Search.hlivetvnow.co Removal Guide

Do you know what Search.hlivetvnow.co is?

Search.hlivetvnow.co is not a beneficial and reliable search tool. It is a browser hijacker that was created to promote third-party services. Although it promotes easy-access links to netflix.com, espn.com, and hulu.com, it also presents access to news.mynewswire.co and search.searchotva.com/Widgets/TV, which are extremely suspicious. Most important, it uses the search provider to showcase sponsored links to third-party websites as well. It is likely that you let this hijacker in without fully understand it or how it works, or, maybe, you have been forced to let it in when installing an extension called “Live TV Now.” This extension is promoted as a tool that can help you watch TV online in an easier manner, but, in fact, it was created to promote the hijacker. Without a doubt, we advise removing Search.hlivetvnow.co and “Live TV Now,” and, luckily, that is not hard to do. If you are not sure that this is the step you should be making, read this report to learn more.

Polarity Technologies Ltd. is the creator of Search.hlivetvnow.co and the “Live TV Now” extension. It is not exactly clear whether one party stands behind this name or if multiple parties are using it to conceal themselves, which could be true, considering that there are hundreds of hijackers and extensions just like the ones discussed in this report. Some of them include Search.searchtzc.com, Search.searchlcll.com, and Search.hdailysocialweb.com. In most cases, official download pages and Chrome webstore installers are created to promote these strange hijackers. “Live TV Now” can be acquired from http://livetvnow.co/; however, this installer does not support Internet Explorer yet. If you are operating via Mozilla Firefox, the installer pushes to change your homepage and default search provider, and if you choose to install the add-on onto Google Chrome, you are routed to the https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/live-tv-now-v10/dhjikhaicnkdjkfojmiemljjkkbkmlbf installer. At the time of research, over 6,500 Chrome users had downloaded this extension. Every single one of them should delete it.Search.hlivetvnow.co Removal GuideSearch.hlivetvnow.co screenshot
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It is recommended that you delete Search.hlivetvnow.co not because it shows links to well-known sites but because its main feature – which is the search tool – is unreliable. It illegally redirects to Yahoo Search – and this action is illegal because you are not notified about it – and then, what is even worse, it silently modifies the results to showcase more sponsored links. These could be unreliable, misleading, and malicious. Another thing that you need to be aware of is that Search.hlivetvnow.co uses tracking cookies to collect information. For example, the hijacker can record URLs and search queries, and, according to a statement in the Privacy Policy, this data could include “personally identifiable information.” If that was not enough, this information could be shared with undisclosed third parties.

The removal of the undesirable software depends on how it is represented. Since Search.hlivetvnow.co is represented on different browsers in different ways, we cannot provide you with one guide. Instead, we have created three separate guides for the users of all different browsers that the hijacker is compatible with. Follow the instructions below, and you will have Search.hlivetvnow.co deleted in no time. This is not an ideal option for those who find other threats or unwanted programs on their operating systems. In this case, trusted anti-malware software can be most helpful, and we suggest installing it right away.

Remove Search.hlivetvnow.co

Internet Explorer

  1. Move to the Control Panel menu.
  2. Go to Uninstall a program/Add or Remove Programs.
  3. Uninstall/Remove the application named Live TV Now.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Launch Firefox, tap Alt+T, and choose Add-ons.
  2. In the menu on the left click Extensions.
  3. Remove the undesirable add-on, Live TV Now.

Google Chrome

  1. Launch Chrome, tap Alt+F, and select More tools.
  2. Click Extensions and then identify the unwanted add-on.
  3. Click the trash bin next to Live TV Now and select Remove.

In non-techie terms:

Not all search engines are equal, and while there are some great, reliable ones, Search.hlivetvnow.co does not belong to that group. It is classified as a browser hijacker, and it was discovered that it can spy on users to record data that could include personal information. Furthermore, it showcases sponsored links via the search results, and these are shown after redirecting to search.yahoo.com without permission. Needless to say, it is strongly recommended that you delete Search.hlivetvnow.co from your operating system, and you should be able to do that by removing “Live TV Now,” which is an extension and an application. You can erase it using the guides available above. You can also utilize anti-malware software to eliminate this threat, and this is the best thing you can do for your virtual security because this software, at the same time, deletes malware and protects.