What Is Mysearchresults.com?
Mysearchresults.com is classified as an unwanted application. It can attach itself to the kernel part of the system that is why many victims have removed it a few times under control panel or task manager but it just keep coming back again and again or it just refuse to show up there.
As we all know, Mysearchresults.com can get into your computer via installing some free software, downloading free games, opening spam email attachments, visiting an infected websites. But it also can spread itself via sharing music, files, or photo with other users.
Once infected, it can change your default homepage and search engine to its domain. Besides, you will get bunches of advertisements pop up before you get your search results. It pretends to be a genuine search engine but it just give you ads-related search results. What’s more, Mysearchresults.com is capable of collecting your online trace to violate your privacy and may steal your confidential information, not to mention your computer performance will be degraded due to the system resource has been taken up.
To completely eliminate this computer threats, you need to get rid of it ASAP before it cause further harms on your computer. Since no antivirus can remove it completely. Tee Support labs suggest you manually delete it with expert skills. Here below is the step-by-step guide for manual removal.
Step-by-step Instructions for manually Remove Mysearchresults.com
Step 1- Remove add-ons:
Internet Explorer
1) Go to 'Tools' → 'Manage Add-ons';
2) Choose 'Search Providers' → choose 'Bing' search engine or 'Google' search engine and make it default;
3) Select 'Search Results' and click 'Remove' to remove it;
4) Go to 'Tools' → 'Internet Options', select 'General tab' and click 'Use default' button or enter your own website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.
Google Chrome
1) Click on 'Customize and control' Google Chrome icon, select 'Settings';
2) Choose 'Basic Options'.
3) Change Google Chrome's homepage to google.com or any other and click the 'Manage search engines...' button;
4) Select 'Google' from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select 'Search Results' from the list remove it by clicking the "X" mark.
Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier's icon and select 'Manage Search Engines....';
2) Choose 'Search Results' from the list and click 'Remove' and OK to save changes;
3) Go to 'Tools' → 'Options'. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under the 'General tab';
Step 2- Open Windows Task Manager and close all running processes.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)
Step 3- Remove these associated Files on your hard drive such as:
%AllUsersProfile%{random}
%AllUsersProfile%{random}*.lnk
Step 4- Open the Registry Editor and delete the following entries:
(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box and click on OK)
HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settingsrandom
HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorerDisallowRun
HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunrandom
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon "Shell" = "[random].exe"
Step 5-Restart your computer normally to check whether there is still redirection while browsing.
If the manual guide is kinda difficult for you, please feel free to download automatic removal tool SpyHunter to drive the self-invited guest away.
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