Monday, July 14, 2014

Get Rid of 1startpage.com Redirect Virus Completely

Hijacked by 1startpage.com? 
1startpage.com is considered as a foxy browser hijacker which can be installed in your computer together with free softwares such as media player, flash update, download manager and so on which you have installed in your computer. By doing this, you won’t notice anything until you notice your computer start to show weirdly. Therefore, it’s so important for you be more careful when you download or install a new program.

Once 1startpage.com gets inside your computer successfully, it makes some adjustments about your default browser settings without letting you know in order to provide itself a better environment to perform its vicious activities. When you open your browsers, you will notice that your original homepage and search engine have been replaced by 1startpage.com forcibly. If you have searched something, you will be always redirected to other unwanted websites which are full of annoying pop-up ads because 1startpage.com has added lots of irrelevant sponsored links to your search results to achieve its promotion goal. Even though you have reset or reinstalled your browsers, you can’t get rid of 1startpage.com. As long as 1startpage.com stays in your computer, you can’t have normal browsing experience. Under such circumstance, it’s wise for you to remove 1startpage.com completely from your computer before it causes too many troubles.
1startpage.com Screenshot
Bad Sides of 1startpage.com
1. It changes default browser settings without letting you know.
2. It replaces your homepage and search providers automatically.
3. It redirects your search results to unwanted commercial websites.
4. It displays countless pop-up ads on your computer screen.
5. It records your internet activities traces for future marketing.
6. It can't be removed successfully by antivirus programs. 

Warm Tips: The following instructions require certain levels of computer skills. If you’re not sure and are afraid of making any critical mistakes during the process, please download automatically Repair Tool to fix your problem:
Download Automatic Removal Tool
Remove 1startpage.com Effectively
Before the removal, please first back up your system! You should be extremely careful when deleting any file, because any mistake may lead to system crashes and other severe consequence.
METHOD 1. Manual Removal
Step One:
Click "Start" to open "Control Panel", then click "Uninstall a program". Then uninstall 1startpage.com programs and other unknown programs.
Step Two: 
Remove Add-ons from browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome).
1. Internet Explorer:
Click "Tools" and then click "Manage add-ons". Find 1startpage.com related extensions and other unknown add-ons in "Toolbars and Extensions" and "Disabled" them.
2. Firefox:
Click "Firefox(Tools)" and then click "Add-ons". Find 1startpage.com related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" or "Remove" them.
3. Chrome:
Click "Menu" to open "Tools" and then click "Extensions". Find 1startpage.com related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" them.
Step Three:
Click “Start” button and open the “Control Panel”, then double-click “Folder Options”. When the Folder Options window shows up, please click on the “View” tab, tick “Show hidden files and folders” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)” and then press OK.
Step Four:
Open Start menu and click on the “Search programs and files” box. Then delete 1startpage.com files: 
%UserProfile%\Programs\AppData\random.exe
%UserProfile%\Programs\Temp\random.dll
Step Five:
Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all 1startpage.com registry entries and keys. 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “” = “%AppData%\.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “” = “%AppData%\.exe”

METHOD 2. Automatic Removal
To completely delete 1startpage.com, you need to know that the manual removal above may not be able to remove virus  completely, because the creators of virus are always updating the virus version.Besides,any tiny mistake during the manual removal process may lead to severe consequences. Therefore,to ensure a complete and safe virus removal, it’s recommended that you get rid of virus with Automatic 1startpage.com Removal Tool. 
                                                                                   
Note: Four benefits you will get from Automatic Virus Removal Tool:

1.  Virus Scanner - powerful, professional and easy-to-use
Auto Virus Removal Tool is a powerful, professional and easy-to-use application that will safely and effectively scan the computer’s memory, registry, cookies and files for infected items. A small action will remove all infections, so it is especially simple for new users.

2.  Spyware HelpDesk – Free customized fix
Spyware HelpDesk is a unique and highly effective interface through which you can contact our technical support department! If our tool is unable to remove an infection from your computer, our team will be happy to generate a customized fix for you, which is absolutely free.

3.  System Guards - Protect your system
With integrated techniques, the new feature System Guards protects your system through blocking malicious processes from executing and running on the system. You can then gain the whole control over all processes including those authorized and unauthorized ones.

4.  Network Sentry - guarantee the Internet safety
Network Sentry is to guarantee your Internet safety and security. It prevents malicious software from modifying networking settings such as HOSTS files, Windows system files, DNS servers and explorer homepage settings. You don’t need to worry about encountering unauthorized redirections as this tool will notify you if any changes are made.
Download Automatic Removal Tool
         

No comments:

Post a Comment