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Mysearchresults.com Removal Guide

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Do you know what mysearchresults.com is?

Mysearchresults.com is a website that is set as your default home page once you get Default Tab - Search Results, LLC browser plugin installed. Users often complain that this browser extension pops up out of nowhere and their home pages settings are modified without their consent, but the truth is that mysearchresults.com is not a browser hijacker neither it is a dangerous computer virus. Such browser plugins are commonly installed together with free software applications that users download from third party websites. Due to negligence during the installation process users often do not notice that they install more than one application.

Although it has been mentioned already that mysearchresults.com is not a computer virus, it does function as adware to some extent. When your home page is changed to mysearchresults.com, you will see a customized search bar and commercials adds displayed right below it. While you browse the internet, mysearchresults.com makes record of your browsing history in order to display ads that cater to your likes and preferences. As far a malicious intentions are concerned, this browser plugin is rather harmless, unless of course it is exploited by a third party to display corrupted ads.

Because of that mysearchresults.com can be considered to be a potentially unwanted application that might put your system at risk. It is also rather pervasive in a way that it is not very easy to remove the browser plugin that sets your home page for mysearchresults.com. You can find the manual removal instructions below this description. However, if you see that manual removal is not enough and some of the mysearchresults.com features remain in your system, it is highly recommended to perform a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner. This application will allow you to detect undesirable files on your PC if any.

Remove infection from your computer

Delete from Windows 8

  1. Right-click metro Start screen.
  2. Click All apps button.
  3. Select Control Panel –> Uninstall a program.
  4. Remove DefaultTab.

Delete from Windows Vista & Windows 7

  1. Open Start Menu and go to Control Panel.
  2. Go to Uninstall a Program.
  3. Remove DefaultTab.

Delete from Windows XP

  1. Open Start Menu and select Control Panel.
  2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
  3. Uninstall DefaultTab.

Remove infection from your browser

Delete from Internet Explorer

  1. Press Alt+X and click Manage add-ons.
  2. Delete DefaultTab from Toolbars and Extensions list.
  3. Click Search providers on the left.
  4. Delete mysearchresults.com.
  5. Set a new default search engine. Save changes.
  6. Press Alt+X and choose Internet Options.
  7. Remove mysearchresults.com and set a new home page address under General tab.
  8. Click OK.

Delete from Mozilla Firefox

  1. Press and hold Ctrl+Shift+A.
  2. Add-ons Manager tab will open.
  3. Delete DefaultTab from Extensions.
  4. Click Firefox button and go to Options.
  5. Remove mysearchresults.com and set a new home page address under General tab. Click OK.
  6. Click Search engine icon on the left of the search bar (top right corner of the window).
  7. Click Manage Search Engines.
  8. Remove mysearchresults.com and set a new one default engine.
  9. Click OK to save changes.

Delete from Google Chrome

  1. Press Alt+F.
  2. Go to Tools –> Extensions.
  3. Remove DefaultTab from the list. Click Settings on the left pane.
  4. Choose Open a page or a list of pages. Click Set Pages.
  5. Delete mysearchresults.com.
  6. Enter a new default home page address and click OK.
  7. Click Manage Search Engines under Search.
  8. Delete mysearchresults.com and set a new default search engine.
  9. Click OK to save changes.

In non-techie terms:

mysearchresults.com is a part of Default Tab browser extension set up. It displays advertisements that might have embedded links to corrupted websites. Remove mysearchresults.com and restore your default browser settings to avoid getting infected with malware.

Aliases: my search results.