SaferSearchResults.com - How to remove

SaferSearchResults.com is bothering you with changed settings on your web browsers and annoying advertisements? That indicated that your computer is infected with this malware listed as an adware, such as Fast and Safe virus. Even though it is not very dangerous, it can cause you some unwanted cyber security problems, therefore we recommend deleting it form your system.

If you want to solve this problem fast and effortless – get yourself anti-malware application that works, such as Spyhunter. Simply run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive and either one of these apps should detect and eliminate SaferSearchResults.com instantly. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed. However, even if you remove SaferSearchResults.com from your computer, you still have to change settings on your web browsers that have been changed by SaferSearchResults.com. To do that – go to the settings section on your web browser and change both homepage and primary search engine to legitimate website, such as Google or Yahoo.

If you want to get rid of SaferSearchResults.com manually, but don’t know how to do that – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step SaferSearchResults.com manual removal guide. We have developed it to assist you through this complicated process of virus removal. Do your best to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to eliminate SaferSearchResults.com manually by your own.

In case you would like to learn more about specific features of SaferSearchResults.com please continue reading this article. You can also ask us a question about this virus or removal process in the comments section below.

About SaferSearchResults.com browser hijacker

Website of SaferSearchResults.com looks like legitimate search engine. If your computer is infected with this browser hijacker you will see it every time you open your web browser. We do not recommend to search the web using this so called search engine because it will display various sponsored results that are not relevant to your search queries so you will waste your time this way. Moreover, those results might lead you to dangerous websites that are owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other malware or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your money.

In addition to that, SaferSearchResults.com might infiltrate other potentially unwanted software into your computer without even warning you about that. That’s why we recommend to get rid of it as soon as possible.

It also has some attributes of an adware. Once inside of your system it will display various ads in all kinds of forms on your web browsers. Those ads can be displayed as pop-up, pop-under, contextual, in-text or banner advertisements. Usually ads displayed by this malware are labeled with a slogan “Ads by SaferSearchResults.com” or “Brought to you by SaferSearchResults.com” so it’s not difficult to indicate them.

SaferSearchResults.com can also be described as advertising network designed for cyber criminals. Since they are blocked from all legitimate advertising networks, they pay to adware like this to display their ads and links on search results. This way cyber criminals drive traffic to their websites and seek for new victims. This being said, if you keep SaferSearchResults.com installed on your computer, cyber criminals can reach you directly on a daily basis.

Distribution Methods of SaferSearchResults.com browser hijacker

The most common method of SaferSearchResults.com distribution is bundling. It travels bundled to other freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet, so when you download and install some free media player or downloads manager, there is a chance that SaferSearchResults.com will be installed alongside. To avoid this happening, always keep your computer secured with trustworthy anti-malware application.

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How to remove SaferSearchResults.com using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like SaferSearchResults.com install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to SaferSearchResults.com . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make SaferSearchResults.com easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove SaferSearchResults.com from macOS

Delete SaferSearchResults.com from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the SaferSearchResults.com app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove SaferSearchResults.com from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to SaferSearchResults.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser 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 SaferSearchResults.com from Firefox:Top

• 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 SaferSearchResults.com 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to SaferSearchResults.com, 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.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove SaferSearchResults.com from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

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

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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 SaferSearchResults.com from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall SaferSearchResults.com and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to SaferSearchResults.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on 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.

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