How to remove Search.webfinderresults.com [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Do you got Search.webfinderresults.com on your web-browsers instead of your startpage or search provider? If yes, then you should known that it is possible a browser hijacker (sometimes named hijackware) is active on your personal computer causing the unwanted Search.webfinderresults.com page to appear. You should remove this hijacker as quickly as possible. Here, in this post below, you can found the helpful guidance on How to remove Search.webfinderresults.com redirect from your system for free.

As mentioned above, the Search.webfinderresults.com hijacker also alters the internet browser’s search engine. So, your web-browser, when searching something, will display a hodgepodge of advertisements, links to unwanted and ad sites and search results from the big search providers like Google or Bing. As a result, actual use of a browser’s search becomes uncomfortable. Moreover, it can also lead to slowing or even freeze your browser.

Although, Search.webfinderresults.com hijacker is not a virus, but it does bad things, and it can make changes to current settings of web browsers. Moreover, an adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) can be additionally installed on to your computer by this browser hijacker, which will open a ton of ads, or even massive full page ads that blocks surfing the Web. Often such these ads can recommend to install other unknown and unwanted programs or visit malicious web sites.

The browser hijacker such as Search.webfinderresults.com often alter all web-browser shortcuts that located on your Desktop to force you visit certain undesired web pages and display unwanted popup ads. As a result, your web browser can still redirect you to an intrusive web-site despite your internet browser is actually clean of hijacker.

The guide below explaining steps to delete Search.webfinderresults.com search problem. Feel free to use it for removal of the browser hijacker that may attack Firefox, IE, Chrome and Edge and other popular internet browsers. The step by step instructions will help you return your current settings of installed internet browsers that previously replaced by hijacker infection.

How to remove Search.webfinderresults.com from computer

Fortunately, we have an effective solution which will help you manually or/and automatically get rid of Search.webfinderresults.com from your computer and bring your web browser settings, including new tab page, default search provider and start page, back to normal. Below you will find a removal tutorial with all the steps you may need to successfully delete this browser hijacker and its traces. Read it once, after doing so, please print this page as you may need to exit your browser or reboot your computer.

To remove Search.webfinderresults.com, complete the steps below:

1. Remove Search.webfinderresults.com redirect without any utilities
   • Remove potentially unwanted software using Microsoft Windows Control Panel
   • Clean up the web browsers shortcuts that have been hijacked by Search.webfinderresults.com
   • Remove Search.webfinderresults.com from Google Chrome
   • Get rid of Search.webfinderresults.com from FF by resetting browser settings
   • Remove Search.webfinderresults.com redirect from Internet Explorer
2. How to automatically get rid of Search.webfinderresults.com browser hijacker
   • Remove Search.webfinderresults.com homepage with Zemana
   • Run Malwarebytes to remove browser hijacker
   • Use AdwCleaner to remove Search.webfinderresults.com
3. Run AdBlocker to stop Search.webfinderresults.com and stay safe online
4. How to Search.webfinderresults.com browser hijacker get installed onto computer
5. To sum up

Remove Search.webfinderresults.com redirect without any utilities

Steps to remove Search.webfinderresults.com hijacker infection without any applications are presented below. Be sure to carry out the step-by-step tutorial completely to fully delete this unwanted Search.webfinderresults.com search.

Remove potentially unwanted software using Microsoft Windows Control Panel

It is of primary importance to first identify and remove all PUPs, ad-supported software applications and hijacker infections through ‘Add/Remove Programs’ (Windows XP) or ‘Uninstall a program’ (Windows 10, 8, 7) section of your MS Windows Control Panel.

Carefully browse through the list of installed apps and remove all suspicious and unknown software. We recommend to press ‘Installed programs’ and even sorts all installed programs by date. When you’ve found anything suspicious that may be the Search.webfinderresults.com browser hijacker infection and other web-browser’s harmful extensions or other PUP (potentially unwanted program), then select this application and press ‘Uninstall’ in the upper part of the window. If the dubious application blocked from removal, then use Revo Uninstaller Freeware to completely remove it from your PC.

Clean up the web browsers shortcuts that have been hijacked by Search.webfinderresults.com

Unfortunately, the browser hijacker infection responsible for Search.webfinderresults.com startpage, can also hijack Windows shortcut files (mostly, your web browsers shortcuts), so that the Search.webfinderresults.com home page will be displayed when you start the MS Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer or another internet browser.

Right click to a desktop shortcut for your hijacked web browser. Select the “Properties” option. It’ll show the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The browser hijacker infection responsible for redirections to Search.webfinderresults.com can rewrite it. If you are seeing something such as “…exe http://site.address” then you need to remove “http…” and leave only, depending on the web-browser you are using:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

Look at the example as displayed on the image below.

Once is complete, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Please repeat this step for web browser shortcuts which redirects to an intrusive web sites. When you have completed, go to next step.

Remove Search.webfinderresults.com from Google Chrome

Like other modern browsers, the Chrome has the ability to reset the settings to their default values and thereby recover the web browser new tab page, startpage and search provider by default that have been changed by the Search.webfinderresults.com hijacker.

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal dotes (). It will display the drop-down menu. Select More Tools, then click Extensions.

Carefully browse through the list of installed plugins. If the list has the add-on labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following steps: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy otherwise, just go to the step below.

Open the Google Chrome main menu again, click to “Settings” option.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as displayed on the image below and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Get rid of Search.webfinderresults.com from FF by resetting browser settings

The Firefox reset will keep your personal information like bookmarks, passwords, web form auto-fill data and delete unwanted search provider and startpage like Search.webfinderresults.com, modified preferences, extensions and security settings.

First, open the Firefox. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will display the drop-down menu. Next, click the Help button ().

In the Help menu click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page press on “Refresh Firefox” button as shown on the image below.

Confirm your action, press the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove Search.webfinderresults.com redirect from Internet Explorer

The Microsoft Internet Explorer reset is great if your internet browser is hijacked or you’ve unwanted add-ons or toolbars on your internet browser, that installed by a malicious software.

First, start the Internet Explorer, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will open the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the web-browser, then click the “Internet Options” as displayed on the screen below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, click the “Reset” button as on the image below.

After the procedure is finished, press “Close” button. Close the Internet Explorer and restart your PC for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your internet browser’s new tab page, home page and default search engine to default state.

How to automatically get rid of Search.webfinderresults.com browser hijacker

The hijacker can hide its components which are difficult for you to find out and get rid of completely. This can lead to the fact that after some time, the browser hijacker infection again infect your machine and alter some settings of internet browsers to Search.webfinderresults.com. Moreover, I want to note that it is not always safe to remove hijacker infection manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the Windows operating system. The best solution to scan for and remove hijacker infections is to use free malicious software removal applications.

Remove Search.webfinderresults.com homepage with Zemana

You can get rid of Search.webfinderresults.com automatically with a help of Zemana Free. We suggest this malicious software removal utility because it can easily get rid of browser hijackers, potentially unwanted programs, adware and toolbars with all their components such as folders, files and registry entries.

Visit the following page to download the latest version of Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) for Microsoft Windows. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop or in any other place.

Once the downloading process is complete, close all apps and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup as displayed on the image below.

When the installation starts, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will allow you install Zemana on your machine.

Once install is done, you will see window as shown in the figure below.

Now click the “Scan” button for scanning your computer for the hijacker responsible for redirecting user searches to Search.webfinderresults.com. Depending on your computer, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) tool is checking, you can see number of objects it has identified as being affected by malicious software.

Once Zemana Free has completed scanning your computer, Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) will show you the results. You may move items to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply press “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti-Malware will remove hijacker which cause a redirect to Search.webfinderresults.com page.

Run Malwarebytes to remove browser hijacker

Manual Search.webfinderresults.com redirect removal requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the browser hijacker infection may be not completely removed. We suggest that use the Malwarebytes Free that are completely free your personal computer of browser hijacker infection. Moreover, the free program will help you to get rid of malicious software, potentially unwanted apps, adware and toolbars that your personal computer can be infected too.

Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware by clicking on the following link. Save it to your Desktop.

When downloading is finished, close all apps and windows on your computer. Double-click the install file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown on the image below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” that will help you install MalwareBytes on your personal computer. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is done successfully, click Finish button. MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) will automatically start and you can see its main screen as displayed on the image below.

Now press the “Scan Now” button to start checking your computer for the hijacker that causes browsers to show annoying Search.webfinderresults.com site. Depending on your PC system, the scan may take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) is scanning, you can see how many objects it has identified either as being malicious software.

When MalwareBytes has finished scanning, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will open a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been detected. Review the scan results and then click “Quarantine Selected” button. The MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) will delete hijacker responsible for redirects to Search.webfinderresults.com. After finished, you may be prompted to restart the system.

We recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) to get rid of adware, hijacker infection and other malware.

Use AdwCleaner to remove Search.webfinderresults.com

The AdwCleaner tool is free and easy to use. It can scan and remove browser hijacker infection responsible for Search.webfinderresults.com start page, malware, potentially unwanted software and ‘ad supported’ software from PC (MS Windows 10, 8, 7, XP) and thereby restore web-browsers default settings (search provider, new tab and start page). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to look for and remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the personal computer.

Visit the following page to download AdwCleaner. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop or in any other place.

When downloading is finished, open the folder in which you saved it. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. After the tool is started, you will see a screen as displayed on the screen below.

Further, click “Scan” button for scanning your computer for the browser hijacker which redirects your web browser to annoying Search.webfinderresults.com web-page. This process can take quite a while, so please be patient. Once finished, AdwCleaner will show a screen that contains a list of malicious software that has been found as displayed in the following example.

You may move items to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply click “Clean” button. It will open a prompt as on the image below.

You need to click “OK”. When finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your machine. When your personal computer is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

These steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

Run AdBlocker to stop Search.webfinderresults.com and stay safe online

In order to increase your security and protect your computer against new unwanted ads and harmful web pages, you need to use ad blocker application that stops an access to malicious ads and web sites. Moreover, the application can block the show of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program from the link below.

When the download is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown in the following example.

Follow the prompts. After the setup is finished, you will see a window as shown on the image below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will assist you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you start your personal computer, AdGuard will launch automatically and block pop-up ads, web sites like Search.webfinderresults.com, as well as other malicious or misleading web pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

How to Search.webfinderresults.com browser hijacker get installed onto computer

In most cases, the Search.webfinderresults.com browser hijacker is bundled with the setup files from a free hosting and file sharing web sites. So, install a free applications is a a good chance that you will find a bundled hijacker infection. If you don’t know how to avoid it, then use a simple trick. During the install, select the Custom or Advanced install method. Next, click ‘Decline’ button and clear all checkboxes on offers that ask you to install bundled software. Moreover, please carefully read Term of use and User agreement before installing any software or otherwise you can end up with another unwanted program on your PC system like this hijacker.

To sum up

Now your personal computer should be clean of the hijacker that cause a redirect to Search.webfinderresults.com site. Delete AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop-up ads and undesired malicious web-pages) and Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) (to periodically scan your PC system for new malware, browser hijackers and ad-supported software). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new browser hijackers, malicious programs and adware are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to get rid of Search.webfinderresults.com redirect from your web-browser, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.