AllResultsWeb browser hijacker (fake) - Free Instructions

What is AllResultsWeb browser hijacker?

AllResultsWeb records your online activity

AllResultsWeb changes key settings in the browser without users' knowledge

AllResultsWeb is a useless extension or program operating in the background that takes over your browser by changing the most important settings. You might experience a change in your homepage, new tab address, and search engine. Besides these annoying things, you might experience redirects to top.allresultsweb.com.

Generally, add-ons are meant to make your life easier by providing some benefit – blocking suspicious pages, advertisements, masking your location, automatically finding coupons, and so on. But this one, while not providing anything valuable, also gathers information about your browsing activities.

It is unusual for users to add these kinds of applications willingly on their own. That often happens by accident when visiting questionable websites full of deceptive ads^[1] and redirects.^[2] People might also download potentially unwanted programs^[3] like this with hijacking capabilities from freeware distributors.^[4]

There is nothing worse than not knowing what you did wrong, and this is exactly what happens because the change occurs suddenly and unexpectedly. The first thought that often comes to mind is that it is a virus or malware. But that is untrue. The extension cannot modify system settings. Oftentimes, users get hijacked because of their own carelessness. They would be browsing through questionable pages, not realizing that they could click away their security.

AllResultsWeb generates revenue by sending push notifications and sponsored links

Why you should remove the add-on

With the help of data tracking, hijacker's developers can benefit from users' clicks on ads and websites. In the meantime, some might not even realize that they are not provided genuine search results and that the links they are clicking on ads. Various personal information AllResultsWeb may collect:

• IP address
• Unique browser ID
• Activities on sites
• The email address you may submit
• Cookie data collected by social media platforms

Additionally, AllResultsWeb implements its own search engine, which should not be trusted. It does not disclose sponsored links, so there is no way of knowing which results are genuine.

Take back control of your browser

Getting hijacked is quite common if you do not know any prevention techniques. Lucky for you, you can remove it the same way as any other browser extension via settings:

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 the suspicious plugins that might be related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

MS Edge:

1. Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
2. From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
3. Click on Uninstall at the bottom.

MS Edge (Chromium)

• Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
• Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Mozilla Firefox

• 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 unwanted plugin and click Remove.

Safari

• Click Safari > Preferences…
• In the new window, pick Extensions.
• Select the unwanted extension and select Uninstall.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
2. Pick Manage Add-ons.
3. You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.

PUAs usually get in unnoticed

Potentially unwanted applications infiltrate the system by disguising as “handy” tools or as bundled software – they come attached as a package in the installer together with the intended program. Identifying the program responsible for hijacking your browser might be difficult if you have never done this before. The program could be disguised as antivirus, video, or image editing software.

If you are not sure what to do and you do not want to risk deleting the wrong files, we suggest using SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes anti-malware tools that will scan your machine, eliminate it, and prevent such infections in the future by giving you a warning before a PUP can make any changes.

If manual removal is what you still prefer, we have instructions for Windows and Mac machines:

Windows 10/8:

1. Enter Control Panel into Windows search box and hit Enter or click on the search result.
2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
3. From the list, find the entry of the suspicious program.
4. Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
5. If User Account Control shows up, click Yes.
6. Wait till uninstallation process is complete and click OK.

Windows 7/XP:

1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel located on the right pane (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.
3. Pick the unwanted application by clicking on it once.
4. At the top, click Uninstall/Change.
5. In the confirmation prompt, pick Yes.
6. Click OK once the removal process is finished.

Mac:

1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
2. In the Applications folder, look for all related entries.
3. Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)

To fully remove an unwanted app, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:

1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
2. Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
3. In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries and then delete them.
4. Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the related .plist files.

Infection prevention techniques

From now on, you can implement specific habits into your routine to protect yourself from outside threats:

• Clean your browsers' cookies and cache regularly to delete information websites have collected about your browsing behavior. You can do this by using a maintenance tool that will do this automatically – FortectIntego
• Keep your browsers updated as developers often release patches after certain vulnerabilities get exposed to protect their customers. If you are not using the latest versions, you might be at risk.
• Do not click on random links and advertisements; read through the text, and look for grammar or spelling mistakes. Decide if the imaging and branding look professional. Ask yourself what the ad is trying to say. If the message feels too good to be true, scammers might be using clickbait to get your attention.
• Avoid downloading free versions of software from unofficial websites as they can be bundled with potentially unwanted programs. Always choose the “Custom” or “Advanced” installation method. We know it might be boring, but you should not skip through the steps. Read The Licence Agreement and Privacy Policy to find out what information will be gathered. Look through the files that are up for installation. If you see unneeded items, untick the boxes next to them – this will exclude them from installation.