Quick Start

Posted by Max Lehmann on April 17, 2014

What is Quick Start?

Quick Start is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that is distributed along with browser hijackers, including awesomehp.com, qone8.com, websearches.com, sweet-pages.com, and key-find.com. Quick Start is installed as a browsed add-on and can be removed from the computer as PUP.Quick Start by the spyware removal tool SpyHunter. If your Internet browsers are hijacked, it is worth installing a reputable spyware removal program which is capable of removing browser hijackers and programs such as Quick Start. Quick Start is also promoted at Google Chrome web store. test test

Quick Start is very similar to SubTab and IETabpage Class which can also get to your browsers through bundled installers. Unlike IETabpage Class, Quick Start is compatible only with Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome; however, at the bottom of the page you will find our instructions on how to check the extensions list on your Internet Explorer so that you can remove undesirable plug-ins manually.

How does Quick Start work?

Quick Start may seem to be a useful addition your browsers because the application allows you to quickly access various websites, including Google, social networking websites, gaming websites, and weather forecasts. Quick Start links to various websites are displayed every time you open a new browser tab.

Besides all those seemingly useful links, Quick Start enables you to browse the Internet. A Quick Start tab contains a search box which redirects you to a particular search engine, which depends on the browser that you use. On Google Chrome, Quick Start takes you to http://searches.safehomepage.com/search/web?fcoid=417&q, whereas on Mozilla Firefox, the application provides you with search results retrieved from http://mystart.viview.com/web?go=1&q=.

The search engines associated with Quick Start may provide you with sponsored links, which you should ignore in order to prevent unexpected redirection to unreliable websites. It is also worth noting that search engines use cookies to collect not personally identifiable information about users. We recommend that you use reputable search providers in order to prevent data loss and targeted advertisements. In case you have no intention of using Quick Start, you can easily remove it from you Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

How to remove Quick Start?

As has been mentioned above, you can try removing Quick Start manually, but our team at Anti-Spyware-101.com recommends that you implement a powerful spyware removal tool. If you want to have the potentially unwanted program removed and the system protected against dangerous computer threats, you should implement SpyHunter. The recommended application is renowned for its capability to remove adware, browser hijackers, rogue anti-spyware program and many other computer threats. Act right now if you want to get rid of Quick Start and some other insecure program in no time.