DefaultTab​ ​virus​ ​removal​ ​instructions What​ ​is​ ​DefaultTab? DefaultTab virus is a term used to describe a potentially unwanted application created by Search Results, LLC. This browser hijacker infiltrates users' Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) via free software downloads and modifies the browser settings by assigning the new tab and default search engine fields to mysearchresults.com Whilst this browser extension claims to make Internet browsing more productive (by enabling searches from each website visited), in fact it is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), which diminishes browser performance, causes redirect issues, and tracks users' Internet browsing activity by recording IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, details regarding computer hardware, installed applications,​ ​Internet​ ​service​ ​providers,​ ​and​ ​web​ ​pages​ ​visited.

This add-on is not technically a virus or malware, however, the presence of DefaultTab add-on on your system can lead to serious security infections and privacy issues. Computer users should be aware that the Internet search engine provided by the mysearchresults.com website returns dubious search results and is crowded with

sponsored ads, which lead to installation of additional adware or even malware. DefaultTab is a useless browser plugin, which adds no real value, and therefore, you are​ ​advised​ ​to​ ​eliminate​ ​this​ ​adware​ ​from​ ​your​ ​Internet​ ​browser/s. DefaultTab is similar to other browser settings-changing adware, which install together with free software downloaded from the Internet. Examples include ​Search Protect by Conduit​, ​Trovi.com​, ​Triple-search.com​, and ​Gophoto.it To avoid installation of PUPs, be attentive when downloading and installing freeware since, today, most free software download websites (including download.com, softonic.com, and many others) employ 'download clients' - small programs offering installation of promoted browser extensions together with the chosen freeware. Not paying close enough attention to the downloading steps can result in adware infections. Computer users who experience browser redirects to mysearchresults.com should use this removal guide to eliminate DefaultTab​ ​adware​ ​from​ ​their​ ​Internet​ ​browser/s. Deceptive free software download clients promoting DefaultTab by Search Results, LLC:

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● What​ ​is​ ​DefaultTab? ● STEP​ ​1.​ ​Uninstall​ ​DefaultTab​ ​application​ ​using​ ​Control​ ​Panel. ● STEP​ ​2.​ ​Remove​ ​DefaultTab​ ​add-on​ ​from​ ​Internet​ ​Explorer. ● STEP​ ​3.​ ​Remove​ ​DefaultTab​ ​plugin​ ​from​ ​Google​ ​Chrome. ● STEP​ ​4.​ ​Remove​ ​DefaultTab​ ​extension​ ​from​ ​Mozilla​ ​Firefox. ● STEP​ ​5.​ ​Remove​ ​DefaultTab​ ​extension​ ​from​ ​Safari. ● STEP​ ​6.​ ​Remove​ ​rogue​ ​plug-ins​ ​from​ ​Microsoft​ ​Edge.

DefaultTab​ ​removal: Windows​ ​7​ ​users:

Click​ ​Start​ ​(Windows​ ​Logo​ ​at​ ​the​ ​bottom​ ​left​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​your​ ​desktop),​ ​choose​ ​Control Panel​.​ ​Locate​ ​Programs​and​ ​click​ ​Uninstall​ ​a​ ​program​. Windows​ ​XP​ ​users:

Click​ ​Start​,​ ​choose​ ​Settings​ ​and​ ​click​ ​Control​ ​Panel​.​ ​Locate​ ​and​ ​click​ ​Add​ ​or​ ​Remove Programs​. Windows​ ​10​ ​and​ ​Windows​ ​8​ ​users:

Right-click​ ​in​ ​the​ ​lower​ ​left​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​screen,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Quick​ ​Access​ ​Menu​ ​select Control​ ​Panel​.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​window​ ​choose​ ​Programs​ ​and​ ​Features​. Mac​ ​OSX​ ​users:

Click​ ​Finder​,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​screen​ ​select​ ​Applications​.​ ​Drag​ ​the​ ​app​ ​from​ ​the Applications​ ​folder​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Trash​(located​ ​in​ ​your​ ​Dock),​ ​then​ ​right​ ​click​ ​the​ ​Trash​ ​icon and​ ​select​ ​Empty​ ​Trash​.

In the uninstall programs window: look for "DefaultTab", select this entry and click "Uninstall"​ ​or​ ​"Remove". After uninstalling DefaultTab (which causes browser redirects to the mysearchresults.com website), scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use ​recommended malware removal software​.

Remove all entries that this program detects to ensure your PC is clean from any possible​ ​spyware​ ​and​ ​malware​ ​infections. By downloading any software listed on this website you agree to our ​Privacy Policy and ​Terms of Use​. Free scanner checks if your computer is infected. To remove malware, you have to purchase the full version​ ​of​ ​Reimage.

DefaultTab​ ​removal​ ​from​ ​browsers: Video​ ​showing​ ​how​ ​to​ ​remove​ ​potentially​ ​unwanted​ ​browser​ ​add-ons: Internet​ ​Explorer​Chrome​Firefox​Safari​Edge

Remove​ ​malicious​ ​add-ons​ ​from​ ​Internet​ ​Explorer: Remove​ ​DeafultTab​ ​extension:

Click on the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer) select "Manage​ ​Add-ons".​ ​Look​ ​for​ ​the​ ​"DefaultTab",​ ​select​ ​it​ ​and​ ​click​ ​"Remove". Change​ ​default​ ​search​ ​engine:

Click on the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer) select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "Search Here". Optional​ ​method: If​ ​you​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​have​ ​problems​ ​with​ ​removal​ ​of​ ​the​ ​the​ ​defaulttab​ ​search​ ​bar,​ ​reset your​ ​Internet​ ​Explorer​ ​settings​ ​to​ ​default. Windows​ ​XP​ ​users:​ ​Click​ ​Start​,​ ​click​ ​Run​,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​window​ ​type​ ​inetcpl.cpl​ ​In​ ​the opened​ ​window​ ​click​ ​the​ ​Advanced​ ​tab,​ ​then​ ​click​ ​Reset​.

Windows​ ​Vista​ ​and​ ​Windows​ ​7​ ​users:​ ​Click​ ​the​ ​Windows​ ​logo,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​start​ ​search​ ​box type​ ​inetcpl.cpl​ ​and​ ​click​ ​enter.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​window​ ​click​ ​the​ ​Advanced​ ​tab,​ ​then​ ​click Reset​.

Windows​ ​8​ ​users:​ ​Open​ ​Internet​ ​Explorer​ ​and​ ​click​ ​the​ ​gear​ ​icon.​ ​Select​ ​Internet Options​.

In​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​window,​ ​select​ ​the​ ​Advanced​ ​tab.

Click​ ​the​ ​Reset​ ​button.

Confirm​ ​that​ ​you​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​reset​ ​Internet​ ​Explorer​ ​settings​ ​to​ ​default​ ​by​ ​clicking​ ​the​ ​Reset button.

Internet​ ​Explorer​Chrome​Firefox​Safari​Edge

Remove​ ​malicious​ ​extensions​ ​from​ ​Google​ ​Chrome: Remove​ ​DefaultTab​ ​extension:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) select "Tools" and click on "Extensions". Locate: "DefaultTab", select it and click the trash can icon. Optional​ ​method: If you continue to have problems with removal of the the defaulttab search bar, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the ​Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select ​Settings​. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen.​ ​Click​ ​the​ ​Advanced…​ ​link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the ​Reset (Restore settings to their original​ ​defaults)​ ​button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by​ ​clicking​ ​the​ ​Reset​button.

Internet​ ​Explorer​Chrome​Firefox​Safari​Edge

Remove​ ​malicious​ ​plugins​ ​from​ ​Mozilla​ ​Firefox: Remove​ ​DefaultTab​ ​extension:

Click on the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) select "Add-ons".​ ​Click​ ​on​ ​"Extensions"​ ​and​ ​remove​ ​"Default​ ​Tab". Change​ ​default​ ​search​ ​engine: In​ ​the​ ​URL​ ​address​ ​bar,​ ​type​ ​about:config​ ​and​ ​press​ ​Enter. Click​ ​"I'll​ ​be​ ​careful,​ ​I​ ​promise!". In​ ​the​ ​search​ ​filter​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top,​ ​type:​ ​"mysearchresults.com" Right-click​ ​on​ ​the​ ​found​ ​preferences​ ​and​ ​select​ ​"Reset"​ ​to​ ​restore​ ​default​ ​values. Optional​ ​method: Computer​ ​users​ ​who​ ​have​ ​problems​ ​with​ ​the​ ​defaulttab​ ​search​ ​bar​ ​removal​ ​can​ ​reset their​ ​Mozilla​ ​Firefox​ ​settings. Open​ ​Mozilla​ ​Firefox,​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​right​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​main​ ​window,​ ​click​ ​the​ ​Firefox​ ​menu​,

​ ​in​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​menu,​ ​click​ ​the​ ​Open​ ​Help​ ​Menu​ ​icon,​ ​

Select​ ​Troubleshooting​ ​Information​.

In​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​window,​ ​click​ ​the​ ​Reset​ ​Firefox​ ​button.

In​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​window,​ ​confirm​ ​that​ ​you​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​reset​ ​Mozilla​ ​Firefox​ ​settings​ ​to​ ​default by​ ​clicking​ ​the​ ​Reset​button.

Internet​ ​Explorer​Chrome​Firefox​Safari​Edge

Remove​ ​malicious​ ​extensions​ ​from​ ​Safari:

Make​ ​sure​ ​your​ ​Safari​ ​browser​ ​is​ ​active​ ​and​ ​click​ ​Safari​ ​menu,​ ​then​ ​select Preferences...

In​ ​the​ ​preferences​ ​window​ ​select​ ​the​ ​Extensions​ ​tab.​ ​Look​ ​for​ ​any​ ​recently​ ​installed suspicious​ ​extensions​ ​and​ ​uninstall​ ​them.

In​ ​the​ ​preferences​ ​window​ ​select​ ​General​ ​tab​ ​and​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​that​ ​your​ ​homepage​ ​is​ ​set to​ ​a​ ​preferred​ ​URL,​ ​if​ ​its​ ​altered​ ​by​ ​a​ ​browser​ ​hijacker​ ​-​ ​change​ ​it.

In​ ​the​ ​preferences​ ​window​ ​select​ ​Search​ ​tab​ ​and​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​that​ ​your​ ​preferred​ ​Internet search​ ​engine​ ​is​ ​selected. Optional​ ​method: Make​ ​sure​ ​your​ ​Safari​ ​browser​ ​is​ ​active​ ​and​ ​click​ ​on​ ​Safari​ ​menu.​ ​From​ ​the​ ​drop​ ​down menu​ ​select​ ​Clear​ ​History​ ​and​ ​Website​ ​Data…

In​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​window​ ​select​ ​all​ ​history​ ​and​ ​click​ ​the​ ​Clear​ ​History​ ​button.

Internet​ ​Explorer​Chrome​Firefox​Safari​Edge

Remove​ ​malicious​ ​add-ons​ ​from​ ​Microsoft​ ​Edge:

Click the three horizontal dots icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Look for any recently-installed suspicious extensions, right click your​ ​mouse​ ​on​ ​these​ ​entries​ ​and​ ​click​ ​"​Uninstall​".

Change​ ​your​ ​homepage:

Click the three horizontal dots icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings", in the opened tab, click the "​+ Add new page​" link, after entering your preferred URL, remove the link of browser hijackers by clicking the "​X​" button next to the​ ​associated​ ​URL. Change​ ​your​ ​default​ ​search​ ​engine:

Click the three horizontal dots icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". Click the "​View advanced settings​" button and select "​Change search engine​". In the opened tab, select your preferred Internet search engine and click "​Set as​ ​default​". Optional​ ​method: Click​ ​the​ ​three​ ​horizontal​ ​dots​ ​icon​ ​ and​ ​select​ ​Settings​.

​ ​(at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​right​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​Microsoft​ ​Edge),

In​ ​the​ ​opened​ ​tab,​ ​click​ ​the​ ​"​Choose​ ​what​ ​to​ ​clear​"​ ​button.

Click​ ​Show​ ​more​ ​and​ ​select​ ​everything,​ ​and​ ​then​ ​click​ ​the​ ​"​Clear​"​ ​button.

● If​ ​this​ ​did​ ​not​ ​help,​ ​follow​ ​these​ ​alternative​ ​instructions​ ​explaining​​ ​how​ ​to​ ​reset the​ ​Microsoft​ ​Edge​ ​browser. Summary:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the ​homepage and ​default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change​ ​your​ ​homepage​ ​and​ ​default​ ​Internet​ ​search​ ​engine​ ​settings. Removal​ ​assistance: If you are experiencing problems while trying to remove the defaulttab search bar from your​ ​Internet​ ​browsers,​ ​please​ ​ask​ ​for​ ​assistance​ ​in​ ​our​ ​malware​ ​support​ ​forum​. https://goo.gl/djJW96    https://goo.gl/goyHev    https://goo.gl/LDFcGB    goo.gl/gWBsD3    https://goo.gl/xUnqjT    https://goo.gl/M8iUJd   

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