How to remove iStartSurf browser hijacker

Browser Hijacker is a malware program that causes a lot of troubles to computer systems and, in such a way, to computer users. The main objective of such programs is to change the configuration of the web browser without asking the computer owner’s permission. Browser hijackers were developed to increase advertising revenue and hits of a particular website. However, this is not the most dangerous aspect of browser hijackers. The most dangerous features of such programs are gathering personal information such as passwords, emails, banking information, etc.

Browser hijacking programs are the additional components of other programs. Computer users have no idea that along with a program they install a troublesome addition.

iStartSurf is browser hijacker used for Mozilla, Chrome, and Explorer. These programs are not considered to be viruses, and that is why they are not detected by anti-virus programs and can be easily installed. However, iStartSurf has someof malicious features that can cause serious damage.

Once the user installs iStartSurf, various pop- up ads begin to appear while surfing the Net. If the user decides to use iStartSurf as the search engine, he/she will receive irrelevant results and might be even redirected to unreliable websites, where the possibility of the infecting computer with viruses will only increase. Inexperienced users might not see any harm in using iStartSurf as a search engine. But accessing a booking website through iStartSurf is dangerous as the program will be able to collect not only your full name and address but also credit card details. There is no need to say what disastrous results it may have.

Once the user installs iStartSurf, various pop- up ads begin to appear while surfing the Net. If the user decides to use iStartSurf as the search engine, he/she will receive irrelevant results and might be even redirected to unreliable websites, where the possibility of the infecting computer with viruses will only increase. Inexperienced users might not see any harm in using iStartSurf as a search engine. But accessing a booking website through iStartSurf is dangerous as the program will be able to collect not only your full name and address but also credit card details. There is no need to say what disastrous results it may have.

If homepage of your browser has been changed to iStartSurf without your knowledge or authorization, this is the first sign that hijacking program has been installed on your computer. There is no use looking for reasons. Probably you have installed software downloaded from the unreliable source. The most important question is how to get rid of iStartSurf?

To delete iStartSurf and all related components fully from your computer, you need to clean the program entries from Windows registry. The registry is very sensitive and wrong removal can seriously damage not only computer system but also data stored on the hard drive. In such cases, it is recommended to use removal tools. To download a removal to and to read more about these tools you can on http://removalbits.com/malware-removal/

If you choose to remove http://removalbits.com/malware-removal/ iStartSurf manually, you can find this guide useful: