What is mystartsearch.com?
Mystartsearch.com is a search tool which may be categorized as a browser hijacker if it took over the running browsers without your knowledge. Of course, in most cases its installer is optional, and you can choose whether you want to install it or not. Due to this our Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers list it as a potentially unwanted search engine instead. Nonetheless, we still recommend that you remove mystartsearch.com from the browsers because the services related to the application may be unreliable. Furthermore, it is represented in a highly disturbing manner. Most computer users find it impossible to delete the search tool but only because they do not realize that the search tool affects the Target path. Luckily, there is a way to change the Target back and delete the undesirable mystartsearch.com.
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How does mystartsearch.com work?
You can replace your search tools with mystartsearch.com if you want to; however, most users are unaware of this search provider until it is introduced as a free addition when installing bundled software. We recommend that you reject all unfamiliar installers, even if they look harmless to you. If you install software carelessly, you may find your search tools replaced by webssearches.com, istart123.com, and other suspicious search tools. We recommend having these search tools deleted from the system as well. You also should consider the removal of additional extensions which may follow mystartsearch.com and similar search tools silently. If you find SupTab or Fast Start/Quick Start browsers installed, you should remove them because they promote the services of mystartsearch.com itself.
If mystartsearch.com was installed by accident, it is most likely that you will want to delete it without any hesitation. However, if you install the suspicious search tool yourself, you may think that this is unnecessary. The truth is that mystartsearch.com is a worthless search tool, considering that it presents the search results by Google. Furthermore, it activates online advertisements which come in a form of flashy banners. Do not click on these ads; otherwise, you could get yourself into trouble. The ads may present both reliable and unreliable offers and clicking on them may be risky.
How to remove mystartsearch.com?
We recommend that you delete mystartsearch.com because the search tool has no value. If you are happy with Google search results, we recommend that you replace your home page/default search provider with http://google.com. As mentioned before, you also should delete mystartsearch.com associated browser extensions. In fact, the first thing you should do is install a malware scanner and inspect the operating system. The removal of running threats and potentially unwanted programs will be much easier if you will be able to identify all of them. Use automatic malware removal software to delete mystartsearch.com, or use the instructions below.
Delete mystartsearch.com from Windows
Delete from Windows XP:
- Move to the Taskbar and click Start.
- Open the Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- Remove mystartsearch.com.
Delete from Windows Vista and Windows 7:
- Click the Windows button on the Taskbar.
- Open the Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Right-click and Uninstall the unwanted software.
Delete from Windows 8:
- Right-click on the Metro UI screen.
- Select All apps from the new pane below.
- Open the Control Panel.
- Move to Uninstall a program.
- Right-click the app you wish to remove.
- Click Uninstall.
Remove mystartsearch.com from browsers
Remove from Google Chrome:
- Launch the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+F.
- Select Settings and move to On Startup.
- Mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
- Overwrite/delete the undesirable URL. Click OK.
- Go to Appearance and select Show Home button.
- Click Change and immediately repeat step 4.
- Navigate to Search and click Manage search engines.
- Click X on the URL of the search tool you wish to delete. Click Done.
- Move to the menu on the left and click Extensions.
- Click the trash button linked to the unwanted extension and select Remove.
Remove from Mozilla Firefox:
- Launch the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+T.
- Select Options and click the General tab on the left.
- Overwrite/delete the Home Page URL and click OK.
- Move to the Firefox search box on the top right.
- Now click the search provider icon and select Manage Search Engines…
- Remove the unwanted search provider and then click OK.
- Simultaneously tap keys Ctrl+Shift+A (opens Add-ons Manager).
- Go to Extensions and Remove the undesirable extensions.
Remove from Internet Explorer:
- Launch the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+T.
- Select Manage Add-ons and click Search Providers.
- Add a new and Remove the unwanted search provider.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Disable the undesirable browser plugins. Click Close.
- Tap Alt+T again and select Internet Options.
- Click the General tab and locate the Home Page box.
- Overwrite/delete the undesirable URL and click OK.
Do not hesitate to post a comment if some things are still unclear.
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I´ve tried to remove this so many times...and I can´t also I´ve tried to download SpyHunter tool and it isn´t free. Is there any tool which I can download to eliminate this mystartsearch virus free? I´ve got it because there was a computer technician whose was supposed to help me installing ANSYS on my computer. He only download this sick virus and dissapear because he could´t do his job......;( Please I need help!!!!!! Please help me with this, I know U can!!!!
Hi Mariela,
Yes you are right, SpyHunter is not free, but scanner is completely free and you can use it for very useful purposes. Whenever it scans your system ir will show the exact path directory of the infection, You can then go to these folders and manually remove such browser hijackers as mystartsearch.com. Hope that helps You.
Have a great day.
Regards.