Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Search Start Point is a browser add-on and a search engine created by InstallMac. Search Start Point has many useful features like tracking the interests of the user and presenting him with a custom homepage tailored according to his preferences. Despite its innovative approach and popularity among Internet users, Search Start Point reportedly causes unwanted redirects to search.strtpoint.com. Redirects of this kid could be the result of possible malware infection and unintentional installation of third party add-ons. This is why experts consider Search Start Point a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and recommend its removal.
Search Start Point can be downloaded and installed as a legit browser add-on or can end up on your computer bundled with other applications, toolbars or plug-ins you have downloaded online. Unwanted installations can be easily avoided by simply selecting the Custom options where you can un-select any additional programs you wouldn’t like on your PC.
How Does Search Start Point Affect Your Computer?
Recommendation engines like Search Start Point and the redirects they may cause, usually have one purpose only – to generate revenue from the user’s clicks on third party ads and sponsored links presented in the search results.
Although Search Start Point is not a virus per se, the browser add-on is capable of altering the settings of the browser you are currently using by changing the default homepage, search engine and new tab page to search.strtpoint.com upon installation.
How to Remove Search Start Point from Your Computer?
In case you have installed Search Start Point on purpose, and you are satisfied with the features the plug-in offers, no further action is needed. In case the redirects caused by Search Start Point interfere with your browsing activities, follow the steps provided below to remove Search Start Point from your computer permanently.
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1. Restore the settings in your browser
1. Remove Search Start Point from your browser
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari
Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu
Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“
From the opened “Extensions” menu locate Search Start Point and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.
After Search Start Point is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Internet Explorer:
Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’
In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’
Select Search Start Point to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After Search Start Point has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Safari
Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.
From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’ In the new window select ‘Extensions’ Click once on Search Start Point Click ‘Uninstall’
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall Search Start Point. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the Search Start Point will be removed.
2. Remove Search Start Point automatically with Spy Hunter Malware - Removal Tool.
2. Remove Search Start Point automatically with Spy Hunter Malware – Removal Tool.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome
Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer
Remove a toolbar from Safari
