What is Startme.today?
Startme.today is a new search engine that can show up in your browsers and remain unnoticed because it resembles the default browser homepage and new tab page so much, you may not see any difference at all. Unfortunately, this can be misused by schemers to fool unsuspecting users. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that this search engine is only one of several that have emerged recently, including Startme.online. These are all identical to each other. The only difference is the URL address. Our research indicates that this search engine is mainly spread in India and the UK, but this does not mean that you cannot end up with this search page in your browsers wherever you are located on Earth. It seems that this search engine operates safely for the time being but unfortunately there is no guarantee that it will stay like this. We believe that you should not have this search page set up as your homepage, new tab page, and default search engine because once it might turn into a platform for promoting questionable affiliates, you could be introduced to potentially unreliable web content. Thus, we advise you to take action now and remove Startme.today from your system.
Where does Startme.today come from?
If you find that this search engine appears in your browser, it is possible that you just clicked on the wrong content right before and got redirected to this URL. A lot of suspicious and malicious websites may promote such a search engine to spread it like wild fire. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that it is quite likely that the main purpose of the authors is that they wildly spread these identical search engines over the web and mostly in the target countries and then, at one point, when everyone believes that this is a trustworthy search engine, they would turn it into a promotional platform. This makes sense to us. So you should really be careful where you click and what kinds of websites you visit because one click on the wrong advertisement or link could take you to this search engine page, which would not mean any danger right now, but it would not be wise to wait and see what might happen in the future. Of course, in this case it is possible that you do not need to delete Startme.today by identifying and removing malware infections on your system because it may be enough to close your browser.
However, you may also end up on this search engine page when your system is infected with adware programs, browser hijackers, or even potentially unwanted programs that are capable of redirecting you or setting up this search engine as default by changing your browser settings. These infections usually spread in freeware bundles, which also means that they rarely travel the web alone. This can easily mean multiple malware threats on your system, which can expose you to all kinds of unreliable and downright dangerous web contents. If you want to avoid such bundles next time, you should stay away from suspicious websites that host annoying and flashing banner and pop-up ads, shady file-sharing and P2P sites, and you also need to make sure that your PC is not infected. This is why it makes sense to scan your system with a proper online malware scanner right after you remove Startme.today.
How does Startme.today work?
As we have already mentioned, this search engine looks absolutely legitimate. In fact, it looks like nothing has changed in your browsers unless you have your own preferred homepage, new tab, and default search provider set by you. We cannot say for the time being that this search engine shows any malicious activity. But we do need to mention that it has no legal documents linked on its page, which already makes it quite suspicious. Without such documents as the EULA or the Privacy Policy, you cannot know what this search engine may have access to on your computer or by monitoring your browsing activities, and what may happen to the collected information. You also have no clue as to what third-party content you could be exposed to while using the services provided by this search engine. These facts make this search engine quite risky to use even if it seems to provide you with legitimate search results right now. Actually, this search engine uses Google search results to satisfy your search keywords. Since it is possible that this service turns rogue in the future, we believe that you should not hesitate to remove Startme.today.
How can I delete Startme.today?
We have found that it is possible that this search engine may be persistent and change your browser shortcuts' Target line. This is why we suggest as the first step that you check all the Target lines of your shortcuts and if you find any extra strings there related to this search engine, you should restore them. Then, you can reset all infected browsers to be on the safe side. Please follow our instructions below if you want to put an end to this questionable search engine. We also recommend that you go on with your hunt until you eliminate all threats from your PC. If you can do this alone, you may want to install a reliable anti-malware program, such as SpyHunter.
How to restore the Target lines
- Right-click on your browser shortcut on your desktop.
- Select Properties and click on the General tab.
- Make sure that the Read-only box is unchecked.
- Click on the Shortcut tab.
- Remove the extra string in the Target line after the quotes. Click OK.
- Right-click on the shortcut on your Taskbar to display the menu.
- Right-click on the browser name option at the bottom.
- Repeat steps 2 to 5 to restore the Target line.
How to remove Startme.today from your browsers
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and open Settings.
- Scroll down and click the Advanced link.
- Scroll down and click the Reset link.
- Press Reset in the pop-up window.
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Alt+H and open Troubleshooting Information.
- Press Refresh Firefox.
- In the confirmation window, press Refresh Firefox again.
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and open Internet Options.
- Select the Advanced tab and press Reset.
- Mark the Delete personal settings checkbox.
- Press Reset and Press Close.
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