Wednesday, November 12, 2014

How to Get Rid of Search.strtpoint.com Virus from Browser?

Want to remove Search.strtpoint.com?

Same as Groovorio.com virus and Astromenda.com virus, Search.strtpoint.com is confirmed as a hazardous browser redirect virus, which is created to disturb victims’ browsing activities and transfer the Internet traffic to its domain. In general, this redirect virus is likely to hide in malicious websites, spam emails, and dangerous programs. Therefore, it is very easy to catch this virus inside the machine without being noticed. Once Search.strtpoint.com is inside the machine, lots of default settings will be changed by it, as well as the browser settings. After the browser settings are modified, you will see the browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome are frequently redirected to Search.strtpoint.com or other websites that are related to its domain. 

Moreover, this redirect virus would change your homepage and search engine to its website. So you may be often forced to visit its domain all the time. In this way, Search.strtpoint.com can collect your personal information for its creators. What’s more, your entire search results will be redirected to some websites that have nothing to do with your search question. And the websites, that you are redirected to, will be always embedded with malicious codes by hackers. Thereby, you may be infected with other harmful infections when encountering redirections. In summary, you must get rid of Search.strtpoint.com immediately to prevent further damage.

Search.strtpoint.com Screenshot
Dangers of Search.strtpoint.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. 

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Search.strtpoint.com Removal Tip

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 Search.strtpoint.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 Search.strtpoint.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 Search.strtpoint.com related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" or "Remove" them.

3. Chrome:
Click "Menu" to open "Tools" and then click "Extensions". Find Search.strtpoint.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 Search.strtpoint.com files: 

%Windows%\System32\Drivers\random.sys
%Desktop%\random.lnk
%AppData%\result.db

Step Five:

Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all Search.strtpoint.com registry entries and keys. 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing “NewTabPageShow” = “1”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Start Page”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\supWPM

METHOD 2. Automatic Removal

To completely delete Search.strtpoint.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 Search.strtpoint.com Removal Tool. 
                                                                                   
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