How to Remove iStartsurf.

com Search
Page (Removal Help)
Question.
Im not sure how this got on my computer but the other day all of a sudden
when I start my computer and click to start my internet connection this page
iStartsurf.com starts as my homepage. Im not sure how this got on my
computer since I have not changed my homepage or added this page to my
system. That being said I have tried to go into my system to the best of my
ability and remove this page/site and restore my homepage settings from
google chrome but every time I delete it and then shut down my system or
leave my settings page and close my internet browser when I start up again or
log into internet browser this damn page comes up again and again. How the
hell do I remove it and how in the hell did it get here in the first place? Please
let me know asap so I can fix this. Thank you for you time on this matter.

Explanation & Answer.

Istartsurf.com is a browser hijacker and works into your computer as a
search engine. It setup as a homepage om your browser. IStartsurf.com
comes into computer for display the advertisements into your computer. They
simply wants to grab the your clicks on their advertisements & sponsored
links. They release their advertisements in your computer screen as a
POPUPS Ads and while you search through iStartsurf.com results.
http://www.istartsurf.com/?
type=sc&ts=1411156001&from=amt&uid=WDCXWD800AAJS00TDA0_WD-WMAM9UP7051870518

iStartsurf.com comes into computer through free softwares installation or

free downloads installations. iStartsurf.com installs into your computer while
installing these type of softwares. It installs silently, their installation process
bar is completely hidden. Means you dont know what is installing in the
background.
iStartsurf.com installs into computer as a browser extension and once it
installed into your browser it can take over all the major settings of browsers.
The major affected settings are: Default search engine, homepage, URL
search settings, New tab start page setting and lot of other also may hamper.
Once its installer installed iStartsurf.com into computer they installed in all
popular browsers like: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and
safari as well.
Once iStartsurf.com installed into computer, it is very hard to remove it
from computer because while installing it creates lot registry and file & folder
traces and if you go to uninstall with their own uninstaller it may wont remove
all the those traces successfully. Being this may be remain traces will call
iStartsurf.com to comes again into computer. So we do not trust their single
remain traces we have to remove all the traces completely to get rid of

iStartsurf.com permanently. We had researched on iStartsurf.com and here

are mentioned all the removal guide step by step. You just have to follow all
them one by one or you may use our automatic fix-it to fix it.
How to be protected iStartsurf.com in future. To prevent this infection you
have be careful while installing anything into computer. You shouldt trust any
3rd party downloading websites (CNET, Softsonic etc) to download anything.
You just have to download anything either their own website or trusted source.
These type of 3rd part downloading websites offers their own downloader to
download the software which you want to download and when you install their
downloaded their sponsored Adwares (iStartsurf.com) installs in the
background you even cant see their installation process bar.
You should not trust emails attachment files if you dont know much about
sender. Dont open any unknown & unwanted emails, just ignore them.
To remove it we are giving you two options to fix it.1) Automatic Fixit Tool. 2)
Manual Removal Guide. You can get rid of this by both ways. You can choose
any of both to fix it. So follow the following instructions to get rid of
iStartsurf.com.
Let us know at info@techsupportall.com if have any type of question & doubt.

Removal Instructions
Automatic Fixit
Download Adware Remover Tool v3.9 to
remove iStartsurf.com Automatically, Its aFreeware utility specially
designed for Adware Removal. This tool can remove most of the Adwares
from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla Firefox and from their
registry traces as well..

Adware-Removal-Tool-v3.9.exe
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Manual Steps
Step 1 : To Uninstall iStartsurf.com
from computer

Click on Start button and then click on Control Panel.

Now click on Programs > Uninstall a program or Program and
Features(Windows-7, 8, Vista).

Uninstall a program for Vista, 7, 8

For Windows XP users click on Add/Remove Programs.

Uninstall a program for Windows xp

You will get a window which have listed all the installed
programs.
Uninstall iStartsurf.com from there.
Also do uninstall all the programs which are listed
in Suspicious Programs listbelow, if you find any installed
into your computer. Because all these programs are unwanted.
You should uninstall all them immediately if you found any.

Uninstall all unwanted programs

Suspicious Programs list

iStartsurf.com
Browser defender
Browser protect
Browser protected by conduit
Delta search, Babylon
LessTabs
WebCake 3.0
Yealt
LyricsContainer
VideoSaver
AddLyrics
privacy safe gaurd
unfriend checker
Price peep today
Coupon amazine
TidyNetwork.com
DownloadTerms 1.0
Yontoo
Uninstall all the unwanted programs, which are not listed here.

Step 1.1 : Remove iStartsurf.com infection

from windows shortcuts.

Right click on the shortcut of Internet Explorer and then do

left click on theproperties option. Youll get a shortcuts

properties.
Click on shortcut tab and then delete the

www.iStartsurf.com/?utm string fromtarget field.

Need to delete this URL:

Repeat the above steps on all browsers shortcuts like: Internet Explorer,
Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari in all location Desktop /
Taskbar / Startmenu.

Remove iStartsurf.com infection from startmenus

shortcuts.

Remove iStartsurf.com infection from taskbars shortcuts.

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Step 2 : To Remove iStartsurf.com

from Internet Explorer.
Step 2.1 : Remove iStartsurf.com from homepage

Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (Press F10 key

once to active the menu bar) and then click on Internet
Option a configuration page will be opened, then click
on General tab. Now look into under HOME PAGE Edit Box you
gotwww.iStartsurf.com, replace it to www.google.com, then
click on apply and close.
Step 2.2 : Remove iStartsurf.com add-ons from Internet
Explorer.

Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (press F10 key

once to active menu bar) and then click on Internet Option a

configuration page will be opened
click on Programs tab then click on Manage Addons, now youll

get a window which have listed all the installed addons.

Now disable the iStartsurf.com add-on, also disable all the
unknown / unwanted addons from this list. (As per below
screenshot).

Step 2.3 : Reset Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer. Click on Tools menu (Press F10 key

once to active the menu bar), click on Internet Option.
A internet option window will open.

For IE9, IE10 users may click on Gear icon

. Then click

on tools.
Click on Advanced tab,then click on RESET button.
Now you will get a new popup for confirmation, tick mark

on Delete personal setting then click on RESET button on

that. (As shown on below screenshot)
Now your Internet Explorer has been Restored to default
settings.

Now you will appear a popup stated complete all the tasks.

After completion click on close button.

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Step 3 : To Remove iStartsurf.com

from Mozilla Firefox
Step 3.1 : Remove iStartsurf.com from Mozilla Hompeage

Open Mozilla Firefox, Click on Tools menu (If tools menu

doesnt appear then press F10 key once to active the menu
bar) then go to Options, after that a configuration page will be
opened, then click on General tab and then look on the very
first section named as Startup. Under startup you will see
a HOME PAGE Edit Box, under this edit box you will
see www.iStartsurf.com, please replace it
towww.google.com, then click on apply and close.

Restart Firefox Browser

Step 3.2 : Remove iStartsurf.com from add-ons

Open Firefox and then go the Tools menu (Press F10 key
once to active Menu bar) click on Add-ons, youll get a page
click on extensions from the left side pane. now look on right

side pane youll get all the installed add-ons listed on there.
Disable or Remove iStartsurf.com add-on, also disable all the
unknown / unwanted add-ons from there. (As per below screen
shot)

Step 3.3 : Reset Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and then go the Helpmenu (Press F10 key once
to active Menu bar)
Go to Help menu then click on Troubleshooting information
Note: you can also open this page in this ways, open Firefox
then type this command in the address bar about:support
(without quote) and then hit enter or OK.

You will get a page Troubleshooting information page, here

you will get Reset Firefox option in the right side of the page.
Click on Reset Firefox option. and follow their instruction to

reset.
Now your Mozilla Firefox has been Restored to default settings.

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Step 4 : To Remove iStartsurf.com

from Google Chrome
Step 4.1 : Remove unwanted homepage & search engine
from Google Chrome

Start Google Chrome, click on options icon

(Located in very

top right side of the browser), click on Settings. You will get a
configuration page.
Under configuration page find a option named as Open a
specific page or set of pages click on their Set Pages. A
another window will come up. Here you will appear the bunch
of URLs under Set pages. Delete all them and then enter
only one which you want to use as your home page.

Google Chrome Homepage Reset step1

Google Chrome Homepage reset step 2

In the same configuration page click on Manage search

engines button. Delete allthe search engines from there, just
keep only www.goole.com as your default search Engine.

Google Chrome search engine step 3

Google Chrome search engine step 4

Google Chrome search engine Step5

Step 4.2 : Remove unwanted extensions from Google

Chrome

Start Google Chrome, click on options icon

(Located in very

top right side of the browser), then click on Tools then, click
on Extensions. (As shown on below screenshot)

You will get a configuration page. which have listed all the
installed extensions, Remove iStartsurf.com extension & also
remove all the unknown / unwanted extensions from there. To
remove them, click on remove (recycle bin) icon
on screenshot)

(as shown

Step 4.3 : Reset Google Chrome

1. Close all Google Chrome browsers window.
2. Press window key + R (Flag sign key + R) on your keyboard ,
youll get Run box.
3. For windows xp: Copy and Paste this following
command:%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" in Run box then click
on OK button. Youll get a Google chrome profile location in
windows explorer.For windows 7,8,vista: Copy andPaste this
following command:%UserProfile
%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default in Run box
then click on OK button. Youll get a Google chrome profile
location in windows explorer.
4. In the default folder location, Rename a file, named as
Preferences to Preferences.old.
(Note: to do that right-click on Preferences file and click on
rename option youll get a edit box of Preferences file, now
rename the text Preferences to Preferences.old)
5. In the same default folder location, Rename one more file,
named as Web Data to Web Data.old.
(Note: to do that right-click on Web Data file and click on
rename option youll get a edit box of Web Data file, now
rename the text Web Data to Web Data.old)
6. Now start your Google chrome, it should be restored to default
settings.
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Step 5 : To Remove iStartsurf.com

from Registry

Press window key + R (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run

box then type REGEDIT into the run box then click on OK.
Youll get a registry editor window.
In the registry editor, click on Edit menu and then click

on find option, youll get edit box to search any string into
registry editor
Type iStartsurf.com into the find box and then click on Find

Next.
The search result will highlight the key or value which have

contains theiStartsurf.com string.

Now delete the Registry Key/Value/Value-Data if any one
contains iStartsurf.com string (must see the example

screenshot below)
Note:- Do not delete the complete value data, just delete the
iStartsurf.com path only (for example see screenshot3 below)

Use F3 key to find Next. and do the last step to all results.
We are giving you the example on Conduit Adware.
Screenshot 1

Screenshot 2

Screenshot 3

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Step 6 : To Remove iStartsurf.com

from Autorun Tasks

Click on Start button and then do Right-Click on

the computer and then do left-click on Manage. A manage
window will appear.
In the manage window click on Tasks Scheduler from right side
pane, then click on Task Scheduler Library, Now look on left
side pane and Remove all the Tasks which have
contains iStartsurf.com string and also remove all the
unknown / unwanted tasks from there (As per the screenshot
below).

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Step 7 : To Remove iStartsurf.com

from Startup

Press window key + R (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run
box then type MSCONFIG into the run box then click
on OK. Youll get a msconfig window.
In the msconfig window click on Startup tab, here youll get all
the startup entries, so look on the list and then do Un-check the
entries which is containsiStartsurf.com. Also Un-check all the
others entries which you found unwanted. then click on OK to
apply all the changes.

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Step 8 : To Remove iStartsurf.com

from Services

Press window key + R (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run

box then type MSCONFIG into the run box then click on OK. .
Youll get a msconfig window.
In the msconfig window click on Services tab, here youll get
all the startup services list, click on Hide Windows Services
all the windows related services will be hidden. now its only
display the 3rd party installed services, now look on the list and
then do Un-check the service which have
contains iStartsurf.com. Also Un-check all the unknown /
unwanted services. then click on OK to apply all the changes.

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Step 9 : To remove iStartsurf.com

registry entries withAdwcleaner.exe
Here is the proper step-by-step guide to remove any adware from registry,
please follow the steps.
9.1 : Download AdwCleaner from the below link.

Click Here to Download: Adwcleaner.exe

9.2 : Run that downloaded file (Adwcleaner.exe).
9.3 : When you get it started, click on scan button to search the
iStartsurf.com files and registry entries (As shown below screenshot).

9.5 : When scanning process will be finished, click on Clean button to

delete all the iStartsurf.com files and registry entries (as shown on below
screenshot)

Step 10 : To remove iStartsurf.com

with Hitman-Pro
Click here to Download Hitmanpro_x32bit.exe
Click here to Download Hitmanpro_x64bit.exe

Step 11 : To remove iStartsurf.com

with Malwarebytes.
11.1 : Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free, then double
click on it to install it.

Click Here to Download Malwarebytes.exe

11.2 : Update online Virus Definition

11.3 : Tick mark on Perform quick scan then click on Scan

11.4 : When the scan done click on Show results

11.5 : After clicking on Show result it will you a another window where you will
get thefound threats. Click on Remove Selected