MoreResults Browser Virus - How to remove

Once installed, the MoreResults virus injects ads into Google.com search results. This is presented as some sort of search enhancement, but make no mistake, MoreResults is adware. And the way that it’s promoted can lead to unintentional installations. So, if you see your Google search results filled with unusually many ads, no need to switch search engines – check your extensions first.

Details on MoreResults virus:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
MoreResults virus’ effects	More ads in Google.com search results, your browsing history and search data is logged.
Installation	Promoted by pirating sites and similar websites, unclear ads may result in unintentional installation.
Removing MoreResults virus	Uninstall all suspicious browser extensions, check your computer for malware with an anti-malware tool (Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, etc.).

What MoreResults does

MoreResults virus is one of those browser hijackers that hide so well that you might not even realize when they’re installed. Sometimes victims of such extensions go online to ask about why their Google search results suddenly have so many ads. Often they are told that these are just normal ads and advised to use an ad-blocker. But this is not right. This is a case of a malicious browser extension messing with their search results. Such browser extensions aren’t exactly allowed by Google Chrome’s Web Store, and MoreResults virus’ predecessor AddFind has already been removed.

Once MoreResults virus is installed, it can change all the data on any Google.com page that you have opened in your browser. As webpages are basically text documents that your browser nicely displays, some extensions can grab those documents and modify them locally on your computer. That’s how ad injection works. It’s at least good that MoreResults virus limits its effect on Google.com.

The ads injected by MoreResults virus aren’t always just normal ads and they’re not beholden to Google’s ad standards and so they can provide a platform to malicious pages, scams, and other potentially dangerous content. For example, ads for alternative search sites, such as Searchmulty or Kensaq. Such ads just open other, lower-quality search sites with their own ads.

Besides changing your Google.com pages, MoreResults virus also reads them and collects your search queries and your browsing history. It does this to help with advertising, as it says in MoreResults virus’ privacy policy.

How the virus gets installed

MoreResults virus uses a Download Ready template, similar to the Flash SD App Required one. This type of page is often used to promote malicious and potentially unwanted browser extensions. It can trick people into downloading the extension without realizing it, or into thinking that they must install the extension. This is wrong – MoreResults virus is not required for anything – but its advertisement does imply that, thus netting lots of installations (over forty thousand at the moment) and a lot of ad revenue.

Movie streaming sites, file download sites (monetized URL shorteners, usually), video and audio converters (such as y2mate), and similar websites redirect to MoreResults’ installation. MoreResults virus is advertised with a plea to install it to support whichever website you were on previously. This is true as much as clicking on an ad supports the ad-publishing site, but MoreResults virus is quite a high price for you to pay – too high.

Whenever webpages behave strangely or your browser starts opening unfamiliar pages on its own – check your extensions first. Even previously good and safe extensions can be turned evil (a trusted product suddenly starting to abuse users is known as exit scamming). The way to get rid of MoreResults’ ads isn’t to use an ad-blocker (though it can help), but to remove the extension from your browser.

MoreResults virus can also change your data on Find-more.xyz, which is where you can download the extension from.

How to remove MoreResults virus

Open your browser settings and remove MoreResults virus and other suspicious extensions. You can check each extension’s permissions – which sites they can change, whether they mess with other browser settings, etc. More detailed instructions can be found in the next section.

You can also check your computer for malware with an antivirus program, such as Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, etc. If you find any malware, remove it to avoid further problems with annpying pop-up ads and data-stealing browser extensions.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manually remove unwanted extensions

TopRemoving MoreResults Browser Virus from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to MoreResults Browser Virus. Click on the trash bin icon next to MoreResults Browser Virus or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MoreResults Browser Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove MoreResults Browser Virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to MoreResults Browser Virus. Click on the "Remove" icon next to MoreResults Browser Virus or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving MoreResults Browser Virus from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything MoreResults Browser Virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to MoreResults Browser Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving MoreResults Browser Virus from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the MoreResults Browser Virus. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MoreResults Browser Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.