Best Price Ninja is an adware that shows annoying ads for its personal gain
Best Price Ninja is introduced by its developers as a useful tool designed to enhance the user's shopping experience. It claims to find the best deals similar to the ones you are looking at online. While this seems to be a fine and handy extension for your browser, it actually does not contain the functionality it promises.
On the contrary, Best Price Ninja might be more harmful to your computer than you can imagine. For this reason, it is characterized as an adware and potentially unwanted program (PUP) and you should not have it on your computer.
There are several facts you should know about this application. First of all, it is not surprising if you do not recall installing this program on your computer. It is very likely that it has been done without your permission. Probably this reason is good enough for you to want to delete Best Price Ninja.
Second of all, you might notice that the number of ads on your browser has increased. All of the ads by Best Price Ninja are provided by its sponsors and serve the main aim of the application to generate revenue for its developers.
It employs the pay-per-install principle and the developers of Best Price Ninja receive income every time someone clicks on the link.
It is very likely that if you have this extension, you will click on one of the sponsored ads at one time or another because they are displayed in popping-up tabs and windows. While all of the ads by Best Price Ninja, coupons, banners, and price comparison ads might be simply annoying, keep in mind that they can redirect you to bogus websites that might be harmful to your computer.

Last but not least, BestPriceNinja adware collects information about your browsing activities like the websites you visit, IP addresses, the details you enter, your search queries, etc. While the developers deny collecting personally identifiable information, this information can easily contain it.
For this reason, we would highly recommend you to consider the safety of your data and remove BestPriceNinja from your computer as soon as possible as well as to scan it with some reputable anti-spyware like SpyHunterCombo Cleaner or MalwarebytesMalwarebytes.
If you want to avoid adware, try to be more careful while installing free programs
A potentially unwanted program has most likely been installed on your computer with some freeware. Stealth installation of third party software is called 'bundling', a deceptive technique used to distribute all sorts of potentially unwanted programs.
Therefore, you should always check Custom and Advanced options where these applications are usually hidden. Look at each of the installation steps carefully and deselect all of the unknown programs that you do not want to end up on your computer.
Second of all, avoid downloading programs by using third party software like installers and download managers which are notorious for distributing bundled programs. If possible, download software from official websites.
Remove Best Price Ninja virus from the computer if you want to avoid ads
We would highly recommend you to remove Best Price Ninja using some trustworthy and legitimate anti-spyware. Performing a full system scan will ensure that your computer has not been further infected if you have actually clicked on some of the sponsored ads.
It will take only several steps in order for you to get rid of Best Price Ninja. However, keep in mind that it is worth installing new applications very carefully in the future. Use a custom/advanced installation and you should avoid additional potentially unwanted programs.
Uninstall from Windows
Uninstall from Windows 10/8:
- Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
- Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:
- Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
- In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.

Remove the unwanted program:
- In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
- If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.

Delete from macOS
Remove the unwanted application:
- From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
- In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:
- Select Go > Go to Folder.
- Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
- Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.

- Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.
Reset Internet Explorer
Remove dangerous add-ons:
- Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
- Pick Manage Add-ons.
- You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.

Change your homepage if it was altered:
- Open IE and click on the Gear icon.
- Select Internet Options.
- In the General tab, delete the Home page address and replace it by your preferred one (for example, Google.com).
- Click Apply and then select OK.

Delete temporary files:
- Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
- Under Browsing history, click Delete...
- Select relevant fields and press Delete.

Reset Internet Explorer:
- Click on Gear icon > Internet options and select Advanced tab.
- Select Reset.
- In the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset.

Remove from Microsoft Edge
Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:
- Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
- From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
- Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:
- Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:
- Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
- Then find On startup section.
- Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.
Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:
- Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
- Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
- Select Details tab.
- Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge
Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):
- Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
- Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:
- Click on Menu and go to Settings.
- Select Privacy, search and services.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Under Time range, pick All time.
- Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- On the left side, pick Reset settings.
- Select Restore settings to their default values.
- Confirm with Reset.
- This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Remove dangerous extensions:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
- Select Add-ons.
- In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:
- Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
- Choose Settings.
- Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.
Clear cookies and site data:
- Click Menu and pick Settings.
- Go to Privacy & Security section.
- Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
- Click on Clear Data...
- Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox
If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
- Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.

- Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
- Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

Remove from Google Chrome
Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
- In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:
- Click on Menu and pick Settings.
- Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
- Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
- Click Clear data.

Change your homepage:
- Click menu and choose Settings.
- Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
- Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.
Reset Google Chrome:
If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
- Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
- Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Confirm with Reset settings.

Delete from Safari
Remove dangerous extensions:
- Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
- Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.

Clear history and website data:
- Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
- Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.

Reset Safari:
- Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
- Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
- From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.

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