Thursday, October 8, 2015

How to Remove PUP ResultsHub from Your Computer?

Is your computer bombarded by ResultsHub pop-up ads? Is your browser home page hijacked by ResultsHub as well? There must be something bad in your computer. You should find it out and remove it immediately.

What Problems Are Caused by ResultsHub?


ResultsHub is both a potentially unwanted program and adware that triggers a bunch of problems to your computer. Before learning this PUP, you can see what other users’ experience about it,

“... I noticed my home page in IE and chrome was reset to yahoo. I ran malware bytes anti malware and found several PUP's including several instances of Yahoo which cleared with removal by malware bytes. Unfortunately ResultsHub keeps popping up after serial removal. Restoring chrome's settings and setting the home page back to Google work only for an instant, then a new tab reverts to yahoo.”

It seems ResultsHub is a big trouble to your computer. It can not only display tricky and pesky pop-up ads to internet your browsing, but also trigger yahoo hijackers to mess up your entire computer. With ResultsHub and other unwanted programs (potential malware) in your computer, you will always find interruption and disturbance when you use your computer. The only way to make your computer back to normal is remove all the PUPs and other threats from your computer. Below is the guide that may help you.

How to Remove Annoying ResultsHub and Potential Malware?


Please note that ResultsHub usually comes bundled with other software. You should remove all the associated programs that may cause unstoppable pop-ups and browser hijackers. If you have any difficulty in getting rid of them, you are recommended to choose SpyHunter Anti-Malware/Spyware.



Method 1: Watch Relevant Removal Video for Help




(If you cannot get rid of ResultsHub by the removal video, you can download useful anti-malware software to remove it.)

Method 2: Manually Erase ResultsHub from IE/FF/Chrome


Step 1: End suspicious process in Windows Task Manager.

Right click the blank Windows Taskbar and select Start Task Manager to open. If your IE is infected and stuck in ResultsHub , you should end the main iexplorer.exe. FF and Chrome are respectively corresponding to firefox.exe and chrome.exe.





Step 2: Remove ResultsHub  from control panel.


Windows 8 & Windows 8.1

  1. Slide the mouse cursor to the bottom right corner of your screen.
  2. Click Settings on the Charm bar and go to Control Panel.
  3. Select Uninstall a program and remove unwanted program.
Windows Vista & Windows 7

  1. Open the Start menu and click Control Panel.
  2. Go to Uninstall a program and remove wanted program.
Windows XP

  1. Open the Start menu and navigate to Control Panel.
  2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall unwanted program.

Step 3: Remove browser hijacker from your browser and restore changes.

Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer, then click on the gear icon (Tools for Windows XP users) at the top (far right), then select Manage add-ons.



2. From the Toolbars and Extensions tab, select suspicious toolbar and right click on the item and the click Disable.



3. On Search Providers, remove unwanted search provider from the list and enable the one you want.



4. Click the General tab and move to the Home Page. Overwrite/remove the Home Page URL and click OK.



5. Open Internet Explorer, then click on the gear icon (Tools for Windows XP users) at the top (far right), then select Internet Option > advanced > reset



Mozilla Firefox

1. Click on the button at the top right corner to open Menu > Add-ons > Extensions



2. Find suspicious related add-ons and delete them.




3. Simultaneously tap Alt+T keys and select Options. Click the General tab and move to the Home Page. Overwrite/remove the Home Page URL and click OK.



4. Open Firefox, press Alt + H, and select Troubleshooting Information > reset



Google Chrome.

1. Click on the Customize icon(wrench or 3 bar icon) next to the address bar and navigate to Tools > Extensions.



2. Find suspicious related add-ons and delete them



3. Move to Search and click Manage search engines…Click X on the URL of the search tool you want to remove. Click Done.



4. Select settings > advanced settings > reset


Step 4: Erase ResultsHub  from local disk.

Show hidden folder: start menu >> type 'folder options' and hit enter >> 'View' >> show hidden folder


Delete suspicious files from the folders below.

%AppData%\<random>.exe
%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

Step 5: Delete corrupted registry entries.

Press Win & R on your keyboard. Type 'regedit' and hit enter.


Click Edit > Find...


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet\EnableActiveProbing: 1 to 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = " HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Page_URL" = "http://www..com/?type=hp&ts=&from=tugs&uid=" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www..com/?type=hp&ts=&from=tugs&uid=" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "DefaultScope" = "{33BB0A4E-99AF-4226-BDF6-49120163DE86}"


Step 6: Delete startup items from your system.

Press Win & R on your Keyboard to open Run. And input "msconfig" and click OK.


Navigate to Startup and delete suspicious items.

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Method 3: Automatically Get Rid of ResultsHub with SpyHunter


If you want to quickly and easily get rid of this adware and restore all your changes, you can click the icon below to get SpyHunter – An adaptive spyware detection and removal tool that delivers ongoing protection against the latest malware, trojans, rootkits and malicious software.

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(SpyHunter offers free scanner for malware detection and there will be no other bundles or conflicts with your software. Please feel relieved about usage.)






After finishing all these steps, you may have already get rid of this nasty adware/PUP. Good luck to you.

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