop-up is similar to install.stream-all.com, install.score-stars.com, and install.notify-service.com. There is a greater number of absolutely the same group of pop-ups attacking many browsers today. They all promise that by installing the related browser extension you will get some exceptionally good service, but the problem is that in addition, they perform many unwanted browser modifications.

Once installed, the GetLiveNews extension begins its unauthorized activities. It replaces your predefined home page, so every time you start Google Chrome you see GetLiveNews page instead. Another surprise is when you start looking for some information online. Your search queries will no longer be processed by Google Search, but rather by Yahoo. We are not in a position to judge how effective Yahoo is. Probably it is a good choice for some people, but the GetLiveNews extension wants you to use Yahoo Search and nothing else. You may attempt to change the settings back to Google Default Search, however, the extension will not let you do that. Next time you start your browser, the same redirection through Yahoo Search will be in place.

Below please find some other unauthorized activities the GetLiveNews extension performs while active:

• displaying news in the form of push notifications in an intrusive manner;
• showing advertisement banners and sponsored links not related to the websites you visit;
• tracking your browsing preferences and habits;
• collecting your personal information, transmitting it to third parties illegally;
• redirecting you to random websites of a bad reputation.

It is absolutely clear that the GetLiveNews extension causes a lot of troubles instead of providing any useful services as initially described. There are many other negative amendments you could expect as long as the extension is enabled. You will simply not be able to properly obtain the required information online. Instead of the relevant data, you will permanently face intrusive ads, pop-ups, banners, and other promoted content. The extension will be permanently spying over your activities, gather your private data and convey it into the hands of cyber criminals who may easily manipulate it illegally.

How to uninstall GetLiveNews

Google Chrome is the browser primarily targeted by the GetLiveNews unwanted extension. To delete it manually, access the browser settings in the form of three horizontal dots, scroll down to “More Tools” and select “Extensions”. Locate the GetLiveNews extension or similar one, disable and delete it right away. Once this is done, your browser should get back to normal settings, unless there is nothing else controlling it.

Manual removal of the GetLiveNews extension is not a complex challenge, however, it does not guarantee that other malicious programs will be removed as well. This is why it is very important that you refer to the assistance of either Spyhunter that will help to identify other leaks in your system security that may expose your computer to other infections. This automatic system cleanup not only removes the hidden threats but additionally protects your system from further malware injection attempts.

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How to remove Getlive.news Browser Hijacker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Getlive.news Browser Hijacker install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Getlive.news Browser Hijacker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Getlive.news Browser Hijacker easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Getlive.news Browser Hijacker from macOS

Delete Getlive.news Browser Hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Getlive.news Browser Hijacker app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Getlive.news Browser Hijacker from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Getlive.news Browser Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Getlive.news Browser Hijacker from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Getlive.news Browser Hijacker related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Getlive.news Browser Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Getlive.news Browser Hijacker from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Getlive.news Browser Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Getlive.news Browser Hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Getlive.news Browser Hijacker and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Getlive.news Browser Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.