{"id":31980,"date":"2016-10-23T14:50:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=31980"},"modified":"2016-11-21T09:50:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T09:50:27","slug":"remove-search-start-point-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-search-start-point-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove &#8220;Search Start Point&#8221; from Mac OS X and Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Search Start Point&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0is a browser hijacker, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed it will change your browser homepage and default search engine to <em>search.strtpoint.com<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31981\" title=\"Search Start Point hijack\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/search-start-point-virus.jpg\" alt=\"Search Start Point virus\" width=\"768\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/search-start-point-virus.jpg 768w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/search-start-point-virus-300x107.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><br \/>\nSearch Start Point homepage got on your computer after you have installed a freeware software (video recording\/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that had bundled into their installation this browser hijacker.<br \/>\nFor example, when you install VPlay, you will also agree to change your browser homepage and default search engine to <em>search.strtpoint.com<\/em>.<br \/>\nHowever when you uninstall VPlay from your computer, your web browser\u2019s default settings will not be restored. This means that you&#8217;ll have to remove Search Start Point homepage from your favorite web browser manually.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3606898474\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt_noteg\">You should <strong>always pay attention when installing software<\/strong> because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this Search Start Point browser hijacker. Be very careful what you agree to install.<br \/>\n<strong>Always opt for the custom installation<\/strong> and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don\u2019t trust.<\/div>\n<div id=\"mwtad904562612\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"mt_title\">How to remove &#8220;Search Start Point&#8221; (Virus Removal Guide)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mt_noteb\">This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove &#8220;Search Start Point&#8221; virus from your computer, and any other adware program that may have been installed during the setup process.<br \/>\nPlease perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point, <strong>STOP<\/strong> and ask for our assistance.<\/div>\n<ul class=\"stepsbox\">\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#mac\">Remove &#8220;Search Start Point&#8221; from Apple Mac OS X<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#windows\">Remove &#8220;Search Start Point&#8221; from Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"mwtad1704614740\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309691-placement_360587\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"mac\" class=\"mt_title\">Remove &#8220;Search Start Point&#8221; from MAC OS X<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"uninstall\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 1: Uninstall the malicious apps from your Mac OS<\/h3>\n<p>In this first step, we will try to identify and remove any malicious program that might be installed on your machine. The bellow video will explain how to remove any malicious program from your machine.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fdlPs4meGjk?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"browser\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 2: Remove unwanted\u00a0extensions\u00a0from your browser<\/h3>\n<div class=\"responsive-tabs\">\n<p class=\"tabtitle\">Safari<\/p>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<ol>\n<li>From the Safari menu, select &#8220;<strong>Preferences<\/strong>&#8220;.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26410\" title=\"Preferences in Safari Mac OS X\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Safari-Mac-Os-X-Preferences.gif\" alt=\"Safari Mac OS X Preferences \" width=\"303\" height=\"319\" \/><br \/>\nIn the Safari Preferences window, click the &#8220;<strong>Extensions<\/strong>&#8221; tab. Find any unknown plugin, then click on the &#8220;Uninstall&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt_notey\">This infection can add more than one extension, it is recommended that you remove all unknown extensions from Safari.<br \/>\nKnown malicious extensions: <strong>MacSaver, MacVX (and variants like MacVaX), MacCaptain, MacPriceCut, SaveOnMac, Mac Global Deals or MacDeals, MacSter, MacXcoupon, Shop Brain (or variants like SShoP Braaiin), PalMall, MacShop, MacSmart, News Ticker Remover, Shopper Helper Pro, Photo Zoom, Best YouTube Downloader, ArcadeYum, Extended protection, Video download helper, FlashFree or GoldenBoy<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26421 alignnone\" title=\"Uninstall \" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/remove-extension-safari.png\" alt=\"Delete \" width=\"782\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/remove-extension-safari.png 782w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/remove-extension-safari-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Next, select &#8220;<strong>Preferences<\/strong>&#8220;, go to the &#8220;<strong>General<\/strong>&#8221; tab and change the &#8220;<em>Default Search Engine<\/em>&#8221; to Google. Then, in the &#8220;<strong>General<\/strong>&#8221; tab, find the &#8220;<em>Home Page<\/em>&#8221; and change it to &#8220;google.com&#8221;.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29642\" title=\"Change your Default Search Engine and Home Page to Google\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/safari-hijack.jpg\" alt=\"Remove \" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/safari-hijack.jpg 560w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/safari-hijack-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/safari-hijack-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><p class=\"tabtitle\">Google Chrome<\/p>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<ol>\n<li>Click on Chrome&#8217;s main menu button, represented by three horizontal lines. When the drop-down menu appears, select the option labeled <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29646\" title=\"Click on Settings button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-1.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Click on Settings button]\" width=\"276\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-1.jpg 276w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-1-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Chrome&#8217;s Settings should now be displayed in a new tab or window, depending on your configuration. Next, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the <strong>Show advanced settings<\/strong> link (as seen in the below example).<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29645\" title=\"Click on Show advanced settings link\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-2.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Click on Show advanced settings link]\" width=\"448\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-2.jpg 448w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-2-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Chrome&#8217;s advanced Settings should now be displayed. Scroll down until the <em>Reset browser settings<\/em> section is visible, as shown in the example below. Next, click on the <strong>Reset browser<\/strong> settings button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29644\" title=\"Click on Reset browser button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-3.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Click on Reset browser button]\" width=\"472\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-3.jpg 472w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-3-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>A confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, click on the <strong>Reset<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29643\" title=\"Click on Reset button to restore Chrome to default settings\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-4.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Click on Reset button to restore Chrome to default settings]\" width=\"487\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-4.jpg 487w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Chrome-4-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><p class=\"tabtitle\">Mozilla Firefox<\/p>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<ol>\n<li>In the Firefox&#8217;s address bar type: <em>about:support<\/em>, then click on Enter.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0&#8220;<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0button in the upper-right corner of the &#8220;<em>Troubleshooting Information<\/em>&#8221; page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29648\" title=\"Reset Firefox to its default settings\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Firefox-1.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Reset Firefox to its default settings]\" width=\"641\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Firefox-1.jpg 641w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Firefox-1-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>To continue, click on the &#8220;<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0button in the new confirmation window that opens.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29647\" title=\"'Click\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Firefox-2.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Click on the Reset Firefox button]\" width=\"365\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Firefox-2.jpg 365w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/reset-Firefox-2-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Firefox will close itself and will revert to its default settings. When it&#8217;s done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click on the &#8220;<strong>Finish<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad386025982\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309748-ad_309691-placement_360588\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3906789406\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"malwarebytes\">(Optional) STEP 3: Perform a system scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mt_noteb\">If you are still experiencing issues on your Mac OS, we will need to perform a system scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac for malware.<br \/>\nThis step should be performed only if your issues have not been solved by the previous steps.<\/div>\n<p>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac is a powerful tool which is designed to remove adware and browser hijackers from Apple Mac OS.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3223363624\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac from the below link:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/downloads-malwarebytes-for-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE FOR MAC DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong> (<em>This link will open a new web page from where you can download &#8220;Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac&#8221;<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>One you have downloaded Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac, click on the &#8220;<strong>Scan<\/strong>&#8221; button to start a system check-up.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53778 alignnone\" title=\"Perform a system scan with Malwarebytes for Mac\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/malwarebytes-mac.jpg\" alt=\"Scan with Malwarebytes for Mac\" width=\"558\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/malwarebytes-mac.jpg 558w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/malwarebytes-mac-300x278.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the scan has completed, click on the &#8220;<strong>Remove Selected Items<\/strong>&#8221; to remove all the malware that Malwarebytes has detected.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-42340 alignnone\" title=\"Remove malware detected by Malwarebytes\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Malwarebytes-For-Mac-Removal.png\" alt=\"Malwarebytes For Mac Removal\" width=\"432\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Malwarebytes-For-Mac-Removal.png 432w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Malwarebytes-For-Mac-Removal-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad1123858757\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_318930-ad_309691-placement_360589\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3818335085\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"windows\" class=\"mt_title\">Remove &#8220;Search Start Point&#8221; from Windows<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"adwcleaner\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 1: Scan your computer with Malwarebytes AdwCleaner<\/h3>\n<p>Malwarebytes AdwCleaner is a free utility that will scan your computer for adware programs that may have been installed without your knowledge.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download <strong>Malwarebytes AdwCleaner<\/strong> from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/finish\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MALWAREBYTES ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will start the download of &#8220;Malwarebytes AdwCleaner&#8221; on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting Malwarebytes AdwCleaner,\u00a0close your\u00a0web\u00a0browser, then <strong>double-click on the Malwarebytes AdwCleaner icon<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56788 alignnone\" title=\"Double-click on the Malwarebytes AdwCleaner Icon\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/malwarebytes-adwcleaner-icon.jpg\" alt=\"Open Malwarebytes AdwCleaner\" width=\"225\" height=\"147\" \/><br \/>\nIf Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run Malwarebytes AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56786 alignnone\" title=\"Windows asking permissions to install Malwarebytes AdwCleaner\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-Adwcleaner-UAC.jpg\" alt=\"Windows asking permission to start Malwarebytes AdwCleaner\" width=\"489\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-Adwcleaner-UAC.jpg 489w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-Adwcleaner-UAC-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the Malwarebytes AdwCleaner program will open, click on the &#8220;<strong>Scan<\/strong>&#8221; button as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56787 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the Scan button to start a Malawarebytes AdwCleaner scan\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner.jpg\" alt=\"Scan your computer with Malwarebytes AdwCleaner to remove adware\" width=\"489\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner.jpg 489w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><br \/>\nMalwarebytes AdwCleaner will now start to search for the adware and other malicious programs.<\/li>\n<li>To remove the malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the &#8220;<strong>Clean<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56785 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the Clean button to remove the adware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes AdwCleaner removing Adware\" width=\"492\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner-Scan.jpg 492w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner-Scan-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner-Scan-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes AdwCleaner will prompt you to save any open files or documents,\u00a0as the program will need to reboot the computer to complete the cleaning process. Please do so, and then click on the &#8220;<strong>OK<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56784 alignnone\" title=\"Malwarebytes AdwCleaner asking to restart computer to finish the adware removal process\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner-Removing-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes AdwCleaner finishing malware removal\" width=\"491\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner-Removing-Malware.jpg 491w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Malwarebytes-AdwCleaner-Removing-Malware-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><br \/>\nWhen your computer reboots and you are logged in, Malwarebytes AdwCleaner will automatically <em>open a log file<\/em> that contains the files, registry keys, and programs that were removed from your computer. Please review this log file and then close the notepad window.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"malwarebytes\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 2: Scan your computer with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/h3>\n<p>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a powerful on-demand scanner which will\u00a0remove the Search Start Point redirect from your machine. It is important to note that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will run alongside antivirus software without conflicts.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download <strong>download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/strong>\u00a0from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/downloads-malwarebytes-for-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a> <\/strong><em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download &#8220;Malwarebytes Anti-Malware&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Once downloaded, close all programs, then double-click on the icon on your desktop named &#8220;<em>mbam-setup&#8221;<\/em> to start the installation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53990\" title=\"Double-click on the mbam-setup to install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Icon.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Icon\" width=\"176\" height=\"137\" \/><br \/>\nYou may be presented with a <em>User Account Control<\/em> dialog asking you if you want to run this file. If this happens, you should click \u201c<em>Yes<\/em>\u201d to continue with the installation.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53996\" title=\"Click Yes to install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-User-Account-Control.jpg\" alt=\"Windows asking permission to install Malwarebytes\" width=\"407\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-User-Account-Control.jpg 407w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-User-Account-Control-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, you will see the <em>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup Wizard<\/em> which will guide you through the installation process.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54000\" title=\"Click on the Next button to install Malwarebytes\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-installing.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup Wizard\" width=\"481\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-installing.jpg 481w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-installing-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><br \/>\nTo install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware on your machine, <em>keep following the prompts<\/em> by clicking the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53991\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final setup screen\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Install.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware setup wizard\" width=\"479\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Install.jpg 479w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Install-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and will update the antivirus database. To start a system scan you can click on the &#8220;<strong>Scan\u00a0Now<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54004\" title=\"Click on the Scan Now button to scan with Malwarebytes\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Scan-Now.jpg\" alt=\"Start a scan with Malwarebytes scan\" width=\"529\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Scan-Now.jpg 529w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Scan-Now-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for the Search Start Point browser hijacker. When Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is scanning it will look like the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54005\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware while performing a scan\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Scanning-for-virus.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for malware\" width=\"534\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Scanning-for-virus.jpg 534w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Scanning-for-virus-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the scan has completed, you will be presented with a screen showing the malware infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the &#8220;<strong>Remove Selected<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54006\" title=\"Click on Remove Selected to remove Search Start Point malware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Removing-virus.jpg\" alt=\"To remove malware click on the Remove Selected button\" width=\"530\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Removing-virus.jpg 530w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Malwarebytes-Removing-virus-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now quarantine all the malicious files and registry keys that it has found. When removing the files, <em>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot<\/em> in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"hitmanpro\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 3: Scan your computer with HitmanPro<\/h3>\n<p>HitmanPro finds and removes malware, adware, bots, and other threats that even the best antivirus suite can oftentimes miss. It&#8217;s designed to run alongside your antivirus suite, firewall, and other security tools.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1693347835\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309691-placement_360569\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download <strong>HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/downloads-hitmanpro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download &#8220;HitmanPro&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Double-click on the file named &#8220;<strong>HitmanPro.exe<\/strong>&#8221; (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or &#8220;<strong>HitmanPro_x64.exe<\/strong>&#8221; (for 64-bit versions of Windows).<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54009\" title=\"'Double-click\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-Icon.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro Icon\" width=\"134\" height=\"124\" \/><br \/>\nClick on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54010\" title=\"Click Next to install HitmanPro\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-install.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro setup process\" width=\"534\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-install.jpg 534w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-install-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for malware.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54012\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro scanning for Search Start Point virus\" width=\"529\" height=\"426\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-Scan.jpg 529w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-Scan-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button, to remove malware.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54008\" title=\"HitmanPro scan summary. Click Next to remove malware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-detected-malware.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro detected malware\" width=\"530\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-detected-malware.jpg 530w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-detected-malware-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;<strong>Activate free license<\/strong>&#8221; button to begin the <em>free 30 days trial<\/em>, and remove all the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54011\" title=\"Click on the Activate free license button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-remove-malware.jpg\" alt=\"Activate HitmanPro to remove malware\" width=\"528\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-remove-malware.jpg 528w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HitmanPro-remove-malware-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"zemana\" class=\"mt_blue\">(OPTIONAL) STEP 5: Scan your computer with Zemana AntiMalware<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mt_noteb\">Zemana AntiMalware is a powerful utility which will remove all types of malware from your browser.<br \/>\n<strong>This step should be performed only if your issues have not been solved by the previous steps.<\/strong><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download <strong>Zemana AntiMalware<\/strong> from the below link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-zemana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>ZEMANA ANTIMALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will start the download of &#8220;Zemana AntiMalware&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Double-click on the file named &#8220;Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.exe&#8221; to start the installation of Zemana AntiMalware.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54015\" title=\"Double-click on the Zemana AntiMalware to instal it\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Icon.jpg\" alt=\"Double-click on the Zemana AntiMalware to instal it\" width=\"140\" height=\"139\" \/><br \/>\nYou may be presented with a <em>User Account Control<\/em> dialog asking you if you want to run this file. If this happens, you should click \u201c<em>Yes<\/em>\u201d to continue with the installation.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54020\" title=\"Click Yes to install Zemana AntiMalware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-UAC.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware UAC\" width=\"374\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-UAC.jpg 374w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-UAC-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button, to install Zemana AntiMalware on your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54019\" title=\"Zemana AntiMalware setup process\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Setup.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware installation\" width=\"480\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Setup.jpg 480w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Setup-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><br \/>\nWhen you reach the &#8220;<em>Select Additional Tasks<\/em>&#8221; screen, you can opt-out the &#8220;Enable Real Time Protection&#8221; option, then click on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56538\" title=\"Deselect the Enable Real Time Protection box\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zemana-Real-Time-Protection.jpg\" alt=\"Opt-out of the real-time protection feature\" width=\"482\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zemana-Real-Time-Protection.jpg 482w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zemana-Real-Time-Protection-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When Zemana AntiMalware will start, click on the &#8220;<strong>Scan<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54017\" title=\"Click on the Scan button to perform a system scan\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"Scan computer with Zemana AntiMalware\" width=\"527\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Scan.jpg 527w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Scan-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Zemana AntiMalware will now scan computer for malicious files. This process can take up to 10 minutes.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54018\" title=\"Zemana AntiMalware scanning for malware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Scanning-for-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware performing a scan\" width=\"527\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Scanning-for-Malware.jpg 527w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Scanning-for-Malware-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When Zemana AntiMalware has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found. Click on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button, to remove the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54016\" title=\"Click Next to remove malware found by Zemana AntiMalware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Remove-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware removing malware\" width=\"529\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Remove-Malware.jpg 529w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Remove-Malware-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><br \/>\nZemana AntiMalware will now remove all the detected malicious files and at the end a system reboot may be required to remove all traces of malware.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"browser\" class=\"mt_blue\">(Optional) STEP 5: Reset your browser to the default settings<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mt_noteb\">If you are still experiencing issues with the Search Start Point redirect in Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome, we will need to reset your browser to its default settings.<br \/>\n<strong>This step needs to be performed only if your issues have not been solved by the previous steps<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"responsive-tabs\">\n<p class=\"tabtitle\">Google Chrome<\/p>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\nGoogle Chrome has an option that will reset itself to its default settings. Resetting your browser settings will reset the unwanted changes caused by installing other programmes. However, your saved bookmarks and passwords will not be cleared or changed.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on Chrome&#8217;s main menu button, represented by three horizontal lines. When the drop-down menu appears, select the option labeled <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56886 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the Chrome menu button then on the Settings button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Google Chrome Settings button\" width=\"519\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Settings.jpg 519w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Settings-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Chrome&#8217;s Settings should now be displayed in a new tab or window, depending on your configuration. Next, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the <strong>Show advanced settings<\/strong> link (as seen in the below example).<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56883 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Show advanced settings link\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Advanced-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Google Chrome Advanced Settings\" width=\"523\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Advanced-Settings.jpg 523w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Advanced-Settings-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Chrome&#8217;s advanced Settings should now be displayed. Scroll down until the <em>Reset browser settings<\/em> section is visible, as shown in the example below. Next, click on the <strong>Reset browser<\/strong> settings button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56885 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Reset browser button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Reset-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Google Chrome Reset button\" width=\"524\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Reset-Settings.jpg 524w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Reset-Settings-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>A confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, click on the <strong>Reset<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56884 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the OK button to reset Google Chrome\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Reset-Browser.jpg\" alt=\"Reset Google Chrome settings\" width=\"517\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Reset-Browser.jpg 517w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Chrome-Reset-Browser-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><p class=\"tabtitle\">Internet Explorer<\/p>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\nYou can reset Internet Explorer settings to return them to the state they were in when Internet Explorer was first installed on your PC.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Internet Explorer, click on the &#8220;<strong>gear icon<\/strong>&#8221; <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25948\" title=\"Internet Explorer Icon Gear\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/icongear.jpg\" alt=\"IE Icon Gear\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>\u00a0in the upper right part of your browser, then click again on\u00a0<strong>Internet Options<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20057\" title=\"Click on the Gear Icon then on Internet Options\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Internet-Options-Internet-Explorer.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Internet Options in Internet Explorer]\" width=\"625\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Internet-Options-Internet-Explorer.jpg 625w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Internet-Options-Internet-Explorer-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the &#8220;<em>Internet Options<\/em>&#8221; dialog box, click on the\u00a0&#8220;<strong>Advanced<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0tab, then click\u00a0on the &#8220;<strong>Reset<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20059\" title=\"In the Advanced tab click on the Reset button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Reset-Internet-Explorer.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Reset Internet Explorer]\" width=\"613\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Reset-Internet-Explorer.jpg 613w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Reset-Internet-Explorer-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the &#8220;<em>Reset Internet Explorer settings<\/em>&#8221; section, select the &#8220;<strong>Delete personal settings<\/strong>&#8221; check box, then click on\u00a0&#8220;<strong>Reset<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20058\" title=\"Click on the Reset button to revert IE to its default settings\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/reset-button-Internet-Explorer.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Reset Internet Explorer to its default settings]\" width=\"626\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/reset-button-Internet-Explorer.jpg 626w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/reset-button-Internet-Explorer-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When Internet Explorer has completed its task, click on the &#8220;<strong>Close<\/strong>&#8221; button\u00a0in the confirmation dialogue box. You will now \u00a0need to close your browser, and then you can open Internet Explorer again.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20056\" title=\"Click on the Close button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Close-button-Reset.jpg\" alt=\"[Image Reset Internet Explorer settings]\" width=\"621\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Close-button-Reset.jpg 621w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Close-button-Reset-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><p class=\"tabtitle\">Mozilla Firefox<\/p>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\nIf you&#8217;re having problems with Firefox, resetting it can help. The reset feature fixes many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information like bookmarks, passwords, web form auto-fill information, browsing history and open tabs.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the upper-right corner of the Firefox window, click the <strong>Firefox\u00a0menu button<\/strong> (<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21537\" title=\"Firefox Menu button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Firefox-menu-button.png\" alt=\"[Image: Firefox Menu button]\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>), then click on the\u00a0&#8220;<strong>Help<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0(<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21536\" title=\"Firefox Help button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Firefox-Help.png\" alt=\"[Image: Firefox Help button]\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>) button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41734 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the Menu button then question mark button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Firefox-Help.jpg\" alt=\"Firefox Help button\" width=\"614\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Firefox-Help.jpg 614w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Firefox-Help-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>From the <em>Help<\/em> menu, choose <strong>Troubleshooting Information<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re unable to access the Help menu, type <em>about:support<\/em> in your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting information page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41736 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Troubleshooting Information in Firefox\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Firefox-Troubleshooting-Information.jpg\" alt=\"Troubleshooting Information in Firefox\" width=\"640\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Firefox-Troubleshooting-Information.jpg 640w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Firefox-Troubleshooting-Information-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0&#8220;<strong>Refresh Firefox<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0button in the upper-right corner of the &#8220;<em>Troubleshooting Information<\/em>&#8221; page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41737 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the Refresh Firefox button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Refresh-Firefox.jpg\" alt=\"Refresh Firefox button\" width=\"637\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Refresh-Firefox.jpg 637w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Refresh-Firefox-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>To continue, click on the &#8220;<strong>Refresh Firefox<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0button in the new confirmation window that opens.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41743 alignnone\" title=\"Click again on Refresh Firefox button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Firefox-Reset-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Reset Firefox settings to default\" width=\"631\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Firefox-Reset-Settings.jpg 631w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Firefox-Reset-Settings-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Firefox will close itself and will revert to its default settings. When it&#8217;s done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click on the &#8220;<strong>Finish<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Your old Firefox profile will be placed on your desktop in a folder named &#8220;<em>Old Firefox Data<\/em>&#8220;. If the reset didn&#8217;t fix your problem you can restore some of the information not saved by copying files to the new profile that was created. If you don&#8217;t need this folder any longer, you should delete it as it contains sensitive information.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"mt_noteg\">\n<p>Your computer should now be free of the Search Start Point browser hijacker. Y<br \/>\nIf you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Search Start Point redirect from your machine, you can ask for help in our <strong><a title=\"Malware Removal Assistance\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/forums\/malware-removal-assistance.10\/\" target=\"_blank\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a><\/strong> forum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Search Start Point&#8221;\u00a0is a browser hijacker, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed it will change your browser homepage and default search engine to search.strtpoint.com. Search Start Point homepage got on your &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Remove &#8220;Search Start Point&#8221; from Mac OS X and Windows\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-search-start-point-virus\/#more-31980\" aria-label=\"Read more about Remove &#8220;Search Start Point&#8221; from Mac OS X and Windows\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2725],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adware","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}