What is Z-results.com?

Z-results is another browser hijacker, which redirect every new tab in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and IE to https://z-results.com/. A virus, created by unknown developers has only one contact: info@z-results.com. Besides, hijacker changes homepage and search engine and also block browser settings. But the most terrible function of the virus is collecting and sharing a users personal data: IP address, search terms, web results clicked & search engine overridden. All this information can be shared with developers business partners, which determined in terms of use. All these actions increase the amount of advertisement in browsers and also decrease PC performance. If you want to remove Z-results.com from your machine, please read our detailed article.

Z-results.com

How Z-results.com gets on your PC?

Z Results usually distributes with other software, like addition or bonus app. Another way to get z-results.com is malware mails. Besides, Z-Results Extension may be offered on different sites, for example on z-results.com you may notice, that additional page with next contains: Install Z Results Our Custom Chrome Search Extension. Sometimes, users may overlook different options in installation process or in terms of use. Be attentive, check every program component during the installation process.

Z-results extension

How to remove Z-results.com from your computer?

To uninstall Z-results.com remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Z-results.com in their database. You can try to use them for removing Z-results.com.

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You can try both of these products to remove Z-results.com

Or uninstall Z-results.com manually.

Step 1: Remove Z-results.com from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find Z-results.com.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Then Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find Z-results.com and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

  1. Open the Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find Z-results.com, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows 10:

  1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
  2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
  3. On the right side, locate Z-results.com and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
  4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove Z-results.com from your browser.

Step 2: Remove Z-results.com from browsers

Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Push Alt + F.
  3. Click Tools.
  4. Choose Extensions.
  5. Find Z-results.com.
  6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
  3. Choose Z-results.com.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

  1. Open IE.
  2. Push Alt + T.
  3. Click Manage Add-ons.
  4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
  5. Click DisableZ-results.com.
  6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
  7. Click Remove button.
  8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Step 3: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

Reset browser setting in Google Chrome:
  1. Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
  2. Choose Settings.
  3. Click Show advanced settings.
  4. Go to Reset browser settings section.
  5. Click Reset browser settings.
  6. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Google Chrome.

Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox:
  1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
  2. Go to Help.
  3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
  4. Click Reset Firefox… button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Mozilla Firefox.

Reset browser setting in Internet Explorer:
  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click on the cogwheel in the right upper corner.
  3. Click Internet options.
  4. Got to Advanced tab.
  5. Click Reset button.
  6. Put a tick near Delete personal settings checkbox.
  7. Click Reset button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Internet Explorer.

Step 4: Remove following files and folders of Z-results.com:

Remove following regitry entries:

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Written by Tim Kas

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