www1.search-results.com Removal Guide

When your home page is changed to www1.search-results.com it is very likely that you have installed any of the toolbars or browser extensions developed by IAC Search & Media. As far as security is concerned, www1.search-results.com is practically the same as www.search-results.com, and so it is safe to assume that one of the toolbars responsible for changing your home page to www1.search-results.com is Search Results Toolbar. However, there are many other toolbars related to this website. That would include Searchnu Toolbar and even Bandoo Toolbar, but the most important thing is that these browser plugins seldom enter the PC without your knowledge.

Most often your home page is changed to www1.search-results.com, because you have downloaded and installed a particular IAC Search & Media toolbar bundled with other free software applications from a third party website. Perhaps you have gone through the installation yourself without even realizing. It happens, because users want to install software as fast as possible, and they seldom read what installation wizard has to say to them thoroughly.

www1.search-results.com itself functions as a customized search engine website. It allows you to specify what kind of search you want to proceed with - Web search, Image or Videos. However, if you try using the Web mode you are directed to an error page (www1.search-results.com/error), the same can be applied to Image and Video search. As it is obvious that this search engine cannot function properly, it does strikes as a suspicious website, and you should restore your default browser settings in order to avoid any possible malware infections.

Manual www1.search-results.com removal instructions

For Windows 8

1. Right-click metro Start screen.
2. Click All apps button at bottom right.
3. Go to Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
4. Remove any undesirable application you see on the list.

For Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start Menu and go to Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program and delete undesirable programs.

For Windows XP

1. Open Start Menu and click Control Panel.
2. Select Add or Remove Programs and uninstall any unfamiliar program.

Remove unwanted add-ons from your browser

Instructions for Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X and select Manage add-ons.
2. Remove unfamiliar add-ons from Toolbars and Extensions.
3. Click Search Providers on the left. Remove undesirable search engines and close the menu.
4. Press Alt+X again and click Internet Options.
5. Change your home page address at General tab and click OK.

Instructions for Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click Reset Firefox and click Finish.

Instructions for Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and click Tools.
2. Go to Extensions and remove unfamiliar plugins.
3. Click Settings on the left and scroll to On Startup.
4. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
5. Change your start up page and click OK.
6. Click Manage search engines under Search.
7. Remove undesirable search engine, select a new default one and click Done.

After manual removal perform a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner, to make sure that no residual files remain in your system. Protect your PC from cyber threats.