I recently found my browser has been infected by MyStart.com redirect. As soon as I open Firefox, this page appears automatically as a new tab. Also while I was browsing online, I got lots of pop-ups. Now my computer works extremely slow and it takes more than one minute to load up a page. I run AVG scan but it found nothing. How to get rid of this redirect virus?
The description of MyStart.com:
MyStart.com is defined as a kind of browser hijacker which is able to take over the most popular web browser like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox as well as Google Chrome and Safari. Once installed it will add the MyStar 1 Community Toolbar change the browser homepage to MyStart.com and set the default engine to the Search The Web. The aim of this virus is to break into the users’ computer and make profit from it for it will distribute the spam, advertisement and record the users’ private information. Once installed, the virus will evolved into sophisticated threat, capable of obtaining elevated operating system privilege in order to infect system files on files on multiple Window operating system files on multiple windows operating systems, such as the 32 and 64-bit versions of window XP, Vista and win 7. In addition, the virus will come the users’ PC without their permission and it will never be remove easily by the antivirus. Unless it is remove manually. What’s annoying is it will constantly use your internet connection to send the users’ private information to the advertisers as well as receive ads and pop-ups from a third party, which slower the internet connection speed and overall instability.
How does the computer get infected with MyStart.com?
There are several ways to spread the MyStart.com Firstly, this may commonly happen in the malicious websites, or legitimate websites which has been compromised. Once the users’ access to those websites, those viruses may drop onto the PC. And their computers will be in danger. Another ways is the spam or junk emails bundled with the infected attachment or links to the malicious websites. In addition, the MyStart.compop-up virus may come by the freeware downloads and the application updates. It will disguise as the good program which can make the computer or system do a good job. However, once the users’ click it, it will get infected with it. Other evil viruses also give a chance to the Lpmxp10.com pop-up virus to get into the users’ computers. So please be careful about the email, the malicious website, freeware download and application update.
The screenshoot of MyStart.com
The symptoms of MyStart.com:
1. MyStart.com will spread lots of unwanted ads on all the website you visit, including text hyperlink ads, pop-up ads, banner ads, coupons and deals, which overly load Internet bandwidth and strikingly slow down your Internet speed.
2. It will constantly display advertisement on the users’ computers.
3. It may steal the user’s important documents to make profits.
4. MyStart.com is able to download some unwanted program.
5. It has the ability of decreasing the browsing experience.
6. The virus highly consumes CPU to slow down system running and even crashing.
7. It will help cybercriminals invade the users’ computer and collect their personal or sensitive information silently.
The advice to get rid of MyStart.com:
Step 1: Restart the computer in Safe Mode with Networking:
Restart the computer > Keep pressing F8 key before Window start-up shows > Choose Safe Mode with Networking > Press Enter key.
Step 2: Clean all cookies inserted by MyStart.com
Google Chrome:
Click on the Tools menu > Select Options > Click “Under the bonnet” tab > Locate “Privacy” section > Browsing data” button > “Delete cookies and other site data”
Internet Explorer:
Click “Tools” > Click “safety” > “delete browsing history” > Choose “cookies” box > Delete
Firefox:
Click “Tools” > Click “Options” > Click “Privacy” > Click “remove individual cookies”
Step 3: End process from Task Manager
Open the Window Task Manager > Press Ctrl+ Alt + Del keys at the same time > choose the Conduit Search > Press the “EndProcess”button
The virus is random exe.
Step 4: Display all hidden files:
On the widow XP:
End up all programs > Click on the Start button > Click on the Control Panel menu option > Click on the Appearance and Personalization link > Click on Show Hidden Files or Folders under the Folder Options category > Select the radio button labeled Show hidden files and folders > Press the Apply button > Press the OK button
On Windows 7 /8/ Vista:
Open Libraries > Choose show Hidden Files or Folders under the Folder Options category of Tools > Select the radio button labeled Show hidden files, folders, or drives under the Hidden files and folders section > Delete the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide extensions for known file types > Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) > Press the Apply button > Press ok button.
Step 5: Remove all the malicious files associate with MyStart.com
%AppData%Local[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main StartPage
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Step 6: Open Registry Editor:
Method 1:
Press “win +R” find out the “Run” box > Type “Regedit” into the box > Click Registry Editor
Method 2: Click Start button to open Start Menu > Type “Regedit” into the box > Click Registry Editor
Step 7: Delete all the Registry Entries produced by MyStart.com
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA
HKU\S-1-5-21-3110206661-1418957158-1041656599-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NofolderOptions
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WarnOnPostRedirect
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin
HKU\S-1-5-21-3110206661-1418957158-1041656599-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NofolderOptions
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WarnOnPostRedirect
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘no’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Use FormSuggest” = ‘yes’
The video to get rid of the MyStart.com
Are you annoyed with MyStart.com? Do you want to get rid of the pop-up? If you do, please contact MiTechMate. We are good at dealing with compurter problems and we will help you out of it.
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