Web-start-page.com Removal Guide

Web-start-page.com might look like an ordinary search tool powered by Bing, which is known to be a good search engine, at first glance; however, many people immediately understand that this tool for finding information on the web cannot be trusted because it hijacks all the browsers so that it could set itself in the place of a default search engine and homepage. The settings of ALL your browsers installed on the system will be modified, so you will notice these changes applied the next time you open your browser with an intention of visiting some kind of website or finding the necessary information. Our security specialists have tested Web-start-page.com and they are sure that this search tool should not be kept on browsers and used for finding the information on the web. Unfortunately, the deletion of this browser hijacker will be a really challenging task because it modifies the shortcuts of browsers too so that it could revive. In other words, you will see Web-start-page.com after you launch your browser again even though you set a new search engine. Therefore, you should start the deletion of this browser hijacker by fixing browsers’ shortcuts.

Web-start-page.com is a browser hijacker that is very similar to safesurfs.com, esurf.biz, and foryourweb.net. Just like these search engines, Web-start-page.com displays search results for users; however, even though it redirects searches through Bing, promotional links and the commercial content might still be displayed for users. It is not likely at all that you will recognize these links and ads because they are made to look harmless. In some cases, they look exactly like Bing search results. Even though they do not look dangerous, they differ from those search results that can be trusted in a sense that they might take users to websites that do not contain the information they are looking for. Such web pages might promote other websites that might be harmful. Also, they might offer to download/purchase a beneficial application, e.g. a PC cleaner. Unfortunately, software promoted on third-party websites is rarely reliable, so you should not download it. Instead, leave a third-party website that does not contain any information associated with the search query you have entered as soon as possible. To make sure that you are not taken to it ever again, you have to delete Web-start-page.com and set a search tool that does not promote questionable web pages.

Specialists suggest being careful with Web-start-page.com also because it has been found that it records data about users and their activities, focusing on what they do when they surf the web. The first type of data it records is called logs. It includes OS type, browser type, language, IP address, and geographical information. Also, it will record the so-called usage information. This type of information is related to “software, apps and services you use or have downloaded or installed from us.” Finally, it is said in the Privacy Policy that Web-start-page.com will also collect cookies (a cookie is described as “a small file stored on your computer that allows us to uniquely identify it”). This browser hijacker will not stop doing that, and you could not change it, so, as a consequence, the only way to stop it is to delete it fully. When you erase it, you will be allowed to set a new more reliable search tool in its place.

It is possible to remove Web-start-page.com from all the browsers by resetting them to their default settings after fixing their shortcuts first. It is a must to undo those changes to make sure that it cannot appear on browsers again. Below you can find instructions that will help you to fix shortcuts and then reset browsers. Follow the manual removal guide or scan your system with an automatic malware remover (e.g. SpyHunter) to delete this infection. You are the one who should decide how to erase this threat, but, if you ask an opinion of experts, you need to know that they recommend deleting Web-start-page.com with an automatic scanner for those users who have found malware on their PCs for the first time.

How to delete Web-start-page.com

Fix shortcuts of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox

1. Right-click on the shortcut of your browser (you should find it on Desktop).
2. Click Properties.
3. Open the Shortcut tab.
4. Remove http://web-start-page.com from the Target line.
5. Click Apply.
6. Click OK.

Reset browsers to their default settings

Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Tap Alt+T simultaneously and then open Internet Options.
3. Open the Advanced tab.
4. Click Reset.
5. Put a tick in the box next to Delete personal settings.
6. In the pop-up window, click Reset again.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Firefox.
2. Open the Help menu (Alt+H).
3. Select Troubleshooting information from the drop-down menu.
4. Click on the Refresh Firefox button located in the upper-right part of the window.
5. Click on this button one more time in the confirmation window.

Google Chrome

1. Launch your browser.
2. Tap two buttons Alt and F simultaneously.
3. Select Settings from the menu and then click Show advanced settings you will find at the bottom.
4. Click Reset settings.
5. Click Reset in the window that appears.