What is Clever Seek Search

Clever Seek Search is a malicious extension, which is distributed by Bdata-service.com Ltd. The extension can be classified as a browser hijacker. The main feature of Clever Seek is to replace all search services and a homepage of Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge by alternative pages, that has own algorithm and behavior. These algorithms usually mix real search results with sponsored links, that’s why search results become not relevant. You just can find what you want, using an infected browser. Also, hijackers can log users personal data and send it to affiliates, so we recommend to remove Clever Seek Search from Chrome, Mozilla or Edge.

How Clever Seek Search gets on your PC?

There are many sources of browser hijackers, and particularly for Clever Seek Search. For example, if you visit http://clever-seek.com/ you will be offered to add this extension to Google Chrome. Also, Clever Seek Search is distributed by other sites, freeware software, bundles, etc. We recommend to think twice before pressing “allow”, “next” or “accept” buttons in every new window of installation processes and carefully choose every app for download. If you already have Clever Seek on your machine, it’s better to remove it completely.

How to remove Clever Seek Search from your computer?

The easiest and most modern way of removing pop-ups, trojans, ransomware or other viruses is to use automatic removal tools. See our Anti-malware tools below for further instructions.

Recommended Anti-malware tools:

Also, you can try to remove Clever Seek Search manually. For uninstalling Clever Seek Search remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and registry keys.

Step 1: Remove Clever Seek Search from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Clever Seek Search.
5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Click Start.
2. Then Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Clever Seek Search and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

1. Open the Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Clever Seek Search, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
3. On the right side, locate Clever Seek Search and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove Clever Seek Search from your browser.

Step 2: Remove Clever Seek Search from browsers

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find Clever Seek Search.
6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Choose Clever Seek Search.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Press Settings and more button
2. Choose and Click on Extensions
3. Find Clever Seek Search extension and click settings
4. Press Uninstall button
5. Start Edge again

Learn more about removing extensions from Edge.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open IE.
2. Push Alt + T.
3. Click Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable Clever Seek Search.
6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
7. Click Remove button.
8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Step 3: Remove Clever Seek Search from Android:

Alternative solution for Android phone/tablet:

Google Chrome:

1. open the Chrome app.
2. To the right of the address bar, tap More.
3. Choose and open Settings
4. Tap Site settings and then find Clever Seek Search Pop-ups.
5. Turn of Clever Seek Search Pop-ups from Allowed to Block.

Written by Tim Kas